Approve from your phone
Pair Telegram with your Chief of Staff, then message it and answer its requests from anywhere.
Do it in four steps
Step 1
Create a Telegram bot
- In Telegram, open BotFather.
- Send
/newbotand follow the prompts to name it. - Copy the bot token BotFather gives you.
You're done when: BotFather sends you a token.
Step 2
Save the token in Murage
- Open SettingsMessaging apps.
- In the Telegram card, paste the token into Bot token.
- Choose Save token. The token is stored encrypted on your computer and isn't shown again.
You're done when: the status line shows Token saved · not paired.
Step 3
Pair with your Chief
- Choose Pair with Chief. Murage shows a command like
/pairfollowed by a code. - Choose Copy pairing command, or Open Telegram bot to jump to your new bot.
- Send the command to your bot in a private Telegram chat.
When it says Connected, you're done. The pairing reconnects by itself after Murage restarts.
You're done when: the status reads Connected.
Step 4
Use it
Message your bot in Telegram and your Chief of Staff answers. Your messages share the Chief's current conversation, so you can pick it up on your computer later.
When your Chief needs permission, Telegram shows the request with buttons:
- Approve once or Deny for ordinary requests.
- Approve once, Allow for this task or Deny for stop-line requests, such as messaging someone new.
Each request expires after 10 minutes. Anything that needs a closer look stays in Murage on your computer.
- Approve onceSays yes to this one request.
- Allow for this taskSays yes to the same kind of action in the same place until the task ends.
- DenySays no to this request.
You're done when: you tapped Approve once or Deny on a request in Telegram.
Good to know
- Your Chief only. Telegram talks to your Chief of Staff only, from one private chat.
- Voice. Ask your Chief for a voice note in Telegram and it sends one.
- Slack and Discord. They work the same way for messaging your Chief, and approval requests in a direct message come with Approve once and Deny buttons. Allow for this task is on Telegram only. See Channels.
- The whole app. Want the whole app on your phone, not just your Chief? Murage opens in your phone's browser over your own Tailscale network, or on the same Wi-Fi. See Use Murage on your phone.
What you get
Your Chief of Staff in your pocket: message it from anywhere, and approve or deny its requests with one tap.