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 "title": "Deploy an AI assistant into Telegram, Slack or Feishu",
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 "summary": "Install Astr Bot, connect an LLM and a messaging platform, and chat with your bot there.",
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  "Open the WebUI and add your LLM provider",
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  "An LLM provider and the bot credentials for each messaging platform you connect"
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   "notice": "Bot tokens and LLM API keys are stored in Astr Bot; protect the WebUI and the server it runs on."
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