Cameron 14b1d82e72 Clarify WhatsApp self-chat mode in onboarding (#23)
* Improve Discord onboarding with detailed setup instructions

- Add step-by-step instructions for creating Discord bot
- Include guidance on enabling Message Content Intent
- Show OAuth2 URL Generator steps with required permissions
- Auto-generate invite URL after user enters bot token
  (extracts application ID from token and builds URL with correct permissions)

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Co-Authored-By: Letta <noreply@letta.com>

* Clarify WhatsApp and Signal self-chat mode in onboarding

Changed confusing yes/no prompts to clearer selects:

WhatsApp:
- "Dedicated bot number" - Responds to all incoming messages
- "My personal number" - Only responds to "Message Yourself" chat

Signal (new):
- "Dedicated bot number" - Responds to all incoming messages
- "My personal number" - Only responds to "Note to Self" chat

This makes it clear what each option actually does.

Written by Cameron ◯ Letta Code

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Co-authored-by: Letta <noreply@letta.com>
2026-01-29 15:41:04 -08:00

LettaBot

Your personal AI assistant that remembers everything across Telegram, Slack, WhatsApp, and Signal. Powered by the Letta Code SDK.

lettabot-preview

Features

  • Multi-Channel - Chat seamlessly across Telegram, Slack, WhatsApp, and Signal
  • Unified Memory - Single agent remembers everything from all channels
  • Persistent Memory - Agent remembers conversations across sessions (days/weeks/months)
  • Local Tool Execution - Agent can read files, search code, run commands on your machine
  • Heartbeat - Periodic check-ins where the agent reviews tasks
  • Scheduling - Agent can create one-off reminders and recurring tasks
  • Streaming Responses - Real-time message updates as the agent thinks

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Install

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/letta-ai/lettabot.git
cd lettabot

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build and link the CLI globally
npm run build
npm link

Optional: Run a Letta Docker server

You can use lettabot with a Docker server with:

docker run \
  -v ~/.letta/.persist/pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data \
  -p 8283:8283 \
  -e OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key" \
  letta/letta:latest

See the documentation for more details on running with Docker.

Setup

Run the interactive onboarding wizard:

lettabot onboard

Run

lettabot server

That's it! Message your bot on Telegram.

Skills

LettaBot is compatible with skills.sh and Clawdhub.

# from Clawdhub
npx molthub@latest install sonoscli

# from skills.sh
npm run skills:add supabase/agent-skills

# connect to LettaBot
lettabot skills

◆  Enable skills (space=toggle, enter=confirm):
│  ◻ ── ClawdHub Skills ── (~/clawd/skills)
│  ◻ 🦞 sonoscli
│  ◻ ── Vercel Skills ── (~/.agents/skills)
│  ◻ 🔼 supabase/agent-skills
│  ◻ ── Built-in Skills ──
│  ◻ 📦 1password
│  ◻ ...

# View LettaBot skills
lettabot skills status

Home Assistant

Control your smart home with LettaBot:

# 1. Install the skill from ClawdHub
npx clawdhub@latest install homeassistant

# 2. Enable the skill
lettabot skills sync
# Select "homeassistant" from the list

# 3. Configure credentials (see skill docs for details)
# You'll need: HA URL + Long-Lived Access Token

Then ask your bot things like:

  • "Turn off the living room lights"
  • "What's the temperature in the bedroom?"
  • "Set the thermostat to 72"

CLI Commands

Command Description
lettabot onboard Interactive setup wizard
lettabot server Start the bot server
lettabot configure View and edit configuration
lettabot skills status Show enabled and available skills
lettabot destroy Delete all local data and start fresh
lettabot help Show help

Channel Setup

LettaBot uses a single agent with a single conversation across all channels:

Telegram ──┐
           ├──→ ONE AGENT ──→ ONE CONVERSATION
Slack ─────┤    (memory)      (chat history)
WhatsApp ──┘
  • Start a conversation on Telegram
  • Continue it on Slack
  • Pick it up on WhatsApp
  • The agent remembers everything!
Channel Guide Requirements
Telegram Setup Guide Bot token from @BotFather
Slack Setup Guide Slack app with Socket Mode
WhatsApp Setup Guide Phone with WhatsApp
Signal Setup Guide signal-cli + phone number

At least one channel is required. Telegram is the easiest to start with.

Bot Commands

Command Description
/start Welcome message and help
/status Show current session info
/heartbeat Manually trigger a heartbeat check-in

Connect to Letta Code

Any LettaBot agent can also be directly chatted with through Letta Code. Use the /status command to find your agent_id, and run:

letta --agent <agent_id>

Security

Network Architecture

LettaBot uses outbound connections only - no public URL or gateway required:

Channel Connection Type Exposed Ports
Telegram Long-polling (outbound HTTP) None
Slack Socket Mode (outbound WebSocket) None
WhatsApp Outbound WebSocket via Baileys None
Signal Local daemon on 127.0.0.1 None

Tool Execution

By default, the agent is restricted to read-only operations:

  • Read, Glob, Grep - File exploration
  • web_search - Internet queries
  • conversation_search - Search past messages

Access Control

LettaBot supports pairing-based access control. When TELEGRAM_DM_POLICY=pairing:

  1. Unauthorized users get a pairing code
  2. You approve codes via lettabot pairing approve telegram <CODE>
  3. Approved users can then chat with the bot

Development

# Run in development mode (auto-reload)
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

# Start production server
lettabot server

Troubleshooting

WhatsApp

Session errors / "Bad MAC" messages These are normal Signal Protocol renegotiation messages. They're noisy but harmless.

Messages going to wrong chat Clear the session and re-link:

rm -rf ./data/whatsapp-session
lettabot server  # Scan QR again

Signal

Port 8090 already in use

SIGNAL_HTTP_PORT=8091

General

Agent not responding Delete the agent store to create a fresh agent:

lettabot destroy 

Documentation

Acknowledgement

Some skills were adapted from Moltbot.

License

Apache-2.0

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