Telegram bot token (2 minutes)

Unlocks: the entire product loop — phone-number login via Telegram OTP, bots messaging you, routines delivered to your chat. Until this exists, the Telegram service stays parked.

Steps

  1. Open Telegram on your phone or desktop, search for @BotFather (blue checkmark), open a chat.
  2. Send /newbot.
  3. Name (shown to users): type Aquila Assistant — or anything you like.
  4. Username (must end in bot, globally unique): try AquilaAssistantBot; if taken, add a suffix like AquilaAssistantInBot.
  5. BotFather replies with a token that looks like: 8123456789:AAF3xk...long-string... — this is a password. Do not paste it in public chats.
  6. (Optional but nice) In the same BotFather chat:
    • /setdescription → "Your business assistant. Ek star jo aapke liye kaam karta hai. ✦"
    • /setuserpic → upload the Aquila mark when we have one.
    • /setcommands → paste: start - Shuru karein (keeps the chat tidy).

Send back (in our chat)

TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=8123456789:AAF3xk...
TELEGRAM_BOT_USERNAME=AquilaAssistantBot

It lands in the gitignored .env on the POC machine.

What I do next (no action from you)

  1. docker compose up -d telegram with the token + poll mode.
  2. Send you the test link; you open the bot, tap Share my number — that's the verified login.
  3. Confirm aquila exaflair OTP — you'll see the code arrive in Telegram and enter it on the welcome page.

Safety notes