No bot to write, no server to host
Claude Code messages you on Telegram when it needs you
Connect Telegram once and every Claude Code session on every computer can reach you there: a message when one waits on you, buttons to answer it, and a link to the board with everything else.
Or connect this computer nowcurl -fsSL https://briefkin.dev/install | shClaude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and Amp. Free during the open beta.
Open the live demoWhat you get
Claude Code on Telegram, done properly
Answer from the chat
Tap one of the options under the message, or reply to it in your own words. The agent reads your answer and carries on.
Only when it’s your turn
Questions, approvals and sessions that stopped for you send a message. Progress and finished work stay quietly on the board, so the chat never turns into noise.
Every session in one chat
Every terminal, computer and cloud session sends to the same chat, each message named after its project, so you always know which one is asking.
Codex and Cursor too
The installer sets up Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and Amp, and they all reach the same Telegram chat.
Your code stays put
Hooks send short status lines, never your code or files. Your “What gets sent” rules apply before anything leaves the computer.
Not on Telegram?
Web push on your phone and email work the same way, and the board opens in any browser.
Setup
One minute, one command
Sign in with GitHub
Free during the open beta, no card. Your board opens with the install command on it.
Run one command
It finds Claude Code and your other agents and installs a hook in each. Restart your sessions.
Connect Telegram
Settings, Connect Telegram, then press Start in the bot chat. The next question from an agent arrives there.
Compared
Versus building your own Telegram bot
A Notification hook that calls the Telegram Bot API takes an evening for one computer. Here is what it takes to keep doing it for every session.
| Your own bot script | Briefkin | |
|---|---|---|
| Message when a session needs you | Yes | Yes |
| Answer back to the agent from the chat | You build and host it | Yes, buttons or a reply |
| Every computer and cloud session | Copy the script and token to each | One command each |
| Quiet when you answered at the keyboard | No | Yes |
| A board of what is working and done | No | Yes |
| Codex, Cursor and other agents | One script each | Same installer |
Questions
Short answers
Can Claude Code send Telegram messages by itself?
Not out of the box. Its Notification hook can run any command, so you can call the Telegram Bot API from a script. Briefkin does that for you on every computer, and adds answering back and a board.
Can I answer Claude Code from Telegram?
Yes, for anything an agent asks through Briefkin: tap an option or reply to the message, and the agent reads the answer and carries on. A permission prompt has to be answered in the session itself, so its message links there.
Do I need to create a bot or a token?
No. Press Connect Telegram in Settings and then Start in the bot chat. Nothing to host and no token to copy.
Will it spam me?
Only cards that need you send a message: a question, an approval, or a session that stopped for you. A permission prompt waits a minute first, and if you answer it at the keyboard the message is never sent.
What does it cost?
Briefkin is free during the open beta. Beta users keep a $96 a year founding price when paid plans start.
Let Claude Code find you on Telegram.
Sign in with GitHub, run one command and connect Telegram. Every session reports to one chat and one board.
Free during the open beta. No card.