Telegram

Once OpenClaw is running and pointing at the local inference endpoint, the next step is giving it a way to receive messages. OpenClaw supports multiple messaging channels natively – Telegram, Signal, Discord, and others. This post covers Telegram : getting a bot token, connecting the channel, pairing it to your account, and trying it out.

At this point in the series, the inference layer is done. CT 100 is running llama-server on the RTX 5060 Ti at 26 T/s. CT 101 is running llama-server on the RX 6650 XT at 51 T/s. Both expose OpenAI-compatible endpoints on the local network.