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# Telegram bot features overview — Start flow and global commands
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## Metadata
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| Field | Value |
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| Institute | Molodetz Institute — Research & Retrieval Division |
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| Subject | tui-framework-design |
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| Document type | Source Dossier |
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| Tier | 1 |
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| Source title | Telegram bot features overview |
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| Source URL | https://core.telegram.org/bots/features |
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| Source publisher / author | Telegram |
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| Source type | vendor docs |
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| Source date (published) | Unknown — not stated |
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| Date researched | 2026-10-11 |
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| Researched by | tai (agent), model: Muse Spark, on behalf of retoor |
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| Research method | direct page fetch |
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| Confidence | High |
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| Status | Active |
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## Summary
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The official feature-level statement of the bot onboarding contract: a Start button on first open, deep-link parameters carried by `/start`, and three global commands (`/start`, `/help`, `/settings`) every bot is expected to honor.
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## Key findings
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- The first open of a bot conversation shows a Start button rather than a bare input.
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- `/start` carries deep-link parameters via `t.me/bot?start=` links of up to 64 characters.
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- `/start`, `/help`, and `/settings` are global commands with settled meanings across all bots.
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## Pros / strengths
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- Official and concise: the whole onboarding contract in three facts.
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- The 64-char deep-link limit is an exact implementable constraint.
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## Cons / limitations / caveats
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- Feature-overview level: no rendering, layout, or client-behavior detail.
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- Thin for look-and-feel purposes beyond the Start-button affordance itself.
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## Relevance to tai
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Supplies the bot-conversation opening tai should mirror (a start affordance before free input) and the three global commands tai's own bot/command surface should reserve with their standard meanings.
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## Changelog
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| Date | Change |
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| 2026-10-11 | Initial dossier created. |
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