Phase 2 / Ep 10: Channels Commands —— The Art of Multi-Channel Management

⏱ Est. reading time: 3 min Updated on 4/13/2026

🎯 Learning Objective: Master the integration and management of multi-messaging platforms.

1. Supported Channel Types

Channel Status Bidirectional Communication Rich Text File Transfer
Telegram ✅ Stable ✅ ✅ Markdown ✅
Discord ✅ Stable ✅ ✅ Markdown ✅
WhatsApp ⚡ Beta ✅ Partial ✅
iMessage ⚡ Beta ✅ Partial ✅
CLI ✅ Built-in ✅ ✅ ✅

2. Core Commands

# View all connected channels
openclaw channels list

# View connection status of each channel
openclaw channels status

# Add new channel
openclaw channels add telegram --token "BOT_TOKEN"
openclaw channels add discord --token "BOT_TOKEN"

# Pair
openclaw channels pair <code>

# Remove channel
openclaw channels remove telegram-001

3. Multi-Channel Routing Architecture

graph TB
    TG["📱 Telegram"] --> GW["🦀 Gateway Router"]
    DC["💬 Discord"] --> GW
    WA["📞 WhatsApp"] --> GW
    CLI["💻 CLI"] --> GW

    GW -->|"Private Messages"| A1["🤖 Personal Agent"]
    GW -->|"#coding Channel"| A2["💻 Code Agent"]
    GW -->|"#ops Channel"| A3["🔧 Ops Agent"]

4. CLI vs Telegram Comparison

Operation CLI Telegram
List Channels openclaw channels list N/A
Channel Status openclaw channels status /channels
Add Channel openclaw channels add xxx N/A
Remove Channel openclaw channels remove xxx N/A

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