According to 1M AI News, Thariq Shihipar, an engineer on the Anthropic programming agent Claude Code team, announced the launch of the Channels feature, allowing users to remotely control active Claude Code sessions via Telegram or Discord bots, sending commands and receiving responses directly from their mobile devices.
This feature is provided as an official plugin, implemented via the MCP protocol. After users install the plugin in Claude Code and configure the Bot Token, they can start a session with the --channels parameter, at which point the Bot begins listening for messages. Messages sent by users in the chat application are forwarded by the MCP server to Claude Code for processing, and the response is delivered back via the Bot, which automatically displays a "typing" status during this process.
Both platforms support replies, emoji reactions, and editing messages. The Discord version additionally allows fetching channel history (up to 100 messages) and downloading attachments (up to 25 MB per file); the Telegram version automatically downloads received images but cannot retrieve historical messages due to Bot API limitations. Both plugins include built-in pairing verification and whitelist access control.
Claude Code Launches Channels Feature for Telegram and Discord Integration
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Anthropic's Claude Code team has released a protocol update featuring a new function called Channels, enabling integration with Telegram and Discord bots. Available as an official plugin through the MCP protocol, this feature allows users to manage sessions from mobile devices. Both platforms support replies, edits, and reactions, while Discord additionally offers history retrieval and attachment downloads. The update coincides with new token listings on supported platforms.
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