Quick Start
Deploy a research agent on Telegram that searches the web and remembers everything — in under 5 minutes.
Prerequisites
Section titled “Prerequisites”- A Wireclaw account (free, no credit card)
- A Telegram account
That’s it.
Create your agent
Section titled “Create your agent”-
Open the Dashboard
Go to app.wireclaw.ai and sign in.
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Create a new agent
Click New Agent → select the Research Bot template.
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Configure the basics
Set a name, pick a model, and review the pre-selected tools:
[agent]name = "my-first-agent"model = "claude-sonnet-4-5"[agent.personality]role = "Research Assistant"instruction = "You help users research topics by browsing the web and summarizing findings."[tools]enabled = ["web_search", "browser", "pdf_read"][memory]backend = "persistent"ttl = "30d"[cost_limits]daily_usd = 5.00
Connect Telegram
Section titled “Connect Telegram”-
Create a bot with BotFather
Open @BotFather in Telegram, send
/newbot, and follow the prompts. Copy the bot token. -
Add the token
In the Wireclaw Dashboard → Channels → Add Telegram → paste your bot token.
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Verify connection
A green checkmark means your bot is connected.
Deploy
Section titled “Deploy”Click Deploy in the Dashboard. Wait for the status indicator to turn green — your agent is live.
$ wireclaw status my-first-agentAgent: my-first-agentStatus: RunningChannel: Telegram (@your_research_bot)Uptime: 2m 14sTest it
Section titled “Test it”Open your bot in Telegram and send a message:
“Find recent papers on RLHF and summarize the key findings”
Watch the agent use web_search and browser tools to research and respond with a summary.
What’s next
Section titled “What’s next”- Connect Discord or Slack
- Agent Config reference — all configuration options
- Built-in tools — 30+ tools your agent can use
- Billing & cost limits — understand pay-as-you-go pricing