Run all your coding agents from one Telegram chat with torii
torii is an open-source tool that connects Claude Code or Codex to a Telegram chat on your own computer: each project gets its own thread, a manager agent hands out work and it rotates accounts when a subscription runs low.
Source
@jackson_felty on X · 2026-10-14
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-22.
What they did
torii is an open-source tool that connects Claude Code or Codex to a Telegram chat on your own computer: each project gets its own thread, a manager agent hands out work and it rotates accounts when a subscription runs low.
Result (as claimed)
The author has run all his development through one Telegram chat for months, with PRs opening while he's away.
Tools they used
Cost: Claude Code: from $17/mo; OpenAI Codex: free plan, paid from $8/mo.
Set it up
Pick a contained repo or task
Start on a branch or side project where mistakes are cheap.
Install and configure
Set up Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Telegram. Read what it can run on your machine and limit permissions where possible.
Run it on a real task
Give it a well-scoped issue and let it work. Review the diff like any pull request.
Add guardrails
Keep tests and CI in the loop, and never let an agent push to main or touch production secrets unattended.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Run all your coding agents from one Telegram chat with torii What the original author did: torii is an open-source tool that connects Claude Code or Codex to a Telegram chat on your own computer: each project gets its own thread, a manager agent hands out work and it rotates accounts when a subscription runs low. Reported result (as claimed by the author): The author has run all his development through one Telegram chat for months, with PRs opening while he's away. Source: https://x.com/jackson_felty/status/2110515064126259687 Tools they used: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Telegram Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Run all your coding agents from one Telegram chat with torii What the original author did: torii is an open-source tool that connects Claude Code or Codex to a Telegram chat on your own computer: each project gets its own thread, a manager agent hands out work and it rotates accounts when a subscription runs low. Reported result (as claimed by the author): The author has run all his development through one Telegram chat for months, with PRs opening while he's away. Source: https://x.com/jackson_felty/status/2110515064126259687 Tools they used: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Telegram Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Run all your coding agents from one Telegram chat with torii What the original author did: torii is an open-source tool that connects Claude Code or Codex to a Telegram chat on your own computer: each project gets its own thread, a manager agent hands out work and it rotates accounts when a subscription runs low. Reported result (as claimed by the author): The author has run all his development through one Telegram chat for months, with PRs opening while he's away. Source: https://x.com/jackson_felty/status/2110515064126259687 Tools they used: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Telegram Category: Dev & ops Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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How to run multiple coding agents together · How to vibe code an app with Claude Code · How to use Claude Code and Codex together · How to build Telegram, Discord and WhatsApp bots with AI
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