How to Set Up a Telegram Bot to Remotely Communicate with Your Hermes Agent
How to Set Up a Telegram Bot to Remotely Communicate with Your Hermes Agent A practical, step-by-step guide to wiring your Hermes Agent up to Telegram so you can message it from your phone — and get answers back. You've got a Hermes Agent running on your machine. You can chat with it in its own terminal or desktop app. But what if you want to ping it from your phone while you're away from your desk? Or have a scheduled task deliver its results straight into a Telegram chat? This guide walks you through setting up a Telegram bot that talks to your Hermes Agent — from creating the bot with @BotFather to configuring Hermes and sending your first message from Telegram. No prior Telegram Bot API experience needed. What You'll Need A running Hermes Agent installation (with the gateway active) A Telegram account (free — just the app on your phone) About 10 minutes Step 1: Create the Bot with @BotFather Open Telegram and search for @BotFather — it's Telegram'...