First Message
With setup complete, start the Telegram listener and verify Adjutant is working.
Start the listener
adjutant start
The Telegram listener starts in the background. Verify it's running:
adjutant status
You should see Adjutant is up and running. and the listener's PID.
Send a message
Open Telegram and send a message to your bot. Try these:
| Message | What happens |
|---|---|
/status | Adjutant replies with its current operational state |
/help | Lists all available slash commands |
/model | Shows the current tier and available tier mappings |
What time is it? | A natural language question routed to the LLM backend |
That's it. Adjutant is running.
Next steps
- Configure what Adjutant knows about you — Configuration
- See all commands — Commands
- Add a knowledge base — Knowledge Bases
- Understand start/stop/pause — Lifecycle
- Set up autonomous cycles — Autonomy