Telegram Bot

Run sportsclaw as a Telegram bot — in DMs, group chats, or inline in any conversation.

Setup

1. Create a bot with @BotFather and copy the token.
2. Add it to sportsclaw:

   sportsclaw channels

3. Start the bot:

   sportsclaw listen telegram

To keep it running in the background, see Running as a Daemon.

What your users get

• Inline keyboards for quick actions and picking a sport or team.
• Inline queries — type @yourbot lakers score in any chat and drop the answer inline, without adding the bot to that group.
• Image replies — generated graphics are sent straight into the chat.
• Vision — send a photo and ask about it.

Following teams

Just like Discord, users can say "tell me when Brazil scores" and the bot will message them on goals, lead changes, and the final whistle. See Live-Game Alerts.