Personal account

This reference covers personal-account commands. Use it to find the exact command, arguments and options for login, reading, searching, files and sending.

Options for every command

Option	What it does
`-V, --version`	output the version number.
`-v, --verbose`	more detail in what is shown: -v ids, -vv everything we know. Default: `0`.
`--json`	machine-readable output: one JSON value on stdout, nothing else.
`--jsonl`	machine-readable output: one JSON object per line, for streaming and jq.
`--quiet`	diagnostics off; a failure is still said.
`--trace`	the connection's own log lines on stderr — never message content.
`--timeout <duration>`	give up on the whole command after this — 30s, 2m, 500ms.
`--offline`	answer from what was recorded and never connect; fails if nothing was.
`--no-input`	never prompt or open interactive login; piped input remains available.
`--max-input-bytes <bytes>`	maximum buffered input bytes (default: 16777216).
`--max-output-bytes <bytes>`	maximum machine output bytes (default: 4194304; 0 disables).
`--fields <paths>`	comma-separated item or object fields: id,text; preserve pagination and operation ids.
`--dry-run`	preview parsed arguments and permissions before running the action.
`--yes`	go ahead without the question an ask level puts before a write.
`--record`	keep this run — ids and timings, never message content.
`--no-record`	do not keep it, whatever the configuration says.

`tg session`

log this profile in to Telegram, or out

`tg session start`

tg session start [method] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`method`	optional	how to log in. One of: `qr`, `phone`. Default: `qr`.

Option	What it does
`--app <how>`	the first time only: how to get this profile's app from my.telegram.org. One of: `browser`, `auto`. Default: `browser`.
`--qr-file <png>`	write the QR code to this PNG instead of drawing it, for an agent to pass on.
`--sms`	phone login: ask Telegram to send the code by SMS, not to the app; Telegram may still refuse.

`tg session end`

log this profile out on Telegram's side and forget the session here

Changes something in Telegram.

tg session end

`tg setup`

set up Telegram and connect your agent

Changes something in Telegram.

tg setup [options]

Option	What it does
`--agent <agent>`	install the skill for this agent; asks at a terminal, otherwise none. One of: `none`, `codex`, `cursor`, `claude`, `gemini`, `all`.
`--app <how>`	how to get your Telegram app credentials the first time. One of: `auto`, `browser`. Default: `auto`.
`--method <method>`	how to log in when there is no session. One of: `qr`, `phone`. Default: `qr`.
`--qr-file <png>`	write a temporary login QR image for an agent; needs stored app credentials without a terminal.

`tg account`

the logged-in account

`tg account list`

every profile on this computer, and the account each is logged in as; asks the messenger nothing

tg account list

`tg account show`

who this profile is logged in as; the phone number shows its last four digits

tg account show [options]

Option	What it does
`--show-phone`	print the whole phone number.

`tg account update`

change the name, the description or the photo everyone sees on your profile

Changes something in Telegram.

tg account update [options]

Option	What it does
`--first-name <name>`	your first name.
`--last-name <name>`	your last name.
`--description <text>`	about you.
`--photo <file>`	a new profile photo — an image file.

`tg account sessions`

where else this account is logged in — not tg session, which is this tool's own login

`tg account sessions list`

every device and app logged in to this account; nothing is ended

tg account sessions list

`tg account sessions end`

log out every other device, your phone included; this one stays

Changes something in Telegram.

tg account sessions end [options]

Option	What it does
`--others`	every session but this one.

`tg chats`

the account's chats

`tg chats list`

chats, newest first, archived ones included

tg chats list [options]

Option	What it does
`--limit <n>`	how many to show.
`--page <n>`	which page, starting at 1.
`--all`	every row, no paging.
`--search <text>`	only chats whose name contains this; at least 3 characters.
`--kind <kind>`	only chats of this kind: dialog, group, channel, saved.
`--unread`	only chats with unread messages.

`tg chats events`

who joined, left, was added or removed, and by whom — from the chat's service messages

tg chats events <chat> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

Option	What it does
`--since-time <time>`	ISO 8601, or 2h / 1d ago; 7 days ago if not given.
`--type <names>`	only these, comma-separated: join, leave, add, remove, create, title, pin.

`tg chats inspect`

what an invite or public link leads to, without joining it

tg chats inspect <link>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`link`	required	an invite link or a public one.

`tg chats show`

one chat: its kind, unread count, last message time and who is in it

tg chats show <chat>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

`tg chats send-as`

who this account may post as in a chat; changes no saved choice

tg chats send-as <chat>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

`tg chats mark-read`

mark a chat read; the other side sees that you read it

Changes something in Telegram.

tg chats mark-read <chat> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

Option	What it does
`--until <message>`	only up to this message id; the newest by default.
`--topic <id>`	mark only this forum topic read; unsupported by messengers without topics.

`tg chats tracking`

the chats whose member lists serve fetches daily into the local store — chats members fetch --track adds one

`tg chats tracking list`

every tracked chat: since when, and its last member count

tg chats tracking list

`tg chats tracking show`

one chat: whether it is tracked, and its member count per day for the last 30 days

tg chats tracking show <chat>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

`tg chats tracking add`

fetch this chat's member list daily while serve runs, from its next run

tg chats tracking add <chat>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

`tg chats tracking remove`

stop fetching it daily; the history already kept stays

tg chats tracking remove <chat>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

`tg chats join`

join a group or channel by its link; the others in it see that you joined

Changes something in Telegram.

tg chats join <link>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`link`	required	an invite link, or a public one.

`tg chats leave`

leave a group or channel; the others in it see that you left

Changes something in Telegram.

tg chats leave <chat>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

`tg chats folders`

your chat folders

`tg chats folders list`

your chat folders, in the order the app shows them

tg chats folders list

`tg chats folders show`

one chat folder, with the names of the chats in it

tg chats folders show <folder>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`folder`	required	the folder's id, or its title exactly.

`tg chats folders create`

create a chat folder

Changes something in Telegram.

tg chats folders create <title> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`title`	required	the folder's name; the app may refuse a long one.

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	a chat to put in it, by id or name; repeat it for more.
`--include <kinds>`	every chat of these kinds: contacts, non-contacts, groups, channels, bots.
`--skip <which>`	leave out chats that are muted, read, archived.
`--exclude-chat <chat>`	never show this chat in it; repeat it for more.
`--pin <chat>`	pin this chat at the top of the folder; repeat it for more.
`--emoji <emoji>`	the folder's icon.

`tg chats folders update`

rename a folder, or change which chats are in it

Changes something in Telegram.

tg chats folders update <folder> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`folder`	required	folder id, or its title exactly.

Option	What it does
`--title <title>`	a new name.
`--add <chat>`	put a chat in it; repeat it for more.
`--remove <chat>`	take a chat out of it, and off its excluded and pinned lists; repeat it for more.
`--include <kinds>`	every chat of these kinds: contacts, non-contacts, groups, channels, bots; replaces what it had, none clears it.
`--skip <which>`	leave out chats that are muted, read, archived; replaces what it had, none clears it.
`--exclude-chat <chat>`	never show this chat in it; repeat it for more.
`--pin <chat>`	pin this chat at the top of the folder; repeat it for more.
`--emoji <emoji>`	the folder's icon.

`tg chats folders delete`

delete a folder; the chats in it stay

Changes something in Telegram.

tg chats folders delete <folder>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`folder`	required	folder id, or its title exactly.

`tg chats folders order`

put folders in this order; the ones not named keep theirs after them

Changes something in Telegram.

tg chats folders order <folders>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`folders`	required	folder ids, or titles exactly, first one first.

`tg chats folders join`

add a folder someone shared by a link; joins every chat in it, and the others there see you joined

Changes something in Telegram.

tg chats folders join <link>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`link`	required	the folder's link, as t.me/addlist/….

`tg chats rules`

what chats moderate judges a group by, kept in a file of this profile

`tg chats rules show`

the group's rules; the defaults, marked not saved, if it has none yet

tg chats rules show <chat>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

`tg chats rules set`

change one rule; the group's first change writes every rule with its default

Changes something on this computer only.

tg chats rules set <chat> <key> <value>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`key`	required	one of: trusted, blocked, blockedNames, links, invites, forwards, blockedPeople, flood.messages, flood.minutes, flood.action, newAccount.days, newAccount.action, consent.delete, consent.remove.
`value`	required	the new value; a list is comma-separated.

`tg chats rules unset`

put one rule back to its default

Changes something on this computer only.

tg chats rules unset <chat> <key>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`key`	required	one of: trusted, blocked, blockedNames, links, invites, forwards, blockedPeople, flood.messages, flood.minutes, flood.action, newAccount.days, newAccount.action, consent.delete, consent.remove.

`tg contacts`

people this account has a one-to-one chat with

`tg contacts list`

people you have a one-to-one chat with

tg contacts list [options]

Option	What it does
`--limit <n>`	how many to show.
`--page <n>`	which page, starting at 1.
`--all`	every row, no paging.
`--order <recent\|name>`	newest conversation first, or alphabetical. Default: `recent`.
`--search <text>`	only people whose name, local alias or @username contains this.
`--search-notes <text>`	only people whose private notes contain this text.

`tg contacts show`

one person and the chats you share with them

tg contacts show <person> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required	their id, @username, or part of their name.

Option	What it does
`--with-notes`	include your private notes, subject to contacts.notes.list permission.

everything the messenger says about one person — handles, flags, last seen, when they registered — and how many of their messages the store holds in each chat you share, the first and the last, and the earlier names and usernames the store saw them with

tg contacts profile <person> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required	their id, @username, or part of their name.

Option	What it does
`--show-phone`	print the whole phone number.

`tg contacts context`

what the local store holds about a person; --chat --refresh explicitly asks Telegram first

tg contacts context <person> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required	their id, @username, or part of their name.

Option	What it does
`--limit <n>`	at most this many messages in each list; 10 if not given.
`--since-time <time>`	nothing older than this ISO 8601 time, or 2h / 1d ago.
`--chat <chat>`	a chat, by id or name; repeat it for more — then their newest messages in each, 20 unless --limit, short unless -v.
`--refresh`	with --chat, read their newest messages in each from the messenger first.

`tg contacts check`

whether one person looks like a bot, a fake or a spammer: their profile, what they wrote in the store, and the public ban lists (Combot Anti-Spam (CAS), lols.bot), which are sent their id — a hint, never a verdict

tg contacts check <person> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required	their id, @username, or part of their name.

Option	What it does
`--no-registries`	skip public ban lists; still ask Telegram for the profile and photos unless --offline.

`tg contacts link`

record that two people in the store are one person — the same name is never enough

tg contacts link <person> <other>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required	their id, @username, or part of their name.
`other`	required	the same in another messenger of the store, as : — max:Ana.

`tg contacts unlink`

undo contacts link for one identity: it is a person of its own again

tg contacts unlink <person>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required	their id, @username, or part of their name; : for another messenger.

`tg contacts lookup`

who has this phone number — asks for it, or reads it from stdin; never an argument

tg contacts lookup

`tg contacts sync`

take the whole contact list from the messenger into the local store

tg contacts sync

`tg contacts alias`

a private local display name in the selected account

`tg contacts alias set`

Changes something on this computer only.

tg contacts alias set <person> <alias>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required
`alias`	required

`tg contacts alias rm`

Changes something on this computer only.

tg contacts alias rm <person>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required

`tg contacts notes`

your private notes on a stored contact, the same in every account that sees them

`tg contacts notes list`

tg contacts notes list <person>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required

`tg contacts notes show`

tg contacts notes show <person> <id>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required
`id`	required

`tg contacts notes add`

Changes something on this computer only.

tg contacts notes add <person> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required

Option	What it does
`--file <path>`	read note text from a file; omitted or - reads stdin.

`tg contacts notes edit`

Changes something on this computer only.

tg contacts notes edit <person> <id> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required
`id`	required

Option	What it does
`--file <path>`	read note text from a file; omitted or - reads stdin.
`--revision <number>`	the revision you read before editing.

`tg contacts notes remove`

Changes something on this computer only.

tg contacts notes remove <person> <id>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required
`id`	required

`tg contacts add`

add a person to your contacts — contacts list still shows only people you have a dialog with

Changes something in Telegram.

tg contacts add <person>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required	person id — `contacts lookup` finds one — or part of a known name.

`tg contacts remove`

remove a person from your contacts; the chat stays, a name you gave them may not

Changes something in Telegram.

tg contacts remove <person>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required	person id — `contacts lookup` finds one — or part of a known name.

`tg contacts block`

stop a person from writing to you — they need not be a contact

Changes something in Telegram.

tg contacts block <person>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required	person id — `contacts lookup` finds one — or part of a known name.

`tg contacts unblock`

let a blocked person write to you again

Changes something in Telegram.

tg contacts unblock <person>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required	person id — `contacts lookup` finds one — or part of a known name.

`tg contacts rename`

rename the contact in the messenger address book; use contacts alias for a private local name

Changes something in Telegram.

tg contacts rename <person> <first-name> [last-name]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required	person id — `contacts lookup` finds one — or part of a known name.
`first-name`	required	the name you want to see for them.
`last-name`	optional

`tg contacts import`

upload phone numbers and add the people the messenger has under them

Changes something in Telegram.

tg contacts import <file>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`file`	required	one person per line: number, then a comma, a tab or a semicolon, then the name.

`tg messages`

read and send messages

`tg messages evidence`

a bounded evidence packet from stored messages, newest first

tg messages evidence <chat> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

Option	What it does
`--limit <n>`	how many, 1–100.
`--before-id <id>`	only messages older than this message id.

`tg messages list`

a chat's messages, oldest to newest

tg messages list <chat> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

Option	What it does
`--limit <n>`	how many.
`--before-id <id>`	only messages older than this message id.
`--before-time <time>`	only messages older than this ISO 8601 time, or 2h / 1d ago.
`--after-id <id>`	only messages newer than this message id.
`--after-time <time>`	only messages newer than this ISO 8601 time, or 2h / 1d ago.
`--topic <id>`	only this forum topic; read back from its newest message or --before-id.
`--transcribe`	turn voice messages not heard yet into text — by the messenger, or a model on this machine; can take minutes.
`--model <id>`	which downloaded speech model hears them, with --transcribe; `models audio list` shows them.
`--mark-read`	also mark the chat read up to the newest message shown; the other person sees it.

`tg messages send`

send a text message; without [text], the text is read from stdin

Changes something in Telegram.

tg messages send <chat> [text] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`text`	optional	the message.

Option	What it does
`--topic <id>`	send to this forum topic; unsupported by messengers without topics.
`--reply-to <message>`	answer this message, by its id in the same chat.
`--comment-to <post>`	comment on this post of the channel; it goes to the post's discussion group.
`--send-as <id>`	post as one of the identities `chats send-as` lists; required where the chat posts as someone else by default.
`--send-id <id>`	repeat a send whose outcome was unknown, without risking a second copy.
`--silent`	deliver without a notification.
`--no-preview`	no preview card for a link in the text.
`--md`	read this messenger's Markdown; see its formatting guide for supported syntax.
`--file <file>`	attach a file; the text becomes its caption.
`--photo <file>`	attach a .jpg, .png or .webp as a photo; the text becomes its caption.
`--as-file`	send the --file as a file to download, a video included.
`--voice <file>`	send an Ogg Opus file as a voice message, alone, with no text.
`--allow-any-file`	send a file even from a hidden folder, ~/.ssh or this CLI's own folders.
`--at-time <time>`	let the messenger send it later, even with this machine off: 2026-09-25T09:00 (local time), or 30m, 2h, 1d from now.
`--spoiler`	hide the --photo or video behind a spoiler until tapped.
`--caption-above`	show the text above the --photo or --file, not below it.
`--filename <name>`	the name others see for the --file, instead of its name on disk.
`--html`	the text is HTML: , , , .

`tg messages show`

one message, by its chat and id or by its msg: locator

tg messages show <chat> [message]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages; or a msg: locator, with no message id after it.
`message`	optional	the message id.

`tg messages context`

a message and what came either side of it, oldest first

tg messages context <chat> [message] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages; or a msg: locator, with no message id after it.
`message`	optional	the message id.

Option	What it does
`--thread`	the stored reply chain and replies instead of time neighbours; falls back when no graph exists.
`--thread-hops <n>`	at most this many links from the hit (default: 8).
`--thread-messages <n>`	at most this many messages in each thread context (default: 50).
`--thread-bytes <n>`	at most this many bytes of whole messages and links in each context (default: 65536).
`--thread-within <duration>`	messages within this long either side of the hit (default: 1d).
`--before-n <n>`	how many before it. Default: `5`.
`--after-n <n>`	how many after it. Default: `5`.

`tg messages download`

save a message's photos, files, videos and voice notes to a folder — or a whole chat's with --all

tg messages download <chat> [message] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`message`	optional	the message id; left out with --all.

Option	What it does
`--output-dir <dir>`	where to save them; created if missing. Default: `.`.
`--all`	every file of the chat, newest first; run it again to continue where it stopped.
`--pause <duration>`	with --all, a pause between pages, to stay under the provider's limits. Default: `1s`.
`--extract`	read text layers from the files this download maps into the local content index.

`tg messages transcribe`

a voice message as text — by Telegram where it can, else by a model on this machine

tg messages transcribe <chat> <message> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`message`	required	the id of a voice message.

Option	What it does
`--local`	use the model on this machine, never the messenger.
`--model <id>`	which downloaded model; implies --local (`models audio list`).

`tg messages edit`

change the text of your own message; the other side may have read it already

Changes something in Telegram.

tg messages edit <chat> <message> [text] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`message`	required	the id of your own message.
`text`	optional	the new text; without it, read from stdin.

Option	What it does
`--md`	read this messenger's Markdown; see its formatting guide for supported syntax.
`--html`	the text is HTML: , , , .

`tg messages delete`

delete messages for you only; with --for-everyone, for everyone in the chat

Changes something in Telegram.

tg messages delete <chat> <messages> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`messages`	required	the message ids, at most 10.

Option	What it does
`--for-everyone`	delete for everyone in the chat, not only for you — they cannot get it back.
`--allow-dangerous`	go ahead without the question an ask level puts before a deletion.

`tg messages forward`

forward one message to another chat

Changes something in Telegram.

tg messages forward <chat> <message> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	the chat the message is in: a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`message`	required	the message id.

Option	What it does
`--to <chat>`	where it goes: a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--silent`	deliver it without a notification.
`--send-as <id>`	post as one of the identities `chats send-as` lists for the --to chat; required where the chat posts as someone else by default.
`--send-id <id>`	repeat a forward whose outcome was unknown, without risking a second copy.
`--topic <id>`	forward into this forum topic of the --to chat.

`tg messages pin`

pin a message in a chat, quietly unless --notify

Changes something in Telegram.

tg messages pin <chat> <message> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`message`	required	the message id.

Option	What it does
`--notify`	tell the chat's members about the pin.

`tg messages unpin`

unpin a message in a chat

Changes something in Telegram.

tg messages unpin <chat> <message>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`message`	required	the message id.

`tg messages scheduled`

messages waiting to be sent later in a chat, soonest first; cancel one in the app

tg messages scheduled <chat>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

`tg messages link`

a message permalink when supported, and its account-scoped locator

tg messages link <chat> [message]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages; or a msg: locator, with no message id after it.
`message`	optional	the message id.

`tg messages comments`

the comments under a channel post, oldest to newest; they live in its discussion group

tg messages comments <chat> <post> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	the channel: a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`post`	required	the post's message id in the channel.

Option	What it does
`--limit <n>`	how many.
`--before-id <id>`	only comments older than this comment id.

`tg messages links`

why a message is in its conversation: each link it has, and the chain of answers back to the start

tg messages links <chat> <message>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`message`	required	the message id.

`tg reactions`

react to messages

`tg reactions add`

put your reaction on a message; it replaces the one you had

Changes something in Telegram.

tg reactions add <chat> <message> <emoji>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`message`	required	the message id.
`emoji`	required	one emoji, for example 👍.

`tg reactions remove`

take your reaction off a message

Changes something in Telegram.

tg reactions remove <chat> <message>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`message`	required	the message id.

`tg polls`

read a poll, vote in it, close your own, create one

`tg polls show`

a poll and its answer ids, as the message carries it now

tg polls show <chat> <message>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`message`	required	the id of the message that carries the poll.

`tg polls voters`

who voted for what, newest first; not in an anonymous poll

tg polls voters <chat> <message> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`message`	required	the id of the message that carries the poll.

Option	What it does
`--answer <id>`	only those who chose this answer, as `polls show` prints it.
`--limit <n>`	how many.

`tg polls vote`

vote in a poll, or take your vote back; the others see it unless the poll is anonymous

Changes something in Telegram.

tg polls vote <chat> <message> [answers] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`message`	required	the id of the message that carries the poll.
`answers`	optional	answer ids, as `polls show` prints them.

Option	What it does
`--retract`	take your vote back.

`tg polls close`

close your own poll; nobody can vote after that, and it cannot be reopened

Changes something in Telegram.

tg polls close <chat> <message>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`message`	required	the id of your own message that carries the poll.

`tg polls create`

send a poll to a chat, as a message of its own; public unless --anonymous

Changes something in Telegram.

tg polls create <chat> <question> <answers> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`question`	required	the question.
`answers`	required	two answers or more.

Option	What it does
`--topic <id>`	send to this forum topic; unsupported by messengers without topics.
`--multiple`	people may pick several answers.
`--anonymous`	nobody sees who voted for what.
`--revote`	people may change their vote.
`--silent`	send without a notification.
`--send-as <id>`	post as one of the identities `chats send-as` lists; required where the chat posts as someone else by default.
`--send-id <id>`	repeat a create whose outcome was unknown, without risking a second poll.
`--quiz`	a quiz: one answer is right, and a vote is final.
`--correct <n>`	with --quiz: the right answer's position, from 1.
`--solution <text>`	with --quiz: what people see once they answered.
`--close-time <delay>`	it closes by itself this long after sending: 5s to 10m, like 90s or 5m.

`tg models`

models that run on this machine

`tg models audio`

speech models for transcribing voice messages

`tg models audio list`

the speech models, most suitable first, which are downloaded, and which one is the default

tg models audio list

`tg models audio download`

download a speech model once, checked against the sha256 this version expects

tg models audio download <model>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`model`	required	a model id from `models audio list`.

`tg models text`

embedding models for searching conversations by meaning

`tg models text list`

the embedding models, most suitable first, which are downloaded, and which one is the default

tg models text list

`tg models text download`

download an embedding model once, checked against the sha256 this version expects

tg models text download <model> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`model`	required	a model id from `models text list`.

Option	What it does
`--accept-terms`	accept the model's licence terms, for a model that has its own.

`tg models text key`

API keys for embedding and analysis providers

`tg models text key set`

store a key, typed at a hidden prompt or piped on stdin — never as an argument

tg models text key set <provider>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`provider`	required	openai, anthropic, or the host of a --base-url server that wants a key.

`tg models text key remove`

forget a stored key

tg models text key remove <provider>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`provider`	required	openai, anthropic, or a server's host.

`tg inbox`

other people's unread messages in every chat; --new for what arrived since the last check

tg inbox [options]

Option	What it does
`--new`	what arrived since the last check, each message once — for scheduled runs.
`--since-time <time>`	what arrived after this ISO 8601 time, or 2h / 1d ago; the saved point stays put.
`--limit <n>`	at most this many per chat, the newest.
`--all`	muted and archived chats too — left out unless they mention you or reply to you.
`--kind <kinds>`	only chats of these kinds, comma-separated: dialog, group, channel, saved.
`--transcribe`	turn voice messages not heard yet into text — by the messenger, or a model on this machine; can take minutes.
`--model <id>`	which downloaded speech model hears them, with --transcribe; `models audio list` shows them.
`--mark-read`	also mark each chat shown read, up to the newest message shown; the other side sees it.
`--no-mark-read`	do not, whatever the catchUpMarksRead setting says.

`tg review`

every message, yours too, in chats that changed since a point — for reviewing who owes what

tg review [options]

Option	What it does
`--since-time <time>`	where the last review ended — ISO 8601, or 2h / 1d ago; 3 days ago if not given.
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat: a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--kind <kinds>`	only chats of these kinds, comma-separated: dialog, group, channel, saved.
`--unanswered [duration]`	only questions to you or a group's admins that nobody answered, asked at least this long ago — 4h, 1d; 24h if not given.
`--all`	muted and archived chats too — left out unless they mention you or reply to you.
`--transcribe`	turn voice messages not heard yet into text — by the messenger, or a model on this machine; can take minutes.
`--model <id>`	which downloaded speech model hears them, with --transcribe; `models audio list` shows them.
`--new`	what changed since the last `review --new`, a point per chat — for scheduled runs.
`--mark-read`	also mark each chat shown read, up to the newest message shown; the other side sees it.
`--no-mark-read`	do not, whatever the catchUpMarksRead setting says.

`tg topics`

the topics of a forum group

`tg topics list`

a forum group's topics, newest activity first

tg topics list <chat> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

Option	What it does
`--limit <n>`	how many to show.
`--page <n>`	which page, starting at 1.
`--all`	every row, no paging.

`tg topics show`

one forum topic: its title, state and last activity

tg topics show <chat> <topic>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`topic`	required	the topic id, from `topics list`.

`tg topics enable`

enable forum topics; only the owner, with an explicit upgrade for a basic group

Changes something in Telegram.

tg topics enable <chat> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

Option	What it does
`--upgrade`	upgrade a basic group to a supergroup first; its chat id changes.

`tg topics create`

create a named topic in an existing forum; never enable or upgrade a group implicitly

Changes something in Telegram.

tg topics create <chat> <title> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`title`	required	the topic title, at most 128 UTF-8 bytes.

Option	What it does
`--send-id <id>`	identify this creation attempt; an already sent or unknown id is refused.

`tg topics edit`

rename, close or reopen a forum topic

Changes something in Telegram.

tg topics edit <chat> <topic> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`topic`	required	the topic id, from `topics list`.

Option	What it does
`--title <title>`	the new title, at most 128 UTF-8 bytes.
`--closed <on\|off>`	on closes the topic to new messages, off reopens it.
`--pinned <on\|off>`	on pins the topic at the top of the list, off unpins it.
`--hidden <on\|off>`	on hides the General topic from the topic list, off shows it.

`tg topics delete`

delete a forum topic and every message in it, for everyone; it cannot be undone

Changes something in Telegram.

tg topics delete <chat> <topic> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`topic`	required	the topic id, from `topics list`.

Option	What it does
`--allow-dangerous`	go ahead without the question an ask level puts before a deletion.

`tg topics order`

put the pinned topics in this order; it pins and unpins nothing

Changes something in Telegram.

tg topics order <chat> <topic>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`topic`	required	the pinned topics' ids, first to last.

`tg watch`

print new messages as they arrive, until Ctrl-C or --timeout (either ends it normally)

tg watch [options]

Option	What it does
`--events`	also edits, deletions and reactions; every line then names its event.

`tg serve`

keep the local store current until stopped — what a systemd or launchd unit runs

tg serve

`tg server`

tg serve in the background: start, stop, restart, status, logs; install adds a systemd or launchd unit

`tg server start`

start serve in the background — through the unit if one is installed — and answer once it connects

tg server start

`tg server stop`

stop this profile's serve — through the unit if it runs under one

tg server stop

`tg server restart`

stop it and start it again

tg server restart

`tg server status`

whether serve runs for this profile, since when, who started it, and the unit if there is one

tg server status

`tg server logs`

serve's latest log lines — from the journal under systemd, else its log file

tg server logs [options]

Option	What it does
`-n, --lines <n>`	how many lines. Default: `50`.

`tg server install`

write a systemd user unit or a launchd agent for this profile; starts nothing

tg server install

`tg server uninstall`

remove this profile's unit; stop it first

tg server uninstall

`tg store`

the local store of messages

`tg store status`

per chat: messages stored, the oldest and newest, and the stretches held completely

tg store status [chat]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	optional	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

`tg store fetch`

fetch a chat's history into the local store, newest first; run it again to continue; --all fetches every chat

tg store fetch [chat] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	optional	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

Option	What it does
`--all`	every chat, most recently active first — what search needs; the last 90d unless --since-time or --last.
`--limit <n>`	at most this many messages in this run, per chat with --all; 1000 if not given.
`--page-size <n>`	how many messages one request asks for; 100 if not given.
`--pause <duration>`	pause between pages, to stay under the provider's limits. Default: `1s`.
`--since-time <time>`	stop once it reaches messages older than this: ISO 8601, or 2h / 1d ago.
`--last <n>`	stop once the newest n messages are held.
`--catch-up`	prepare local search after fetch; overrides searchCatchUp.
`--no-catch-up`	skip local preparation after this fetch.
`--catch-up-chunks <n>`	at most this many local vector chunks.
`--catch-up-messages <n>`	skip a graph rebuild larger than this many messages.
`--catch-up-time <duration>`	local preparation time budget, 30s by default.
`--background`	run as a job that outlives this command; `store jobs show` follows it.
`--estimate`	only estimate how many messages, requests and minutes a full fetch would still take — from the store, no request.

`tg store gaps`

inspect recorded interior coverage gaps and explicitly fetch them

`tg store gaps plan`

local coverage plan; missing message ids alone do not imply missing history

tg store gaps plan <chat>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

`tg store gaps repair`

fetch bounded interior gaps and recheck coverage; never delete unseen messages

tg store gaps repair <chat> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

Option	What it does
`--limit <n>`	total messages in this repair, 500 by default.
`--max-gaps <n>`	at most this many gaps, 5 by default.
`--repair-time <duration>`	time budget for the repair, 30s by default. Default: `30s`.
`--page-size <n>`	messages per provider page.
`--pause <duration>`	provider pause between pages. Default: `1s`.
`--fingerprint <hash>`	refuse if this previously inspected coverage plan changed.
`--catch-up`	prepare local search after repair; overrides searchCatchUp.
`--no-catch-up`	skip local search preparation after repair.
`--catch-up-chunks <n>`	maximum local chunks prepared.
`--catch-up-messages <n>`	maximum stored messages read for preparation.
`--catch-up-time <duration>`	preparation time within the repair's remaining budget.
`--background`	repair as an existing store job; inspect store jobs show.

`tg store jobs`

background fetch jobs

`tg store jobs list`

background fetch jobs, newest first

tg store jobs list [options]

Option	What it does
`--state <state>`	only jobs in this state. One of: `running`, `done`, `failed`, `cancelled`, `died`.

`tg store jobs show`

one background job — the newest when none is named — and what the store now holds of its chat

tg store jobs show [job]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`job`	optional	the job id `store fetch --background` printed.

`tg store jobs cancel`

stop a running background job after its current page; a later fetch resumes where it stopped

tg store jobs cancel <job>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`job`	required	the job id.

`tg store jobs retry`

start a failed or died job again, as a new job; the fetch resumes where the store stopped

tg store jobs retry [job] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`job`	optional	the job id.

Option	What it does
`--failed`	every chat whose newest job failed or died.

`tg store jobs clear`

forget finished jobs and remove their logs; a running job is kept

Changes something on this computer only.

tg store jobs clear

`tg store export`

a chat's stored messages as JSON lines, oldest first; never asks the messenger

tg store export [chats] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chats`	optional	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages; several with --to.

Option	What it does
`--format <format>`	jsonl (the default): one message per line; markdown: a transcript with a heading per day, replies and forwards quoted.
`--since-time <time>`	only from this ISO 8601 time, or 30m / 2h / 1d ago, on.
`--output <file>`	write JSON lines, or the transcript, to this new file, readable only by you.
`--to <dir>`	write into this folder, a file per chat and a manifest; run again on it for only what changed since.
`--kind <kinds>`	with --to: every stored chat of these kinds, comma-separated: dialog, group, channel, saved.
`--all`	with --to: every stored chat of this account.
`--encrypt`	compress and encrypt with a password, typed at a hidden prompt or piped on stdin; it is never kept — lose it and the file cannot be opened.

`tg store clear`

delete from the store the chats this account has left, with their messages

tg store clear [options]

Option	What it does
`--left`	the chats this account has left — the only thing this clears.
`--allow-dangerous`	yes, delete — it cannot be undone, and a chat you left cannot be fetched again.

`tg store info`

the store file: where it is, its size, its schema and how many rows it holds; changes nothing

tg store info

`tg store check`

whether the store is healthy — integrity, search indexes, disk, and which chats are behind

tg store check

`tg store migrate`

bring the store up to this build's schema, then normalize, index and stem the messages and notes stored before it

tg store migrate

`tg store reindex`

rebuild the word index, its typo vocabulary, the stems, the files' word index and the notes' indexes from what is stored; loses nothing

tg store reindex

`tg store backup`

copy the store into a new file, while it is in use; never overwrites a file

tg store backup <file> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`file`	required	the new file.

Option	What it does
`--encrypt`	compress and encrypt with a password, typed at a hidden prompt or piped on stdin; it is never kept — lose it and the file cannot be opened.

`tg store restore`

put a backup in place of the store; the store it replaces is kept beside it, never deleted

tg store restore <file>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`file`	required	a file `store backup` wrote; one written with --encrypt asks for its password.

`tg store decrypt`

open a file written with --encrypt into a new file; asks for its password

tg store decrypt <file> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`file`	required	a file `store backup --encrypt` or `store export --encrypt` wrote.

Option	What it does
`--output <file>`	the new file, readable only by you.

`tg store repair`

bring every table to this build's shape, deleting nothing: a table of the wrong shape is kept as a copy beside a new one

tg store repair [options]

Option	What it does
`--dry-run`	say what it would do, and change nothing.

`tg store copies`

the tables store repair kept as copies

`tg store copies delete`

delete one copy store repair kept, named exactly; refuses any other table

tg store copies delete <name>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`name`	required	the copy's name, as `store repair` printed it.

`tg conversations`

the conversations inside a chat, found in the stored messages by replies, mentions and who wrote next

`tg conversations build`

find a chat's conversations in what the store holds, replacing the last build; without --chat, every chat that changed since its build and every group never built; never asks the messenger

tg conversations build [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--analyze`	link batches using the configured analysis provider; requires --chat and remembers consent for this chat/provider.
`--provider <provider>`	analysis: agent, openai or anthropic.
`--model <model>`	analysis model; overrides analysisModel.
`--base-url <url>`	analysis API endpoint; overrides analysisBaseUrl.
`--size <n>`	analysis answer messages per batch, 10–200; default 50.
`--max-tokens <n>`	analysis input/output reservation cap per run; default 100000.
`--max-chats <n>`	at most this many chats in one run; 20 if not given.

`tg conversations list`

a chat's conversations, the newest first: when, how many messages, how many people

tg conversations list [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--since-time <time>`	only those that started at this ISO 8601 time, or 30m / 2h / 1d ago, or later.
`--limit <n>`	how many.

`tg conversations show`

one conversation's messages, oldest first — by its id, or the one a message is in

tg conversations show <conversation> [message]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`conversation`	required	a conversation id from `conversations list`; or a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages, with a message.
`message`	optional	a message id in that chat: show the conversation it is in.

the conversations nearest in meaning to the one a message is in, in every built chat, best first — from the vectors conversations embed stored; runs no model

tg conversations related <chat> <message> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`message`	required	a message id in that chat.

Option	What it does
`--limit <n>`	how many.
`--model <model>`	local: a model id from `models text list` (default: e5-small); remote: the provider's model.
`--provider <provider>`	embedding provider: local or openai; flags override profile settings.
`--base-url <url>`	a server with OpenAI's /v1/embeddings: Gemini, Jina, or Ollama and LM Studio on this machine.
`--dims <n>`	remote: the vector size — needed with --base-url; shortens an OpenAI model's.

`tg conversations status`

how fresh each built chat's conversations and vectors are: messages the build has not seen, chunks with a current, stale or missing vector

tg conversations status [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat: a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--model <model>`	local: a model id from `models text list` (default: e5-small); remote: the provider's model.
`--provider <provider>`	embedding provider: local or openai; flags override profile settings.
`--base-url <url>`	a server with OpenAI's /v1/embeddings: Gemini, Jina, or Ollama and LM Studio on this machine.
`--dims <n>`	remote: the vector size — needed with --base-url; shortens an OpenAI model's.

`tg conversations batches`

windows of a chat for your own AI agent to link: which earlier message each one answers

`tg conversations batches status`

how many messages still wait for an answer, in how many batches, and how much text

tg conversations batches status [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--size <n>`	messages to answer per batch, 10–200; 50 by default.

`tg conversations batches next`

the next window to answer, with the messages before it; message text goes to stdout only

tg conversations batches next [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--size <n>`	messages to answer per batch, 10–200; 50 by default.

`tg conversations links`

your agent's answers: which earlier message each message of a batch answers

`tg conversations links add`

store your agent's answer to a batch, read as JSON from stdin: { "model", "answers": [{ "message", "parent", "confidence" }] }; all or nothing

tg conversations links add [options]

Option	What it does
`--batch <id>`	the batch id `conversations batches next` printed.

`tg conversations links clear`

drop your agent's answers for a chat, or only one model's; messages are never touched

tg conversations links clear [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--model <model>`	only the answers this model gave.

`tg conversations consents`

remembered analysis permissions for this account's chats and provider endpoints

`tg conversations consents list`

tg conversations consents list

`tg conversations consents revoke`

tg conversations consents revoke [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	revoke only this chat's consents; defaults to every chat.
`--provider <identity>`	exact provider identity from consents list; defaults to every provider.

`tg conversations embed`

compute a vector for each chunk of a chat's conversations for search by meaning — on this machine, or with --provider through a service and your key; resumes where it stopped; without --chat, every built chat with chunks left, on this machine only

tg conversations embed [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--model <model>`	local: a model id from `models text list` (default: e5-small); remote: the provider's model.
`--provider <provider>`	embedding provider: local or openai; flags override profile settings.
`--base-url <url>`	a server with OpenAI's /v1/embeddings: Gemini, Jina, or Ollama and LM Studio on this machine.
`--dims <n>`	remote: the vector size — needed with --base-url; shortens an OpenAI model's.
`--workers <n>`	local: sessions in parallel, each with its own copy of the model (~0.7 GB each).
`--threads <n>`	local: threads in all (default: min(8, cores)).
`--concurrency <n>`	remote: requests at once (default: 4).
`--max-tokens <n>`	remote: stop before a run that could send more tokens than this.
`--max-chats <n>`	at most this many chats in one run; 20 if not given.
`--max-chunks <n>`	at most this many chunks embedded in one run; 2000 if not given, and no limit with --chat.

`tg conversations embed status`

how many chunks of a chat have a vector of the model, how many are left, and what is left costs

tg conversations embed status [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--model <model>`	local: a model id from `models text list` (default: e5-small); remote: the provider's model.
`--provider <provider>`	embedding provider: local or openai; flags override profile settings.
`--base-url <url>`	a server with OpenAI's /v1/embeddings: Gemini, Jina, or Ollama and LM Studio on this machine.
`--dims <n>`	remote: the vector size — needed with --base-url; shortens an OpenAI model's.

`tg conversations embed clear`

drop a chat's vectors, or only one model's; messages and conversations are never touched

tg conversations embed clear [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--model <model>`	local: a model id from `models text list` (default: e5-small); remote: the provider's model.
`--provider <provider>`	embedding provider: local or openai; flags override profile settings.
`--base-url <url>`	a server with OpenAI's /v1/embeddings: Gemini, Jina, or Ollama and LM Studio on this machine.
`--dims <n>`	remote: the vector size — needed with --base-url; shortens an OpenAI model's.

`tg attachments`

the files of stored messages: their text in the local store, for content: in a search

`tg attachments extract`

read the text of downloaded files — text, PDF/DOCX text layers, ODT/ODS/XLSX/PPTX/EPUB — into the local store, for content: in a search

tg attachments extract [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat's files; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--from-dir <dir>`	match files in this nonrecursive directory; needs --chat.
`--cursor <cursor>`	continue from the cursor returned by a bounded extraction.
`--download`	first save the files no download saved yet, from the messenger, into --output-dir.
`--output-dir <dir>`	with --download, where to save them; created if missing.
`--limit <n>`	read at most this many files; run it again to continue.
`--ocr`	explicitly call models.ocr for bulk image and scanned-PDF text extraction.
`--concurrency <n>`	remote: requests at once (default: 4).

`tg attachments list`

files of stored messages, where each was saved and whether its text is held — never the text

tg attachments list [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat's files; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--needs-text`	only files saved here whose text nobody has yet: what an agent reads and writes back.
`--limit <n>`	how many to show.
`--page <n>`	which page, starting at 1.
`--all`	every row, no paging.

`tg attachments show`

read a bounded chunk of one retained attachment; JSON includes base64 bytes

tg attachments show <chat> [message] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages; or a msg: locator alone.
`message`	optional	the message id.

Option	What it does
`--attachment <n>`	file position from 1; required for several files.
`--page <n>`	render one PDF page as PNG, from 1; optional unpdf/canvas, no OCR.
`--offset-bytes <n>`	byte offset from 0.
`--chunk-bytes <n>`	bytes to return, 1–1048576 (default524288).
`--if-sha256 <hash>`	require the whole file SHA-256 from the preceding chunk.

`tg attachments text`

the text of one file, as an agent read it

`tg attachments text set`

keep the text an agent read from a file — a scan, a photo — so content: finds it; nothing is sent

tg attachments text set <chat> [message] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages; or a msg: locator, with no message id after it.
`message`	optional	the message id.

Option	What it does
`--attachment <n>`	which file of the message, from 1; needed when it has more than one.
`--text-file <path>`	read the text from this file; - or none reads stdin.

`tg tags`

your own labels on chats, people and messages, kept in the local store and never sent; tag: in a search finds them

`tg tags auto`

derive local group/channel tags from cached metadata using keyword rules

Changes something on this computer only.

tg tags auto [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	a stored group/channel; repeat to select several. Default: ``.
`--limit <number>`	process at most 1–500 chats. Default: `50`.
`--refresh-metadata`	read current descriptions from the messenger before classifying.
`--dry-run`	preview cached classification without changing the store.

`tg tags add`

put tags on one chat, person or message

Changes something on this computer only.

tg tags add <tag> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`tag`	required	one or more tags: 1–32 letters a–z, digits and hyphens; upper case is lowered.

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	the chat to tag, or the chat of --message; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--contact <person>`	the person to tag: their id, @username or name, as the local store knows them.
`--message <message>`	the message to tag: its id in --chat, or a msg: locator alone.

`tg tags remove`

take tags off one chat, person or message

Changes something on this computer only.

tg tags remove <tag> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`tag`	required	one or more tags: 1–32 letters a–z, digits and hyphens; upper case is lowered.

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	the chat to untag, or the chat of --message; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--contact <person>`	the person to untag: their id, @username or name, as the local store knows them.
`--message <message>`	the message to untag: its id in --chat, or a msg: locator alone.
`--source <manual\|auto>`	remove only this ownership claim.

`tg tags list`

what is tagged: this account's chats and messages, and the people of its messenger

tg tags list [options]

Option	What it does
`--tag <tag>`	only this tag.
`--source <manual\|auto>`	only labels with this ownership claim.
`--type <names>`	only what is tagged of this type: chat, contact or message.

`tg metadata`

cached group/channel descriptions for local automatic tags

`tg metadata get`

tg metadata get [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	a stored chat.

`tg metadata refresh`

Changes something on this computer only.

tg metadata refresh [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	stored group/channel; repeat for several. Default: ``.
`--only-missing`	only chats with no metadata yet; without --chat, every stored group/channel.
`--limit <number>`	process at most 1–500 chats. Default: `50`.

`tg stats`

statistics about messages, chats and their authors

`tg stats messages`

message statistics from the local store

`tg stats messages show`

how many stored messages match, by chat, sender, day or hour — the local store only; optionally fetches new messages with --sync-first

tg stats messages show [query] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`query`	optional	a strict Lucene query, as for search messages; none counts every stored message; with --saved, more words AND-ed to it.

Option	What it does
`--sync-first`	first fetch new messages within the chat, time and message bounds.
`--max-chats <n>`	refresh at most this many chats (default: 5).
`--sync-time <duration>`	stop fetching after this long (default: 30s).
`--max-messages <n>`	fetch at most this many messages total (default: 500).
`--by <chat\|sender\|day\|hour>`	what to count by (default: chat).
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat — the same as chat: in the query; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--source <messenger>`	every account of this messenger held in the store; personal, bots or all — the same as in: in the query.
`--limit <n>`	how many rows.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar days and hours.
`--exact`	bare words and quotes match their exact form only, as exact:word does; text: still matches every form.
`--saved <name\|id>`	count what a saved search or an earlier run matches; options typed here replace its own.

`tg stats messages counters`

per-counter observations and bounded remote refresh

`tg stats messages counters show`

show saved counter values and their observation freshness

tg stats messages counters show [query] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`query`	optional	strict Lucene query over stored messages.

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--source <messenger>`	held accounts of this messenger; refresh uses the active account.
`--exact`	bare words match exact forms.
`--timezone <zone>`	IANA timezone for query dates.
`--selection <json>`	pinned counter-targets selection from counters show; conflicts with query and scope.
`--counters <names>`	distinct views,reactions,comments fields; all three by default.
`--limit <n>`	messages, 1–100; 20 by default.
`--max-age <duration>`	maximum fresh observation age; 24h by default.

`tg stats messages counters refresh`

read authoritative counters for bounded messages and update their local observations

Changes something on this computer only.

tg stats messages counters refresh [query] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`query`	optional	strict Lucene query over stored messages.

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--source <messenger>`	held accounts of this messenger; refresh uses the active account.
`--exact`	bare words match exact forms.
`--timezone <zone>`	IANA timezone for query dates.
`--selection <json>`	pinned counter-targets selection from counters show; conflicts with query and scope.
`--counters <names>`	distinct views,reactions,comments fields; all three by default.
`--limit <n>`	messages, 1–100; 20 by default.
`--max-messages <n>`	maximum messages to refresh, 1–100.
`--sync-time <duration>`	remote refresh budget; 30s by default, maximum 5m.
`--dry-run`	preview exact stored targets and counter capabilities without connecting.

`tg stats messages unanswered`

oldest detected questions without an observed qualifying explicit reply

tg stats messages unanswered [query] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`query`	optional	a strict Lucene query; none selects every stored message.

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--source <messenger>`	every held account of this messenger; personal, bots or all.
`--exact`	bare words match exact forms rather than stems.
`--saved <name\|id>`	run a saved report of this kind; typed report options replace stored options.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar date boundaries.
`--limit <n>`	report rows, 1–100; 20 if not given.
`--answerer <person>`	stored name, alias, @username, ID or person:provider/account/id; ambiguous names require a choice; repeat for more.
`--older-than <duration>`	minimum age of a question without an observed qualifying answer.

`tg stats messages discussion`

viewed posts with little recorded discussion

tg stats messages discussion [query] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`query`	optional	a strict Lucene query; none selects every stored message.

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--source <messenger>`	every held account of this messenger; personal, bots or all.
`--exact`	bare words match exact forms rather than stems.
`--saved <name\|id>`	run a saved report of this kind; typed report options replace stored options.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar date boundaries.
`--limit <n>`	report rows, 1–100; 20 if not given.
`--min-views <n>`	minimum known cumulative views.
`--max-replies <n>`	maximum observed discussion replies.

`tg stats messages top`

rank stored messages by a measure or explainable score; counters are snapshots with per-field observation freshness

tg stats messages top [query] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`query`	optional	a strict Lucene query; none selects every stored message.

Option	What it does
`--sync-first`	first fetch new messages within the chat, time and message bounds.
`--max-chats <n>`	refresh at most this many chats (default: 5).
`--sync-time <duration>`	stop fetching after this long (default: 30s).
`--max-messages <n>`	fetch at most this many messages total (default: 500).
`--measure <name>`	the ranking metric; not with score or weights. One of: `views`, `reactions`, `forwards`, `comments`, `replies`, `thread-size`.
`--score <preset>`	helpful/active for authors; engaging for either target. One of: `helpful`, `active`, `engaging`.
`--weights <json>`	the complete component weights; replaces preset weights.
`--message-kind <kind>`	select proven all, posts or comments before ranking. One of: `all`, `posts`, `comments`.
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--source <messenger>`	every held account of this messenger; personal, bots or all.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for dates and active days.
`--exact`	bare words match exact forms rather than stems.
`--limit <n>`	ranked rows, 1–100.
`--saved <name\|id>`	run a saved query or ranking run; typed options replace stored options.

`tg stats messages evidence`

bounded messages, answer pairs or retention members from an exact drilldown selection

tg stats messages evidence <message> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`message`	required	the canonical message locator, or retention cohort reference, from drilldown.

Option	What it does
`--selection <json>`	the resolved ranking selection returned in drilldown.
`--component <name>`	the exposed ranking component.
`--limit <n>`	evidence rows, 1–100; 20 if not given.
`--cursor <cursor>`	continue the same component and stored-evidence fingerprint.

`tg stats contacts`

statistics about human authors

`tg stats contacts responses`

counts and median/p90 latency for selected human answering identities

tg stats contacts responses [query] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`query`	optional	a strict Lucene query; none selects every stored message.

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--source <messenger>`	every held account of this messenger; personal, bots or all.
`--exact`	bare words match exact forms rather than stems.
`--saved <name\|id>`	run a saved report of this kind; typed report options replace stored options.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar date boundaries.
`--limit <n>`	report rows, 1–100; 20 if not given.
`--answerer <person>`	stored name, alias, @username, ID or person:provider/account/id; ambiguous names require a choice; repeat for more.

`tg stats contacts top`

rank the human authors of stored messages by a measure or explainable score; counters are snapshots with per-field observation freshness

tg stats contacts top [query] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`query`	optional	a strict Lucene query; none selects every stored message.

Option	What it does
`--sync-first`	first fetch new messages within the chat, time and message bounds.
`--max-chats <n>`	refresh at most this many chats (default: 5).
`--sync-time <duration>`	stop fetching after this long (default: 30s).
`--max-messages <n>`	fetch at most this many messages total (default: 500).
`--measure <name>`	the ranking metric; not with score or weights. One of: `messages`, `words`, `reactions`, `replies`, `answers`, `answer-time`, `threads`, `active-days`.
`--score <preset>`	helpful/active for authors; engaging for either target. One of: `helpful`, `active`, `engaging`.
`--weights <json>`	the complete component weights; replaces preset weights.
`--message-kind <kind>`	select proven all, posts or comments before ranking. One of: `all`, `posts`, `comments`.
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--source <messenger>`	every held account of this messenger; personal, bots or all.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for dates and active days.
`--exact`	bare words match exact forms rather than stems.
`--limit <n>`	ranked rows, 1–100.
`--saved <name\|id>`	run a saved query or ranking run; typed options replace stored options.
`--min-messages <n>`	minimum selected messages per author; 1, or 5 for engaging.

`tg stats contacts evidence`

bounded messages, answer pairs or retention members from an exact drilldown selection

tg stats contacts evidence <person> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`person`	required	the exact native person id from the ranking row.

Option	What it does
`--selection <json>`	the resolved ranking selection returned in drilldown.
`--component <name>`	the exposed ranking component.
`--limit <n>`	evidence rows, 1–100; 20 if not given.
`--cursor <cursor>`	continue the same component and stored-evidence fingerprint.

`tg stats chats`

statistics about one chat

`tg stats chats show`

a group's or channel's numbers for a period: messages, active members, replies, reactions, questions answered, joins and leaves — counted from the local store; joins and leaves are asked of the messenger

tg stats chats show <chat> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

Option	What it does
`--since-time <time>`	ISO 8601, or 2h / 1d ago; 7 days ago if not given.
`--by <day\|week>`	also one row per calendar day or week (weeks start on Monday).
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar days.

`tg stats chats newcomers`

known-join members and their help within a join window

tg stats chats newcomers <chat> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

Option	What it does
`--since-time <time>`	from this ISO 8601 time, or 2h / 1d ago; 30d ago if not given.
`--until-time <time>`	through this ISO 8601 time, or 2h / 1d ago.
`--within <duration>`	the help window after a known newcomer join.
`--saved <name\|id>`	run a saved report of this kind; typed report options replace stored options.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar date boundaries.
`--limit <n>`	report rows, 1–100; 20 if not given.
`--answerer <person>`	stored name, alias, @username, ID or person:provider/account/id; ambiguous names require a choice; repeat for more.

`tg stats chats retention`

joining cohorts and observed checkpoint membership from saved roster observations

tg stats chats retention <chat> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

Option	What it does
`--since-time <time>`	joining period starts at ISO 8601 or a relative time; last 90 days by default.
`--until-time <time>`	joining period ends at this time; now by default.
`--checkpoints <durations>`	up to 10 increasing joining ages, comma separated; 1d,7d,30d by default.
`--within <duration>`	activity and early departure window after joining; 7d by default.
`--by <day\|week>`	group joining dates by calendar day or Monday week. One of: `day`, `week`.
`--timezone <zone>`	IANA timezone for joining cohorts.
`--limit <n>`	cohorts and member evidence, 1–100.

`tg stats chats official`

what Telegram itself computed for a group or channel you administer: totals against the previous period, top people and every graph as JSON series; the messenger picks the period

tg stats chats official <chat>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

`tg stats tasks`

task statistics

`tg stats tasks show`

per chat: how many tasks are open, the oldest open one, the median time to close

tg stats tasks show [options]

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--type <name>`	only this type: question, request, mention or promise.

`tg stats charts`

a chart's data from a chat's statistics, and optionally a dark SVG or PNG image

tg stats charts <chat> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

Option	What it does
`--chart-kind <messages\|active\|membership>`	what to draw: messages, active authors, or joins and leaves. Default: `messages`.
`--by <day\|week>`	one point per calendar day or week (weeks start on Monday). Default: `day`.
`--since-time <time>`	ISO 8601, or 2h / 1d ago; 7 days ago if not given.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar days.
`--output <file>`	write a dark image to a new .svg or .png file.

`tg tasks`

what waits on you — unanswered questions, mentions, requests, promises — kept in the local store; review and serve add them

`tg tasks list`

tasks, oldest first, with their message or note source

tg tasks list [options]

Option	What it does
`--state <state>`	only tasks in this state: open, done or dismissed.
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat's tasks; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--type <names>`	only these types, comma-separated: question, request, mention, promise.
`--before-time <time>`	only tasks opened before this ISO 8601 time, or 2h / 1d ago.
`--limit <n>`	how many.

`tg tasks add`

add a task for a stored message or note — a promise, a request

tg tasks add <message> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`message`	required	a message locator, msg:///, or note:.

Option	What it does
`--type <name>`	the task's type: question, request, mention or promise.

`tg tasks close`

close a task: done, or dismissed when it needs no answer; a closed task stays closed

tg tasks close <task> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`task`	required	the task's id, as tasks list shows it.

Option	What it does
`--as <state>`	how it is closed: done, or dismissed — it needs no answer.
`--reason <text>`	why, kept with the task — no-reply-needed, for example.

`tg search`

find things by text: search all for everything the local store holds, or one resource

`tg search all`

search everything the local store holds — messenger messages, mail and notes — best match first; start here when you do not know where something was written

tg search all <query> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`query`	required	strict Lucene query: words, "phrases", AND/OR/NOT, field groups and date ranges.

Option	What it does
`--only <resources>`	only these, separated by commas: messages, mail, notes.
`--limit <n>`	how many.
`--exact`	bare words and quotes match their exact form only, as exact:word does.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar date boundaries.

`tg search messages`

search messenger messages in the local store and on the messenger's server (--backend); optionally fetches new messages with --sync-first

tg search messages [query] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`query`	optional	strict Lucene query: words, "phrases", AND/OR/NOT, field groups and date ranges; --language legacy keeps discovery; with --saved, more words AND-ed to it.

Option	What it does
`--sync-first`	first fetch new messages within the chat, time and message bounds.
`--max-chats <n>`	refresh at most this many chats (default: 5).
`--sync-time <duration>`	stop fetching after this long (default: 30s).
`--max-messages <n>`	fetch at most this many messages total (default: 500).
`--thread`	the stored reply chain and replies instead of time neighbours; falls back when no graph exists.
`--thread-hops <n>`	at most this many links from the hit (default: 8).
`--thread-messages <n>`	at most this many messages in each thread context (default: 50).
`--thread-bytes <n>`	at most this many bytes of whole messages and links in each context (default: 65536).
`--thread-within <duration>`	messages within this long either side of the hit (default: 1d).
`--backend <archive\|server\|both>`	where to search: the local archive, the messenger's server, or both (default: both).
`--server-time <duration>`	stop waiting for the server after this long (default: 5s).
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat — the same as chat: in the query; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--source <messenger>`	every account of this messenger held in the store; personal, bots or all — the same as in: in the query.
`--type <text\|voice\|file>`	only messages of this type: text alone, a voice message, or a file.
`--limit <n>`	how many.
`--newest`	newest first instead of best first.
`--exact`	bare words and quotes match their exact form only, as exact:word does; text: still matches every form.
`--context <n>`	messages before and after each hit; 2 in the terminal, 0 otherwise.
`--language <lucene\|legacy>`	the query language: strict Lucene or legacy discovery.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar date boundaries.
`--regex`	the words are one regular expression, case-insensitive, tested against every stored text.
`--saved <name\|id>`	run a saved search or an earlier run; options typed here replace its own.

`tg search mail`

search the mail imported into the local store — memo mail import brings it in

tg search mail [query] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`query`	optional	strict Lucene query: words, "phrases", AND/OR/NOT, field groups and date ranges.

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	only this mail thread, by id or subject.
`--limit <n>`	how many.
`--newest`	newest first instead of best first.
`--exact`	bare words and quotes match their exact form only, as exact:word does; text: still matches every form.
`--context <n>`	messages before and after each hit; 2 in the terminal, 0 otherwise.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar date boundaries.

`tg search notes`

search the notes — written in memo, or imported from a notes folder — by words and, with the local text model, by meaning; each hit says which found it and what it links to

tg search notes <query> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`query`	required	strict Lucene query: words, "phrases", AND/OR/NOT, tag: and date ranges.

Option	What it does
`--type <internal\|file>`	only notes written in memo, or only notes from a folder.
`--folder <id>`	only this notes folder, by its id; repeat it for more.
`--tag <tag>`	only notes with this tag.
`--filter <query>`	a query every hit must also match; it does not change the search by meaning.
`--limit <n>`	how many.
`--offset <n>`	skip this many, for the next page.
`--exact`	words as written only; meaning is not searched.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar date boundaries.

`tg search conversations`

the conversations nearest to a query in meaning and in words, best first, in one chat or every one — meaning after conversations embed; runs on this machine

tg search conversations <query> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`query`	required	what to look for, in your own words, in any language the model reads.

Option	What it does
`--model <model>`	local: a model id from `models text list` (default: e5-small); remote: the provider's model.
`--provider <provider>`	embedding provider: local or openai; flags override profile settings.
`--base-url <url>`	a server with OpenAI's /v1/embeddings: Gemini, Jina, or Ollama and LM Studio on this machine.
`--dims <n>`	remote: the vector size — needed with --base-url; shortens an OpenAI model's.
`--max-chats <n>`	at most this many chats; 5 with --sync-first, 20 with --refresh if not given.
`--max-chunks <n>`	at most this many chunks embedded in one run; 2000 if not given.
`--sync-first`	first fetch new messages within the chat, time and message bounds.
`--sync-time <duration>`	stop fetching after this long (default: 30s).
`--max-messages <n>`	fetch at most this many messages total (default: 500).
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat: a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--since-time <time>`	only those still going at this ISO 8601 time, or 30m / 2h / 1d ago, or later.
`--filter <query>`	strict Lucene filter: any message in a conversation must match; does not change the meaning query.
`--source <source>`	accounts to search: personal, bots, all, or a provider; defaults to the active account.
`--timezone <zone>`	IANA timezone for filter dates; system timezone by default.
`--limit <n>`	how many.
`--refresh`	first build and embed, on this machine, the chats in scope that changed or were never built — within --max-chats and --max-chunks.

`tg search topics`

a forum group's topics whose title matches

tg search topics <chat> <text> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`text`	required	words from the topic's title.

Option	What it does
`--limit <n>`	how many to show.
`--page <n>`	which page, starting at 1.
`--all`	every row, no paging.

`tg searches`

saved searches and the history of search messages and stats messages show, kept in the local store; --saved runs one

`tg searches create`

save a search under a name without running it; search messages --saved runs it

tg searches create <name> [query] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`name`	required	up to 64 letters a–z, digits and hyphens, not only digits.
`query`	optional	the query, as for search messages; none matches every stored message.

Option	What it does
`--chat <chat>`	only this chat — the same as chat: in the query; a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.
`--source <messenger>`	every account of this messenger held in the store; personal, bots or all — the same as in: in the query.
`--limit <n>`	how many.
`--newest`	newest first instead of best first.
`--exact`	bare words and quotes match their exact form only, as exact:word does; text: still matches every form.
`--context <n>`	messages before and after each hit.
`--language <lucene\|legacy>`	the query language: strict Lucene or legacy discovery.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for calendar date boundaries.
`--regex`	the words are one regular expression, case-insensitive, tested against every stored text.
`--by <chat\|sender\|day\|hour>`	what stats messages show --saved counts by.
`--selection <json>`	save the resolved parent ranking query and options from a drilldown.
`--replace`	overwrite a saved search of the same name.

`tg searches show`

one saved search or earlier run: its query, options and how often it ran

tg searches show <name|id>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`name\|id`	required	a saved search's name, or the id of any row of searches history.

`tg searches list`

the saved searches, by name

tg searches list

`tg searches history`

the searches and counts that ran, newest first — saved ones included; never their results

tg searches history [options]

Option	What it does
`--limit <n>`	how many.

`tg searches delete`

delete a saved search, or one run from the history

tg searches delete <name|id>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`name\|id`	required	a saved search's name, or the id of any row of searches history.

`tg searches clear`

empty the history; saved searches stay

tg searches clear

`tg flood`

the waits Telegram asked this profile to keep, and a hold on its writes

`tg flood clear`

forget them, lift the hold and the profile's pace, once Telegram no longer limits the account; changes nothing there

tg flood clear

`tg replies`

rules that answer messages for you, kept in a file of this profile

`tg replies add`

add a rule with every default written out, off until you edit and enable it

Changes something on this computer only.

tg replies add <id>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`id`	required	lower-case letters, digits and -; unique in this profile.

`tg replies on`

enable one reply rule; its template must be ready

Changes something on this computer only.

tg replies on <id>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`id`	required	the rule's id.

`tg replies off`

disable one reply rule

Changes something on this computer only.

tg replies off <id>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`id`	required	the rule's id.

`tg replies edit`

change only the named fields of a reply rule; lists replace the whole list

Changes something on this computer only.

tg replies edit <id> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`id`	required	the rule's id.

Option	What it does
`--do <actions>`	actions: reply, task, or both, comma-separated.
`--kinds <kinds>`	chat kinds: dialog, group; comma-separated, empty for any.
`--chats <ids>`	only these chat ids, comma-separated; empty for any.
`--not-chats <ids>`	leave these chat ids out, comma-separated; empty clears.
`--words <words>`	match any of these whole words, comma-separated; empty clears.
`--question`	match only questions.
`--no-question`	do not require a question.
`--mentions-me`	require a mention of you or a reply to you.
`--no-mentions-me`	do not require a mention of you or a reply to you.
`--people <ids>`	only these sender ids, comma-separated; empty for any.
`--not-people <ids>`	leave these sender ids out, comma-separated; empty clears.
`--contacts-only`	match only contacts.
`--no-contacts-only`	do not require a contact.
`--template <text>`	the reply template.
`--model <mode>`	legacy template mode: fill-only or may-reword; use ai blocks instead.
`--as-reply`	send as a reply to the matched message.
`--no-as-reply`	send without linking to the matched message.
`--per-chat <limit>`	at most this many per chat, such as 1/12h.
`--per-person <limit>`	at most this many per person, such as 1/1d.
`--outside <hours>`	answer outside this 24-hour window, such as 09:00-19:00.
`--days <days>`	days of the working window, such as mon-fri or sat,sun.
`--timezone <zone>`	the IANA timezone for the working window.
`--no-hours`	clear the working window.

`tg replies audience`

show the profile's reply audience, or replace its named fields; testers still limit answers

Changes something on this computer only.

tg replies audience [options]

Option	What it does
`--reply <mode>`	answer all or only listed senders and chats: all, listed.
`--allow-people <ids>`	replace allowed sender ids, comma-separated; empty clears.
`--allow-chats <ids>`	replace allowed chat ids, comma-separated; empty clears.
`--deny-people <ids>`	replace denied sender ids, comma-separated; empty clears; deny wins.
`--deny-chats <ids>`	replace denied chat ids, comma-separated; empty clears; deny wins.

`tg replies consents`

consent for reply models once per profile and endpoint, with chat opt-outs

`tg replies consents show`

show the reply model consent and chat opt-outs; never calls a model

tg replies consents show

`tg replies consents grant`

allow incoming message data to go to the configured reply model for this profile; chat opt-outs remain

Changes something on this computer only.

tg replies consents grant

`tg replies consents revoke`

revoke the profile's reply model consent immediately; chat opt-outs remain

Changes something on this computer only.

tg replies consents revoke

`tg replies consents deny`

keep this chat's incoming data away from the reply model

Changes something on this computer only.

tg replies consents deny <chat>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	the native chat id, used as written; never resolved over the network.

`tg replies consents allow`

remove this chat's model opt-out; does not grant profile consent

Changes something on this computer only.

tg replies consents allow <chat>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	the native chat id, used as written; never resolved over the network.

`tg replies test`

what the rules would have answered in the stored messages, to whom and why — sends nothing, changes nothing, never connects

tg replies test [rule] [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`rule`	optional	only this rule, by its id; every rule in file order if not given.

Option	What it does
`--since-time <time>`	from this ISO 8601 time, or 2h / 1d ago; 7d ago if not given.
`--ai`	call the configured reply model with stored message data; requires reply consent, otherwise uses fallback.

`tg replies pause`

stop every reply rule of this profile at once, a running serve too; resume undoes it

tg replies pause

`tg replies resume`

let the reply rules answer again after pause

tg replies resume

`tg replies status`

whether the rules may send, which are on, and who they may answer

tg replies status

`tg recipients`

the chats this profile may send to, when the list is on

`tg recipients list`

the chats on the list; empty and off until the first add

tg recipients list

`tg recipients add`

allow sending to this chat; the first add turns the list on

Changes something on this computer only.

tg recipients add <chat>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	a chat: its title or part of it, its id, @username, or `me` for Saved Messages.

`tg recipients remove`

stop allowing this chat; the list stays on

Changes something on this computer only.

tg recipients remove <chat>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`chat`	required	chat id, or the title as the list shows it.

`tg recipients clear`

delete the list, which turns it off: this profile may send to any chat again

Changes something on this computer only.

tg recipients clear

`tg sends`

every attempt to send from this profile — never the text

`tg sends list`

attempts to send, newest first: sent, refused, failed, or not known

tg sends list [options]

Option	What it does
`--limit <n>`	how many to show.

`tg runs`

recorded runs — what this tool did, and when

`tg runs list`

recorded runs, newest first

tg runs list [options]

Option	What it does
`--limit <n>`	how many to show. Default: `20`.

`tg runs show`

one run: what it was, and one line per operation

tg runs show <run-id>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`run-id`	required	an id from `tg runs list`.

`tg runs path`

the directory holding one run

tg runs path <run-id>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`run-id`	required	an id from `tg runs list`.

`tg config`

the settings in force, and where each one came from

`tg config migrate`

replace legacy access settings with permissions, preserving this file's effective levels

Changes something on this computer only.

tg config migrate [options]

Option	What it does
`--dry-run`	show the migration without writing the file.

`tg config show`

the profile, the profiles that exist, and each setting with where it came from

tg config show [options]

Option	What it does
`--bot`	the settings a bot command on this profile gets, rather than the personal account's.

`tg config set`

save a setting to the configuration file

Changes something on this computer only.

tg config set <setting> <value> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`setting`	required	one of: limit, timeoutMs, color, senderColors, record, keepRunsForDays, readOnly, allow, permissions, sendsPerHour, requestsPerMinute, transcribeWith, speechModel, catchUpMarksRead, searchCatchUp, embeddingProvider, embeddingModel, embeddingBaseUrl, embeddingDims, analysisProvider, analysisModel, analysisBaseUrl, models, proxy, readOtherBots, updateCheck, skillHint, searchStemmers.cyrillic, searchStemmers.latin.
`value`	required	a number, true or false, or for allow a list like send,reaction.

Option	What it does
`--defaults`	change what every profile gets, rather than this profile.
`--personal`	only for personal accounts — the personal section of the file.
`--bot`	only for bots — the bot section of the file.

`tg config unset`

remove a setting from the configuration file

Changes something on this computer only.

tg config unset <setting> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`setting`	required	one of: limit, timeoutMs, color, senderColors, record, keepRunsForDays, readOnly, allow, permissions, sendsPerHour, requestsPerMinute, transcribeWith, speechModel, catchUpMarksRead, searchCatchUp, embeddingProvider, embeddingModel, embeddingBaseUrl, embeddingDims, analysisProvider, analysisModel, analysisBaseUrl, models, proxy, readOtherBots, updateCheck, skillHint, searchStemmers.cyrillic, searchStemmers.latin.

Option	What it does
`--defaults`	change what every profile gets, rather than this profile.
`--personal`	only for personal accounts — the personal section of the file.
`--bot`	only for bots — the bot section of the file.

`tg doctor`

the state this installation is in, without connecting unless --online

tg doctor [options]

Option	What it does
`--online`	also connect once and read the account; sends nothing.

`tg doctor report`

what a problem report holds; writes nothing

`tg doctor report create`

write a problem report to a file, and say where to send it

tg doctor report create [options]

Option	What it does
`--run <id>`	the run the report is about; the newest failed one if not given.
`--output <file>`	where to write it; a new file in this directory if not given.

`tg commands`

commands, options and exit codes as JSON — inspect one command path per call

`tg commands schema`

one command's argv and result schemas, effects, permissions and retry guidance

tg commands schema <path>

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`path`	required	one command path, for example: stats messages show.

`tg complete`

shell completion: tg complete zsh prints the script to source

tg complete [words]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`words`	optional

`tg upgrade`

upgrade tg with the package manager that installed it; --check only looks

tg upgrade [options]

Option	What it does
`--check`	say whether a newer version exists, and install nothing.

`tg mcp`

serve this profile to an agent over MCP, on stdin and stdout — claude mcp add tg -- tg mcp

tg mcp [options]

Option	What it does
`--permission <key=level>`	override a permission for this server only; repeat for more keys.
`--confirm-send`	no longer used — writes show no form; the profile's permissions decide.
`--allow-dangerous`	no longer used — writes show no form; the profile's permissions decide.
`--allow-send`	no longer used — the profile's permissions decide; kept so an old setup still starts.
`--allow-mark-read`	no longer used — the profile's permissions decide.
`--allow-delete`	no longer used — the profile's permissions decide.
`--http`	serve over HTTP on 127.0.0.1 for ChatGPT and Claude in the browser, behind your tunnel.
`--http-confirmation <mode>`	no longer used — writes show no form; the profile's permissions decide.
`--port <port>`	the local port for --http (default 8765).
`--public-url <url>`	the tunnel's https address the browser apps use, e.g. https://.ts.net.
`--revoke`	forget every login given to a browser app; each must log in again.

`tg mcp config`

print the mcpServers entry for Claude Desktop, Cursor and others, with full paths; writes nothing

tg mcp config [options]

Option	What it does
`--permission <key=level>`	override a permission for this server only; repeat for more keys.
`--confirm-send`	no longer used — writes show no form; the profile's permissions decide.
`--allow-dangerous`	no longer used — writes show no form; the profile's permissions decide.
`--allow-send`	no longer used — the profile's permissions decide; kept so an old setup still starts.
`--allow-mark-read`	no longer used — the profile's permissions decide.
`--allow-delete`	no longer used — the profile's permissions decide.

`tg mcp setup`

add this profile's local MCP server to Codex or Claude Code

Changes something on this computer only.

tg mcp setup <client> [options]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`client`	required	codex or claude-code.

Option	What it does
`--allow-writes`	acknowledge that this profile offers writing tools.
`--permission <key=level>`	override a permission for this server only; repeat for more keys.
`--confirm-send`	no longer used — writes show no form; the profile's permissions decide.
`--allow-dangerous`	no longer used — writes show no form; the profile's permissions decide.
`--allow-send`	no longer used — the profile's permissions decide; kept so an old setup still starts.
`--allow-mark-read`	no longer used — the profile's permissions decide.
`--allow-delete`	no longer used — the profile's permissions decide.

`tg mcp doctor`

check this profile's local MCP handshake and tool list

tg mcp doctor [options]

Option	What it does
`--permission <key=level>`	override a permission for this server only; repeat for more keys.
`--confirm-send`	no longer used — writes show no form; the profile's permissions decide.
`--allow-dangerous`	no longer used — writes show no form; the profile's permissions decide.
`--allow-send`	no longer used — the profile's permissions decide; kept so an old setup still starts.
`--allow-mark-read`	no longer used — the profile's permissions decide.
`--allow-delete`	no longer used — the profile's permissions decide.

`tg skill`

the instructions an agent is given for this tool

`tg skill show`

print SKILL.md — tg skill install puts it where Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI look for it

tg skill show [name]

Argument	Requirement	What it is
`name`	optional	one of the skills shipped for a task: link-conversations.

`tg skill install`

write SKILL.md to ~/.claude/skills/tg-cli/ (Claude Code) and ~/.agents/skills/tg-cli/ (Codex, Gemini CLI)

tg skill install [options]

Option	What it does
`--for <agents>`	which agents to install for. One of: `claude`, `agents`, `all`. Default: `all`.

Exit codes

Branch on the code, not on the text: the text can change, the code does not.

Code	When
`0`	it worked
`2`	`validation_error`
`3`	`configuration_error`
`4`	`authentication_error`
`5`	`permission_error`
`6`	`not_found`
`7`	`confirmation_required`
`8`	`rate_limited`
`9`	`timeout`
`10`	`network_error`
`11`	`provider_error`
`12`	`provider_unavailable`
`13`	`invalid_response`
`14`	`outcome_unknown`
`130`	`cancelled`
`1`	anything else

0 and only 0 means the operation was done. 14 (outcome_unknown) means a message may have gone: repeat it only with the same --send-id, which Telegram uses to drop a second copy.

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Commands

`tg session`

`tg session start`

`tg session end`

`tg setup`

`tg account`

`tg account list`

`tg account show`

`tg account update`

`tg account sessions`

`tg account sessions list`

`tg account sessions end`

`tg chats`

`tg chats list`

`tg chats events`

`tg chats inspect`

`tg chats show`

`tg chats send-as`

`tg chats mark-read`

`tg chats tracking`

`tg chats tracking list`

`tg chats tracking show`

`tg chats tracking add`

`tg chats tracking remove`

`tg chats join`

`tg chats leave`

`tg chats folders`

`tg chats folders list`

`tg chats folders show`

`tg chats folders create`

`tg chats folders update`

`tg chats folders delete`

`tg chats folders order`

`tg chats folders join`

`tg chats rules`

`tg chats rules show`

`tg chats rules set`

`tg chats rules unset`

`tg contacts`

`tg contacts list`

`tg contacts show`

`tg contacts profile`

`tg contacts context`

`tg contacts check`

`tg contacts link`

`tg contacts unlink`

`tg contacts lookup`

`tg contacts sync`

`tg contacts alias`

`tg contacts alias set`

`tg contacts alias rm`

`tg contacts notes`

`tg contacts notes list`

`tg contacts notes show`

`tg contacts notes add`

`tg contacts notes edit`

`tg contacts notes remove`

`tg contacts add`

`tg contacts remove`

`tg contacts block`

`tg contacts unblock`

`tg contacts rename`

`tg contacts import`

`tg messages`

`tg messages evidence`

`tg messages list`

`tg messages send`

`tg messages show`

`tg messages context`

`tg messages download`

`tg messages transcribe`

`tg messages edit`

`tg messages delete`

`tg messages forward`

`tg messages pin`

`tg messages unpin`

`tg messages scheduled`

`tg messages link`

`tg messages comments`