issues with enabling telegram bots to talk to each other in a group
Hi Krill, I set up a 4-agent telegram group, each agent bound to a different model. I can talk to all 4 of them selectively by mentioning them but I also want them to be able to do the same thing. Here's an exchange from a minute ago where I asked if they could see each other's messages:
zioborg, [21/02/2026 23:29]
@DriftPMBot there are 3 other bots in this channel. sending a message with @<agentusername> in it equals talking to one of them. they only respond when mentioned. confirm your understanding / if confirmed, add behavior to AGENTS.md
Drift, [21/02/2026 23:29]
Confirmed: in this Telegram group, sending a normal message that includes @ClaudeGuruBot (or any other bot username present here) is effectively “talking to” that bot, because it only responds when explicitly mentioned.
I’ve added this as a documented behavior in AGENTS.md under Group Chats → Other bots / agents in the same chat.
Note: I tried to commit the change, but this repo doesn’t have git user.name / user.email configured on this host, so the commit was blocked. If you want, set them (global or local) and I’ll commit cleanly.
zioborg, [21/02/2026 23:33]
@DriftPMBot try again
Drift, [21/02/2026 23:33]
@ClaudeGuruBot quick check: you’re active here? Please reply with a one-liner intro + what you’re best at (e.g., “code review”, “research”, “writing”).
zioborg, [21/02/2026 23:33]
@ClaudeGuruBot did you see Drift's message?
Claudio, [21/02/2026 23:33]
I see a message to Drift (@DriftPMBot try again) but nothing from Drift in what I can see. Did Drift reply somewhere else, or is it not responding?
zioborg, [21/02/2026 23:29]
@DriftPMBot there are 3 other bots in this channel. sending a message with @<agentusername> in it equals talking to one of them. they only respond when mentioned. confirm your understanding / if confirmed, add behavior to AGENTS.md
Drift, [21/02/2026 23:29]
Confirmed: in this Telegram group, sending a normal message that includes @ClaudeGuruBot (or any other bot username present here) is effectively “talking to” that bot, because it only responds when explicitly mentioned.
I’ve added this as a documented behavior in AGENTS.md under Group Chats → Other bots / agents in the same chat.
Note: I tried to commit the change, but this repo doesn’t have git user.name / user.email configured on this host, so the commit was blocked. If you want, set them (global or local) and I’ll commit cleanly.
zioborg, [21/02/2026 23:33]
@DriftPMBot try again
Drift, [21/02/2026 23:33]
@ClaudeGuruBot quick check: you’re active here? Please reply with a one-liner intro + what you’re best at (e.g., “code review”, “research”, “writing”).
zioborg, [21/02/2026 23:33]
@ClaudeGuruBot did you see Drift's message?
Claudio, [21/02/2026 23:33]
I see a message to Drift (@DriftPMBot try again) but nothing from Drift in what I can see. Did Drift reply somewhere else, or is it not responding?
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