Quick Start on Telegram
Add the agent to your Telegram group, then turn on the basics.
Before you start
- Your group must be a supergroup. To convert a regular group, open its settings and set Chat History For New Members to Visible.
- The agent needs to be an admin of the group.
- Try new features in a smaller group first if you can.
Step 1: Add the agent
From the webapp (recommended). This installs the agent and connects the group to a Fren One workspace in one flow:
- In the sidebar under Channels, select Connect a channel, then Telegram. If you aren't in a workspace yet, select Add workspace instead and name your new workspace first. If your Telegram account isn't linked yet, log in with Telegram first.
- On Add Agent, add @FrenOneBot to your group as a member, promote it to admin, then select Check for groups.
- On Assign, tick each detected group and pick the workspace it belongs to, then select Continue. (For a new workspace this step is Review: tick the groups, then select Create workspace.)
See Adding Fren One for every step, including creating a new workspace on the way.
From Telegram only. This installs the agent without connecting the group to a webapp workspace:
- In Telegram, search for
@FrenOneBotand select Start. - Select Add Bot as Admin and choose the group.
- Approve the admin permissions the bot requests.
If the agent was added without admin rights: open the group's settings → Administrators, add @FrenOneBot as an administrator, and enable:
- Delete messages
- Ban users
- Invite users via Link
- Pin messages
Step 2: Configure the basics
Groups connected to a webapp workspace can be configured from the dashboard. In Telegram, the same settings are in /settings: send it in the group, or in a DM with @FrenOneBot after choosing the group. In a DM, use /switch (or /setchat) if the wrong group is selected.
Start with these:
| What | Where in /settings | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome new members | 👋 Onboarding → Welcome Message: toggle Enabled, then send your greeting under Message. Variables such as {user_mention} and {group_name} personalise it. | Welcome Message |
| Stop spam | 🤖 AI → Spam Detection: toggle Enabled and choose the Actions. | Spam Detection |
| Keep out bots | 👋 Onboarding → Captcha: choose a Captcha Type, a Mode (in the group or by DM) and a Time Limit, then toggle Enabled. | Captcha |
| Set the language | ⚙️ Chat Settings | Chat Settings |
Next steps
- More protection: User Blacklist for known spammer names, Word Blacklist for spam words, and the Report System so members can flag messages.
- Gamification: XP, Roles and the Leaderboard.
- Web3: token gating and price feeds.
- All Telegram guides: Telegram docs.
Need help?
- Visit the support page.
- Ask in the Fren One Telegram community.