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QwenBot
Personal AI assistant in Telegram, powered by Qwen Code.
Free: 1000 requests/day, no subscriptions.
What it does
- Chat with Qwen Code AI through Telegram
- Session management (create, switch, close)
- Voice messages (via Groq Whisper API, optional)
- HTML formatting for code blocks and structured responses
- Auto-start via systemd
Install (3 steps)
Prerequisites
- Ubuntu/Debian VPS
- Telegram bot token from @BotFather
- Your Chat ID from @userinfobot
One-line install
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/a-prs/QwenClaw/main/install.sh -o /tmp/install.sh && sudo bash /tmp/install.sh
The installer will:
- Install Node.js, Python, Qwen Code CLI
- Ask for your Telegram bot token and chat ID
- (Optional) Ask for Groq API key for voice messages
- Authorize Qwen Code
- Set up and start the bot
Voice messages (optional)
Get a free API key at console.groq.com/keys and enter it during install,
or add later to /opt/qwenbot/.env:
GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_your_key_here
Then restart: systemctl restart qwenbot
Usage
Just send a message to your bot in Telegram.
Commands:
/menu— control panel/new— start new session/sessions— list sessions/status— system status