Telegram bot development and automation

MAX bots

MAX is a first-class messenger for a large Russian-speaking audience.

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MAX is a first-class messenger for a large Russian-speaking audience. This landing is a MAX bot you can operate: Bot API, commands, keyboards, webhooks, retries, and a sidecar API in TypeScript on Node.js. The combined VK and MAX page stays an overview. Telegram bots are a different platform with different limits—shared business logic, separate adapters.

I treat MAX like any production channel: secrets out of git, HTTPS webhooks, structured logs, rate-limit backoff, and a human handoff when the scenario ends. A bot can send a payment link; a full cart still belongs on store checkout. CRM writes go through APIs—see CRM integration and Bitrix24 / amoCRM.

Typical first slice: notifications + one transactional flow (status, appointment, lead capture). Mini-apps and rich UI, if needed, stay on mini-apps and scenarios. AI answers on your docs are RAG plus a MAX adapter, not a prompt pasted into the webhook.

Live messenger practice: My Dev News, cursor-telegram-integration, thinklens-bot. Those are Telegram-heavy; the engineering (Docker, webhooks, idempotency) transfers. MAX-specific constraints (moderation, attachment types, user identity) go in the brief before coding.

Timeline: a focused MAX MVP is often 3–6 weeks after bot credentials and a written scenario list. Multi-channel (MAX + VK + Telegram) adds adapter time, not a 3× rewrite of the core.

What you get

  • Scenario map, command list, and “bot must not do”
  • Webhook service, queues for slow CRM calls, staging bot
  • Runbook: rotate token, read logs, disable the bot
  • Short hypercare after go-live

Acceptance criteria

Done when

  • Primary scenarios complete without duplicate side effects
  • Channel adapters match agreed messengers
  • Handoff to a human works when automation stops
  • MAX adapter covers the agreed message/button constraints

Deliverables

  • Bot tokens / webhook setup notes
  • Scenario map + admin instructions

Out of scope

  • Messenger platform policy reviews
  • Paid ads and audience growth

The final acceptance checklist is confirmed in the brief or contract; the list above is a scope alignment guide.

Ballpark estimate

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FAQ

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Can one codebase serve MAX and Telegram?

Yes: shared domain logic, thin adapters. Do not expect pixel-identical UX; keyboards and file limits differ.

Webhook or long polling?

Webhooks in production. Polling is for local debug or a host that cannot take HTTPS.

Do you build official MAX mini-apps?

When the brief needs them. Simple bots should not wait on a mini-app. See the mini-apps page for the UI-heavy path.

Selected portfolio work

cursor-telegram-integration

cursor-telegram-integration

Integration tooling between Cursor IDE workflows and Telegram notifications or commands. TypeScript Node services for lightweight automation around dev events.

thinklens-bot

thinklens-bot

Telegram assistant bot using OpenAI APIs for reflective prompts and summarization. Python orchestration with conversation memory controls.

med-tracker-bot

med-tracker-bot

Telegram bot for medication reminders and simple adherence tracking. Async Python with clear state handling and privacy-conscious logging defaults.

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