Why Your OpenClaw Telegram Bot Goes Silent

Short summary

OpenClaw's Telegram integration guide omits critical configuration details that cause silent failures. You must set groupAllowFrom with your numeric Telegram user ID (not @username) and disable two independent exec approval systems—one in channels config, one in a separate file. Missing these settings causes the agent to stop responding in group chats with no error output.

• •groupAllowFrom requires your numeric Telegram user ID, not @username
• •Two independent exec approval layers must be disabled separately
• •Missing config causes silent failures with zero diagnostic output

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