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7/31/2026
Telechat: self-host Claude AI across Telegram/WhatsApp/Slack with one npm install

Telechat: self-host Claude AI across Telegram/WhatsApp/Slack with one npm install

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Telechat is a self-hosted Claude AI bot that connects to Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, and web chat from a single process on your own hardware. It features smart model routing to save ~60% on API costs, per-user budget caps, SQLite-backed persistent memory, and a Desktop Bridge for remote Claude Code approvals. Install via npm, pip, or Docker with no cloud relay or telemetry.

  • •Self-hosted Claude bot across Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, and web chat
  • •Smart model routing saves ~60% on API costs; per-user budget caps
  • •SQLite local storage, no telemetry, runs on any Node.js or Python device

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