Clawless — Bring Your Own Agent to Telegram & Slack

Source: Dev.to

Overview

Clawless is a lightweight bridge that connects local AI agent CLIs (e.g., Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Claude Code) to Telegram or Slack, letting you chat with your favorite coding assistant from your phone without rebuilding your bot integration.

Features

• BYO‑agent – Keep using your preferred CLI runtime.
• Local‑first – Your data stays on your machine.
• Flexible – Swap agents without migrating platforms.
• Minimal – Only the glue code, nothing extra.
• 🤖 Telegram & Slack support
• 🛠️ MCP tool support via your local CLI
• 💾 Persistent conversation context
• ⚡ Async mode for long‑running tasks
• ⏰ Cron scheduler via REST API

Installation

npm i -g clawless
clawless

Configuration

1. Set up a Telegram bot and obtain its token.
2. Run clawless and provide the token when prompted.

How It Works

Telegram/Slack → Clawless → Your local agent CLI (via ACP) → back to you

Getting Started

Visit the repository for full documentation and examples:
https://github.com/HainanZhao/clawless