Enable Telegram

Step 1: Check if already running

Read .claude/context/runtime/channel-daemon.pid. If it exists and has content, verify the PID is alive using node -e "try { process.kill(PID, 0); console.log('ALIVE') } catch { console.log('DEAD') }". If ALIVE, tell the user the daemon is already running and show them status commands. Done — do NOT try to start again.

Step 2: Start the daemon

Spawn a developer agent:

subagent_type: developer
prompt: Run this command and report the output: node scripts/channels/telegram-ctl.cjs start

Step 3: Auto-detect voice pipeline

Read .env and check for ELEVENLABS_API_KEY or OPENAI_API_KEY. If either is set, tell the user:

"Voice pipeline auto-enabled — voice messages will be transcribed (Whisper) and responded to with audio (ElevenLabs/OpenAI TTS)."

If neither is set, just say:

"Text-only mode. Add ELEVENLABS_API_KEY or OPENAI_API_KEY to .env for voice message support."

Step 4: Confirm

Tell the user what's active:

• Daemon status (running on port 3101)
• Text messaging: active
• Voice pipeline: active/inactive
• Memory: loaded (N chats, N profiles)
• Commands: type / in Telegram for the menu

Important

• Do NOT use curl to check daemon health — it's blocked by security hooks
• Use node -e with process.kill(pid, 0) or http.get for health checks
• The PID file + kill(0) check is sufficient to confirm the daemon is alive