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 "generated": "2026-10-23",
 "id": "agent0ai-spynel--reach-your-assistant-from-phone-chat",
 "repo": "agent0ai/spynel",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/agent0ai/spynel",
 "repo_slug": "agent0ai-spynel",
 "title": "Message your project assistant from Telegram or WhatsApp",
 "page_title": "How to message your project assistant from Telegram or WhatsApp with Spynel",
 "summary": "Reach the same Spynel assistant from Telegram or WhatsApp when you are away from the terminal.",
 "who": "A builder who starts work at a desk but wants to check on or direct agents from a phone while away.",
 "problem": "Agent work stalls when you are away from the terminal, and checking progress means returning to your computer.",
 "outcome": "A Telegram or WhatsApp channel connected to your running Spynel assistant, so you can send instructions and get replies from your phone.",
 "steps": [
  "Start Spynel from your project directory with `spynel`.",
  "Run `/config` and set up the Telegram or WhatsApp integration.",
  "Read docs/integrations.md for the setup details for your chosen channel.",
  "Send a test message from Telegram or WhatsApp to the assistant.",
  "Confirm the reply comes back and that the work matches what the terminal shows."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the spynel repo at agent0ai/spynel, follow docs/integrations.md to connect <Telegram or WhatsApp> to a Spynel instance running in <project-directory>. Expected output: a test message sent from the phone gets a reply from the same assistant. Verify that the reply matches the state shown in the terminal chat.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Advanced",
 "time": "60 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Telegram and WhatsApp setup details live in docs/integrations.md, and this summary does not describe their exact steps, so follow that doc for them.",
 "category": "Work and operations",
 "tags": [
  "Work and operations"
 ],
 "lang": "go",
 "requirements": [
  "macOS or Linux for the curl install, or Node.js 18+ for the npm install",
  "An existing coding harness such as Codex or Claude Code, since Spynel uses them to do the work",
  "A project directory to run Spynel from"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "Connecting Telegram or WhatsApp means linking a messaging account to a local tool, so protect any tokens or account access you set up."
  }
 ],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.8,
 "evidence": [],
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