Who it is forSomeone who wants a morning summary or reminder delivered to the chat app they already check.
The problemScheduled AI tasks usually need code, and the results land in yet another app.
The outcomeAn Octop expert that answers in Telegram or Discord and runs cron jobs you described in words.
What you need first
- macOS, Linux or Windows; the installer provisions Python 3.12 with uv under ~/.octop/
- A multi-core CPU with a few GB of RAM and disk for workspaces and documents
- Model provider keys of your choice; optional Playwright Chromium for browser automation
Steps
- Install and start Octop with
octop run - In the dashboard, open Channels and connect Telegram, Discord or another IM channel
- Open Cron and describe the job in natural language, for example a weekly report every Friday
- Check the job's first run in the channel and adjust the wording
Prompt for your agent
In my TencentCloud/Octop dashboard, connect <Telegram or Discord> and create a natural-language cron job that sends me <summary> every <time>. Confirm the first run arrives in the channel.
Caveat.
Use this in your AI agent
Ask your agent
Using the Deduped MCP, get the setup steps for TencentCloud/Octop and "Reach your assistant from Telegram and schedule daily jobs in plain language"
Add Deduped to Claude Code once
claude mcp add --transport http deduped https://dedupedai.com/mcp
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