takopi

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telegram bridge for codex, claude code, opencode, pi. manage multiple projects and worktrees, stream progress, and resume sessions anywhere.

features

• projects and worktrees: work on multiple repos/branches simultaneously, branches are git worktrees
• stateless resume: continue in chat or copy the resume line to pick up in terminal
• progress streaming: commands, tools, file changes, elapsed time
• parallel runs across agent sessions, per-agent-session queue
• works with telegram features like voice notes and scheduled messages
• file transfer: send files to the repo or fetch files/dirs back
• group chats and topics: map group topics to repo/branch contexts
• works with existing anthropic and openai subscriptions

requirements

uv for installation (curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh)

python 3.14+ (uv python install 3.14)

at least one engine on PATH: codex, claude, opencode, or pi

install

uv tool install -U takopi

setup

run takopi and follow the setup wizard. it will help you:

1. create a bot token via @BotFather
2. pick a workflow (assistant, workspace, or handoff)
3. connect your chat
4. choose a default engine

workflows configure conversation mode, topics, and resume lines automatically:

• assistant: ongoing chat with auto-resume (recommended)
• workspace: forum topics bound to repos/branches
• handoff: reply-to-continue with terminal resume lines

usage

cd ~/dev/happy-gadgets
takopi

send a message to your bot. prefix with /codex, /claude, /opencode, or /pi to pick an engine. reply to continue a thread.

register a project with takopi init happy-gadgets, then target it from anywhere with /happy-gadgets hard reset the timeline.

mention a branch to run an agent in a dedicated worktree /happy-gadgets @feat/memory-box freeze artifacts forever.

inspect or update settings with takopi config list, takopi config get, and takopi config set.

see takopi.dev for configuration, worktrees, topics, file transfer, and more.

plugins

takopi supports entrypoint-based plugins for engines, transports, and commands.

see docs/how-to/write-a-plugin.md and docs/reference/plugin-api.md.

development

see docs/reference/specification.md and docs/developing.md.

community

takopi dev telegram group