Bob — AI skill for Claude Code

bob

hi, i'm bob - your personal telegram ai assistant.

features

• runs locally, talks over telegram
• remembers what you tell it
• can schedule reminders and follow-ups
• switch engines with /claude or /codex

requirements

• node 18+ (bob auto-installs bun on first run)
• claude code installed and logged in (required)
• codex cli installed and logged in (optional)

install claude code

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
claude

first run will prompt you to log in.

install codex cli (optional)

npm i -g @openai/codex
codex

first run will prompt you to log in.

install

npm i -g bob-agent

setup

run the setup wizard:

bob setup

it will:

1. create ~/.bob/
2. ask for your telegram bot token
3. pair your chat and write your allowlist

start

bob start

linux/windows support is not ready yet.

manage

bob restart
bob stop
bob logs

usage

send a message to your bot in telegram. prefix with:

• /claude or /codex to pick an engine
• /agent to toggle engines
• /status to see current engine and scheduled jobs

most people just ask bob directly in chat:

• "remind me tomorrow at 9am"
• "remember my name is ian"
• "what do you remember about me?"

optional cli commands:

bob schedule "tomorrow at 9am" "daily check-in"
bob learn "name is ian"
bob remember "name"

security note

bob runs with full tool permissions by default. it can read/write files and run commands without approvals. use with caution.