Telegram Reader

This is a read-only Telegram client for monitoring financial channels and crypto groups without leaving Claude. It wraps tdl, a CLI tool, to list your chats, export message history, and search channels by name. The setup walks you through QR code login, then you can pull the last N messages or filter by time range and ID. All exports come back as JSON with message text, timestamps, and metadata. No sending, no joining channels, just surveillance. If you're tracking market news across a dozen Telegram channels or need to grep through signal groups for research, this beats tabbing between apps.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add himself65/finance-skills --skill telegram-reader --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Telegram News Skill (Read-Only)

If your host has not already executed the shell probes below (for example, in Codex), run the commands inside the ! wrappers with its shell tool before choosing a setup path. Use the actual output; if shell access is unavailable, report that limitation.

Reads Telegram channels and groups for financial news and market research using tdl, a Telegram CLI tool.

This skill is read-only. It is designed for financial research: reading channel messages, monitoring financial news channels, and exporting message history. It does NOT support sending messages, joining/leaving channels, or any write operations.

Step 1: Ensure tdl Is Installed

Current environment status:

!`(command -v tdl && tdl version 2>&1 | head -3 || echo "TDL_NOT_INSTALLED") 2>/dev/null`

If the status above shows a version number, tdl is installed — skip to Step 2.

If TDL_NOT_INSTALLED, install tdl based on the user's platform:

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Details

Repository: github.com/himself65/finance-skills
Categories: Data Science & ML, Finance & Trading
First seen: May 16, 2026