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Analysis updated 2026-07-14 · repo last pushed 2024-05-03

18GoAudience · generalComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · moderate

tl;dr

Bendan Bot is a Telegram chatbot that adds mini-games, playful message reactions, link cleanup, code execution, and auto-posting to Twitter or Mastodon for group conversations.

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    What it does
      Mini-games and reactions
      Cleans tracking links
      Pins messages
      Cross-posts to social media
    Tech stack
      Go
      Telegram API
      Vercel deployable
    Use cases
      Group chat moderation
      Community engagement
      Channel cross-posting
    Audience
      Telegram group admins
      Chinese-speaking communities
      Channel owners

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Add playful mini-games and message reactions to a Telegram group chat.

VIBE 2

Automatically pin important announcements and manage the pin limit.

VIBE 3

Strip tracking parameters from shared URLs to keep links clean.

VIBE 4

Cross-post Telegram channel updates to Twitter or Mastodon automatically.

what's the stack?

GoTelegram APIVercel

how it stacks up fr

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Stars181818
LanguageGoGoGo
Last pushed2024-05-03
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity3/53/5
Audiencegeneraldeveloperdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Requires creating a Telegram bot token via BotFather and optionally configuring API keys for Twitter or Mastodon cross-posting.

The explanation does not mention a license for this repository.

in plain english

Bendan Bot is a Telegram chatbot that adds a collection of playful utilities, mini-games, and automation tricks to group conversations. Think of it as a friendly group-helper that can react to messages, run small snippets of code, clean up messy links, and even cross-post Telegram channel updates to Twitter or Mastodon. The bot listens for specific commands and message patterns inside a Telegram chat. If you reply to someone's message with a command like "/eat," the bot formats a fun response such as "Alice ate Bob!" It also responds to casual conversational prompts in Chinese. For instance, if you ask a yes-or-no style question like "is it...?", the bot replies with a semi-random answer. Beyond the games, it has practical uses: it can strip tracking parameters from shared URLs, pin messages (automatically unpinning old ones to keep only ten pinned at a time), and execute small code snippets in Go or JavaScript. This tool is built for Telegram group admins and communities, especially those seeking to add personality and lighthearted interaction to their chats. A community moderator could use it to pin important announcements while letting the bot manage the pin limit. A channel owner could configure it to automatically share channel posts to a linked Twitter account. It is particularly well-suited for Chinese-speaking chat groups, as its conversational replies and encouragement features are designed around Chinese phrasing. The project is written in Go and is designed to be easily deployed, either on a traditional server or on a hosting platform like Vercel. The developer has placed a strong emphasis on privacy. While the bot needs to remember which messages it pinned so it can unpin the oldest ones later, it deliberately avoids storing any actual message content, keeping only the message ID and group ID for that specific administrative task.

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Help me set up Bendan Bot for my Telegram group. I have a Bot Token from BotFather and want to run it on a traditional Linux server. How do I configure and start the bot?
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I want Bendan Bot to automatically cross-post my Telegram channel updates to my Twitter account. Walk me through the setup and configuration needed to link them together.
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Show me how to use the code execution feature in Bendan Bot to run small Go or JavaScript snippets directly inside my Telegram group chat.
prompt 4
Explain how to configure Bendan Bot's message pinning feature so it automatically keeps only the ten most recent pinned messages in my Telegram group.

Frequently asked questions

what is bendan fr?

Bendan Bot is a Telegram chatbot that adds mini-games, playful message reactions, link cleanup, code execution, and auto-posting to Twitter or Mastodon for group conversations.

What language is bendan written in?

Mainly Go. The stack also includes Go, Telegram API, Vercel.

Is bendan actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2024-05-03).

What license does bendan use?

The explanation does not mention a license for this repository.

How hard is bendan to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is bendan for?

Mainly general.

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