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Chat Channels

WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, and more—one agent, many channels. Moltbot can talk to you on any chat app you already use. Each channel connects via the Gateway. Text is supported everywhere; media and reactions vary by channel.

Supported channels

  • WhatsApp — Most popular; uses Baileys and requires QR pairing.
  • Telegram — Bot API via grammY; supports groups.
  • Discord — Discord Bot API + Gateway; supports servers, channels, and DMs.
  • Slack — Bolt SDK; workspace apps.
  • Google Chat — Google Chat API app via HTTP webhook.
  • Mattermost — Bot API + WebSocket; channels, groups, DMs (plugin, installed separately).
  • Signal — signal-cli; privacy-focused.
  • BlueBubbles — Recommended for iMessage; uses the BlueBubbles macOS server REST API with full feature support (edit, unsend, effects, reactions, group management — edit currently broken on macOS 26 Tahoe).
  • iMessage — macOS only; native integration via imsg (legacy, consider BlueBubbles for new setups).
  • Microsoft Teams — Bot Framework; enterprise support (plugin, installed separately).
  • LINE — LINE Messaging API bot (plugin, installed separately).
  • Nextcloud Talk — Self-hosted chat via Nextcloud Talk (plugin, installed separately).
  • Matrix — Matrix protocol (plugin, installed separately).
  • Nostr — Decentralized DMs via NIP-04 (plugin, installed separately).
  • Tlon — Urbit-based messenger (plugin, installed separately).
  • Twitch — Twitch chat via IRC connection (plugin, installed separately).
  • Zalo — Zalo Bot API; Vietnam’s popular messenger (plugin, installed separately).
  • Zalo Personal — Zalo personal account via QR login (plugin, installed separately).
  • WebChat — Gateway WebChat UI over WebSocket.

Notes

  • Channels can run simultaneously; configure multiple and Moltbot will route per chat.
  • Fastest setup is usually Telegram (simple bot token). WhatsApp requires QR pairing and stores more state on disk.
  • Group behavior varies by channel; see Groups.
  • DM pairing and allowlists are enforced for safety; see Security.
  • Telegram internals: grammY notes.
  • Troubleshooting: Channel troubleshooting.
  • Model providers are documented separately; see Model providers.
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