Built-in Telegram Feature

Introduction

AI Agent SDK has a plugin mode and one of the initial plugins is the Telegram plugin, which allows users to connect the agent to their Telegram bot with just a few lines of code.

This guide demonstrates how to build a Telegram bot that interacts with the Cronos network. The bot enables users to query blockchain information and execute transactions smoothly.

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Prerequisites

Python installed (version >= 3.12)

Get a Telegram Bot Token

Open Telegram and search for @BotFather.
Type /start and /newbot, then follow the prompts to name your bot (must end in bot, e.g., CryptoHelper).
After creation, @BotFather will give you a TOKEN (e.g., 7008008900:AAEKe6vIwM0gokw..), which should be safely kept.

Telegram Plugin

We need to add telegram plugin when initializing the Agent:

import os
from crypto_com_agent_client import Agent
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

# Initialize the agent with LLM and blockchain configurations
# Current chainID refers to Cronos zkEVM Testnet, optionally change it to other Cronos networks
agent = Agent.init(
   llm_config={
       "provider": "OpenAI",
       "model": "gpt-4o-mini",
       "provider-api-key": os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
       "temperature": "float-controlling-output-randomness",
   },
   blockchain_config={
       "chainId": "240", 
       "explorer-api-key": os.getenv("EXPLORER_API_KEY"),
       "private-key": os.getenv("PRIVATE_KEY"),
       "sso-wallet-url": "your-sso-wallet-url",
   },
   plugins={
       "instructions": "You are a humorous assistant that always includes a joke in your responses.",
       "telegram": {"bot_token": os.getenv("TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN")},
   },
)

agent.start_telegram()

import os
from crypto_com_agent_client import Agent
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

# Initialize the agent with LLM and blockchain configurations
# Current chainID refers to Cronos zkEVM Testnet, optionally change it to other Cronos networks
agent = Agent.init(
  llm_config={
      "provider": "GoogleGenAI",
      "model": "gemini-2.0-flash",
      "provider-api-key": os.getenv("GEMINI_API_KEY"),
      "temperature": "float-controlling-output-randomness",
  },
  blockchain_config={
      "chainId": "240",
      "explorer-api-key": os.getenv("EXPLORER_API_KEY"),
      "private-key": os.getenv("PRIVATE_KEY"),
      "sso-wallet-url": "your-sso-wallet-url",
  },
  plugins={
      "instructions": "You are a humorous assistant that always includes a joke in your responses.",
      "telegram": {"bot_token": os.getenv("TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN")},
  },
)

agent.start_telegram()

Run everything

As shown in the example code, we start the Telegram bot by invoking the Agent's built-in function:

agent.start_telegram()

Once the bot is running, test it to ensure it’s working as expected:

Open Telegram and search for your bot using the bot name you set up with @BotFather.
Send a sample command or message, such as /start, to see if the bot responds.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues during setup or execution, follow these tips:

Check your API keys to ensure they are correctly set in the environment variables.
Verify dependencies by confirming that all packages in requirements.txt are installed.
Review Telegram Bot API limitations to ensure compliance with rate limits and usage guidelines.

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import os from crypto_com_agent_client import Agent from dotenv import load_dotenv load_dotenv() # Initialize the agent with LLM and blockchain configurations # Current chainID refers to Cronos zkEVM Testnet, optionally change it to other Cronos networks agent = Agent.init( llm_config={ "provider": "OpenAI", "model": "gpt-4o-mini", "provider-api-key": os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"), "temperature": "float-controlling-output-randomness", }, blockchain_config={ "chainId": "240", "explorer-api-key": os.getenv("EXPLORER_API_KEY"), "private-key": os.getenv("PRIVATE_KEY"), "sso-wallet-url": "your-sso-wallet-url", }, plugins={ "instructions": "You are a humorous assistant that always includes a joke in your responses.", "telegram": {"bot_token": os.getenv("TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN")}, }, ) agent.start_telegram()

import os from crypto_com_agent_client import Agent from dotenv import load_dotenv load_dotenv() # Initialize the agent with LLM and blockchain configurations # Current chainID refers to Cronos zkEVM Testnet, optionally change it to other Cronos networks agent = Agent.init( llm_config={ "provider": "GoogleGenAI", "model": "gemini-2.0-flash", "provider-api-key": os.getenv("GEMINI_API_KEY"), "temperature": "float-controlling-output-randomness", }, blockchain_config={ "chainId": "240", "explorer-api-key": os.getenv("EXPLORER_API_KEY"), "private-key": os.getenv("PRIVATE_KEY"), "sso-wallet-url": "your-sso-wallet-url", }, plugins={ "instructions": "You are a humorous assistant that always includes a joke in your responses.", "telegram": {"bot_token": os.getenv("TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN")}, }, ) agent.start_telegram()