Channels Setup (Telegram & Email)

Scout meets you where you already communicate. In addition to the installable Web App (PWA), you can connect a dedicated Telegram Bot and a dedicated Email Inbox (AgentMail) directly from the web UI.

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1. Telegram (Direct Bot)

Every Scout instance pairs with its own dedicated Telegram bot created via Telegram’s @BotFather:

1. Message @BotFather on Telegram and send /newbot.
2. Choose a display name and username for your agent’s bot.
3. Copy the HTTP API token provided by BotFather.
4. In Scout’s Settings → Channels page (or during the initial Setup Wizard), paste the token.
5. Click Open & Start in Telegram (or send /start <link_code> directly to your bot in Telegram).
6. Your bot is now paired to your owner account and ready to receive text messages, voice notes, photos, and documents!

Telegram Quick Commands

Once linked, your Telegram bot supports built-in slash commands in addition to natural-language chat:

Command	Description
/agents	List configured subagents and their schedule/status
/pauseall	Immediately pause all active trading subagents
/usage	Show token usage summary and monthly budget progress
/snooze	Snooze reminders for the rest of the day
/unsnooze	Resume snoozed reminders immediately

Interactive task reminders sent on Telegram also include inline ✅ Done and ⏭️ Skip buttons so you can acknowledge tasks with a single tap.

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2. Email (AgentMail)

Give your agent its own dedicated email address via AgentMail to receive tasks, triage forwarded threads, and draft or send replies:

1. Create an account at agentmail.to and copy your API key.
2. In Scout’s Settings → Channels page under Email, paste your API key.
3. Choose your desired inbox username/address (e.g. [email protected]).
4. Click Provision Inbox.
5. Inbound emails to that address route directly to your agent, and Scout can reply in-thread with relevant answers or attachments.

Untrusted Turn Safeguards

Because anyone who knows your AgentMail address could send an email to it, memories extracted from inbound email turns (or web-fetched content) are held in a Pending Review state on the Memories page until you approve them, and untrusted turns require owner confirmation before creating subagents.

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3. Progressive Web App (PWA) & Web Push

Scout’s web interface is an installable Progressive Web App:

• iOS / iPadOS (Safari): Tap the Share button and select Add to Home Screen.
• Android (Chrome) & Desktop: Click Install Scout in the browser address bar or from Settings → Personalization → Mobile App.
• Enable Web Push Notifications to receive proactive reminders and subagent alerts directly on your device even when the browser tab is closed.