Agent skill

Channel Manager

by clacky-ai in clacky-ai/openclacky

Configure IM platform channels (Feishu, WeCom, Weixin, Discord, Telegram, DingTalk) for openclacky.

MITAuto-check: notesProductivity & Automation

Install Channel Manager

skills CLI
$ npx skills add clacky-ai/openclacky --skill channel-manager -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install clacky-ai/openclacky channel-manager --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/clacky-ai/openclacky.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/lib/clacky/default_skills/channel-manager .claude/skills/channel-manager && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
channel-manager
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~6.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
2,721 words
Files
7
Skills in repo
20
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Configure IM platform channels (Feishu, WeCom, Weixin, Discord, Telegram, DingTalk) for openclacky.

  • Works in 12 steps: Run setup script as a background session → Save credentials → Optional: install Feishu CLI → …
  • : channel setup
  • SKILL.md covers Command Parsing, status, setup and enable, plus 5 more sections
  • Runs Ruby scripts from its folder; calls ruby, curl and npm; reaches api.telegram.org and open.feishu.cn; needs APP_SECRET and BOT_TOKEN

What it does

Channel Manager is an agent skill from clacky-ai/openclacky. Configure IM platform channels (Feishu, WeCom, Weixin, Discord, Telegram, DingTalk) for openclacky. Uses browser automation for navigation; guides the user to paste credentials and perform UI steps. Trigger on: "channel setup", "setup feishu", "setup wecom", "setup weixin", "setup wechat", "setup discord", "setup telegram", "setup dingtalk", "channel config", "channel status", "channel enable", "channel disable", "channel reconfigure", "channel doctor", "send message to weixin", "send message to feishu", "send…

Its SKILL.md is about 6.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files.

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Messaging and chat bots. It works with WeChat, Feishu (Lark), Telegram and Discord. The repository describes itself as: The most Token-efficient open-source AI Agent. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • : channel setup
  • Channel disable
  • Channel reconfigure
  • Send message to weixin

Example prompts

  • “channel setup”
  • “setup feishu”
  • “setup wecom”
  • “/channel-manager”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • A credential in APP_SECRET
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read, Write, Edit, AskFollowupQuestion, Glob, Browser

Workflow steps

12 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Run setup script as a background session
  2. Save credentials
  3. Optional: install Feishu CLI
  4. Fetch QR code
  5. Show QR code to user (browser or manual fallback)
  6. Wait for scan and save credentials
  7. Open the developer portal
  8. Guide the user through the portal (one round-trip)
  9. Validate, save, invite, wait
  10. Create a bot via @BotFather
  11. Save credentials and validate
  12. Get QR code

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e16b639. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash
    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • AskFollowupQuestion
    • Glob
    • Browser

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships script files (Ruby), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • ruby
    • curl
    • npm

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • api.telegram.org
    • open.feishu.cn
    • work.weixin.qq.com
    • ilinkai.weixin.qq.com

    Also links to:

    • discord.com
    • t.me
    • github.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • APP_SECRET
    • BOT_TOKEN

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Channel Manager loads about 6.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 182 tokens; SKILL.md has 2,721 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~182
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~6.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, AskFollowupQuestion, Glob, Browser

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from clacky-ai/openclacky at commit e16b639, republished under its MIT licence (© clacky-ai). 2,721 words, ~6,117 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/channel-manager/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 6 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
channel-manager
description
Configure IM platform channels (Feishu, WeCom, Weixin, Discord, Telegram, DingTalk) for openclacky. Uses browser automation for navigation; guides the user to paste credentials and perform UI steps. Trigger on: "channel setup", "setup feishu", "setup wecom", "setup weixin", "setup wechat", "setup discord", "setup telegram", "setup dingtalk", "channel config", "channel status", "channel enable", "channel disable", "channel reconfigure", "channel doctor", "send message to weixin", "send message to feishu", "send message to wecom", "send message to discord", "send message to telegram", "send message to dingtalk". Subcommands: setup, status, enable <platform>, disable <platform>, reconfigure, doctor, send.
allowed-tools
Bash, Read, Write, Edit, AskFollowupQuestion, Glob, Browser
name_zh
渠道管理
description_zh
接入飞书、企业微信、微信、钉钉、Discord、Telegram 等 IM 渠道,支持配置、启停、诊断和发消息。
argument-hint
setup | status | enable <platform> | disable <platform> | reconfigure | doctor | send <platform> <message>

Channel Setup Skill

Configure IM platform channels for openclacky.


Command Parsing

User saysSubcommand
channel setup, setup feishu, setup wecom, setup weixin, setup wechat, setup discord, setup telegram, setup dingtalksetup
channel statusstatus
channel enable feishu/wecom/weixin/discord/telegram/dingtalkenable
channel disable feishu/wecom/weixin/discord/telegram/dingtalkdisable
channel reconfigurereconfigure
channel doctordoctor
send <message> to weixin/feishu/wecom/discord/telegram/dingtalksend

status

Call the server API:

bash
curl -s http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/channels

Response shape (example):

json
{"channels":[
  {"platform":"feishu","enabled":true,"running":true,"has_config":true,"app_id":"cli_xxx","domain":"https://open.feishu.cn","allowed_users":[]},
  {"platform":"wecom","enabled":false,"running":false,"has_config":false,"bot_id":""},
  {"platform":"weixin","enabled":true,"running":true,"has_config":true,"has_token":true,"base_url":"https://ilinkai.weixin.qq.com","allowed_users":[]},
  {"platform":"discord","enabled":true,"running":true,"has_config":true,"has_token":true,"allowed_users":[]}
  {"platform":"telegram","enabled":true,"running":true,"has_config":true,"has_token":true,"base_url":"https://api.telegram.org","parse_mode":"Markdown","allowed_users":[]}
]}

Display the result:

Channel Status
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Platform   Enabled   Running   Details
feishu     ✅ yes    ✅ yes    app_id: cli_xxx...
wecom      ❌ no     ❌ no     (not configured)
weixin     ✅ yes    ✅ yes    has_token: true
discord    ✅ yes    ✅ yes    has_token: true
telegram   ✅ yes    ✅ yes    has_token: true
dingtalk   ✅ yes    ✅ yes    client_id: ding_xxx...
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  • Feishu: show app_id (truncated to 12 chars)
  • WeCom: show bot_id if present
  • Weixin: show has_token: true/false (token value is never displayed)
  • Discord: show has_token: true/false (token value is never displayed)
  • Telegram: show has_token: true/false (bot token is never displayed)
  • DingTalk: show client_id (truncated to 12 chars)

If the API is unreachable or returns an empty list: "No channels configured yet. Run /channel-manager setup to get started."


setup

Ask:

Which platform would you like to connect?

  1. Feishu
  2. WeCom (Enterprise WeChat)
  3. Weixin (Personal WeChat via iLink QR login)
  4. Discord
  5. Telegram (Bot API)
  6. DingTalk

Feishu setup

Use the setup script to create the Feishu app automatically via OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant. The user only needs to scan a QR code once.

Step 1 — Run setup script as a background session
terminal(command: "ruby SKILL_DIR/feishu_setup.rb", background: true)

Keep polling the session. The script will print:

  • SCAN_URL:<url> — the QR code URL
  • EXPIRE_IN:<seconds> — how long the URL is valid

Once you see these lines, tell the user immediately:

  • zh: "请在飞书中打开以下链接(或扫码)完成授权,链接 <expire_in> 秒内有效:\n<url>"
  • en: "Open this link in Feishu (or scan the QR code) to authorize. Valid for <expire_in>s:\n<url>"

Continue polling until the response contains an exit_code. When the session ends successfully, stdout will contain:

  • APP_ID:<app_id>
  • APP_SECRET:<app_secret>

Parse both values.

Step 2 — Save credentials
bash
curl -X POST http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/channels/feishu \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"app_id":"<APP_ID>","app_secret":"<APP_SECRET>","domain":"https://open.feishu.cn"}'

CRITICAL: This curl call is the ONLY way to save credentials. NEVER write ~/.clacky/channels.yml or any file under ~/.clacky/channels/ directly. The server API handles persistence, hot-reload, and establishing the long connection.

On success: tell the user the following (zh), then continue to Step 3 (Feishu CLI):

zh: "✅ 飞书通道已配置成功!现在你可以通过飞书与智能助手进行私聊和群聊,也支持阅读飞书文档。" en: "✅ Feishu channel configured! You can now chat with the assistant via Feishu DMs or group chats, and read Feishu Docs."


Step 3 — Optional: install Feishu CLI

Reach here after the channel is configured (Step 2 succeeded). Read app_id and app_secret from ~/.clacky/channels.yml (under channels.feishu) for the install commands below.

Call ask_user:

zh:

json
{
  \"question\": \"是否安装飞书 CLI?安装后将解锁更多飞书能力,例如创建、编辑、删除云文档。\",
  "options": ["安装", "跳过"]
}

en:

json
{
  "question": "Install Feishu CLI? It unlocks more Feishu capabilities, such as creating, editing, and deleting Docs.",
  "options": ["Install", "Skip"]
}

If the user picks Skip, stop — setup is complete.

If the user picks Enable, run the following in order:

Step 3a — Install and configure (single terminal call):

bash
lark-cli --version > /dev/null 2>&1 || npm install -g @larksuite/cli
echo -n "<APP_SECRET>" | lark-cli config init --app-id <APP_ID> --app-secret-stdin --brand feishu
ruby "SKILL_DIR/install_feishu_skills.rb"

Step 3b — Start authorization as a background session:

terminal(command: "lark-cli auth login --recommend", background: true)

This returns a session_id. Keep polling with terminal(session_id: <id>, input: "") every few seconds.

Once you see the authorization URL appear in the output, tell the user immediately (do not wait for their reply):

  • zh: "请在浏览器中打开下方链接完成授权:\n<URL>"
  • en: "Open this URL in your browser to authorize:\n<URL>"

Continue polling until the response contains an exit_code (meaning the session has ended). Do not kill the session — restarting invalidates the device code.

When the session ends with exit_code: 0, tell the user:

  • zh: "✅ 飞书 CLI 已就绪。"
  • en: "✅ Feishu CLI is ready."

Stop — setup is fully complete.


WeCom setup
  1. Navigate: open https://work.weixin.qq.com/wework_admin/frame#/aiHelper/create. Pass isolated: true. If the browser is not configured (the open call fails), just give the user the URL and ask them to open it manually in any browser — the rest of the flow is fully manual and does not need browser automation.
  2. If a login page or QR code is shown, tell the user to log in and wait for "done".
  3. Guide the user: "Scroll to the bottom of the right panel and click 'API mode creation'. Reply done." Wait for "done".
  4. Guide the user: "Click 'Add' next to 'Visible Range'. Select the top-level company node. Click Confirm. Reply done." Wait for "done".
  5. Guide the user: "If Secret is not visible, click 'Get Secret'. Copy Bot ID and Secret before clicking Save. Paste here. Reply with: Bot ID: xxx, Secret: xxx" Wait for "done".
  6. Guide the user: "Click Save. Enter name (e.g. Open Clacky) and description. Click Confirm. Click Save again. Reply done." Wait for "done".
  7. Parse credentials. Trim whitespace. Ensure bot_id (starts with aib) and secret are not swapped. Run:
    bash
    curl -X POST http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/channels/wecom \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{"bot_id":"<BOT_ID>","secret":"<SECRET>"}'

On success: "✅ WeCom channel configured. WeCom client → Contacts → Smart Bot to find it."


Weixin uses a QR code login — no app_id/app_secret needed. The token from the QR scan is saved directly in channels.yml.

Step 1 — Fetch QR code

Run the script in --fetch-qr mode to get the QR URL without blocking:

bash
QR_JSON=$(ruby "SKILL_DIR/weixin_setup.rb" --fetch-qr 2>/dev/null)
echo "$QR_JSON"

Parse the JSON output:

  • qrcode_url — the URL to open in browser (this IS the QR code content)
  • qrcode_id — the session ID needed for polling

If the output contains "error", show it and stop.

Step 2 — Show QR code to user (browser or manual fallback)

Build the local QR page URL (include current Unix timestamp as since to detect new logins only):

http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/weixin-qr.html?url=<URL-encoded qrcode_url>&since=<current_unix_timestamp>

Try browser first — attempt to open the QR page using the browser tool:

browser(action="navigate", url="<qr_page_url>")

If browser succeeds: Tell the user:

I've opened the WeChat QR code in your browser. Please scan it with WeChat, then confirm in the app.

If browser fails (not configured or unavailable): Fall back to manual — tell the user:

Please open the following link in your browser to scan the WeChat QR code:

http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/weixin-qr.html?url=<URL-encoded qrcode_url>

Scan the QR code with WeChat and confirm in the app. I'm already watching for your scan — no need to reply.

Do NOT wait for the user to reply "done". Immediately proceed to Step 3 and start polling — exactly as in the browser-succeeds path. The polling script must already be running while the user scans, so it can observe the scaned → confirmed transition; otherwise a real scan can be misread as a stale session.

The page renders a proper scannable QR code image. Do NOT open the raw qrcode_url directly — that page shows "请使用微信扫码打开" with no actual QR image.

Step 3 — Wait for scan and save credentials

As soon as the QR page has been presented to the user — whether you opened it via the browser tool or gave the user the manual link — immediately run the polling script in the background. In both cases, do NOT wait for the user to confirm or reply "done" before starting the poll — the script must already be running while the user scans:

bash
ruby "SKILL_DIR/weixin_setup.rb" --qrcode-id "$QRCODE_ID"

Where $QRCODE_ID is the qrcode_id from Step 2's JSON output.

Run this command with timeout: 60. If it doesn't succeed, retry up to 3 times with the same $QRCODE_ID — the QR code stays valid for 5 minutes. Only stop retrying if:

  • Exit code is 0 → success
  • Output contains "stale-session" → the qrcode_id was already consumed by a prior login; immediately restart from Step 1 (do NOT retry with same id)
  • Output contains "expired" → QR expired, offer to restart from Step 1
  • Output contains "timed out" → offer to restart from Step 1
  • 3 retries exhausted → show error and offer to restart from Step 1

Tell the user while waiting:

Waiting for you to scan the QR code and confirm in WeChat... (this may take a moment)

If exit code is 0: "✅ Weixin channel configured! You can now message your bot on WeChat."

If exit code is non-0 or times out: Show the error and offer to retry from Step 2.


Discord setup

Discord requires manual portal interaction (hCaptcha gates Application creation). The browser just navigates the user to the portal; the user clicks through and pastes the bot token + app id back.

Step 1 — Open the developer portal

Get the portal URL from the script and open it in the browser:

bash
PORTAL_URL=$(ruby "SKILL_DIR/discord_setup.rb" --portal-url)

Open it: browser(action="navigate", url="<PORTAL_URL>"). If the browser tool is not configured, invoke browser-setup first, then retry.

Step 2 — Guide the user through the portal (one round-trip)

Tell the user all of the following in a single message, then call ask_user to collect the values in one reply:

In the Discord Developer Portal I just opened:

  1. Click New Application (top-right). Name it whatever you like (e.g. "Open Clacky"), check the ToS box, click Create.
  2. In the left nav click Bot.
  3. Scroll down to Privileged Gateway Intents and turn on MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT, then click Save Changes.
  4. Scroll up, click Reset Token → Yes, do it!. Click Copy to copy the bot token. (This is the only time the token is shown — don't navigate away before copying.)
  5. In the left nav click General Information. Copy the Application ID.

Paste both values back here in this format (one line):

token=YOUR_BOT_TOKEN app_id=YOUR_APPLICATION_ID

If the user is chatting in a non-English language, append the localized label in parens after each bolded English button name (e.g. **Bot**(机器人)). The English label stays primary — it's what they physically click in the portal.

Use ask_user to collect the reply. Parse with tolerant regex (token=\S+, app_id=\d+).

If the reply is malformed (missing either field), apologise briefly and ask again with the exact same format reminder. Up to 3 retries; after that, surface the original message and stop.

Step 3 — Validate, save, invite, wait
  1. Validate the token and save credentials:

    bash
    ruby "SKILL_DIR/discord_setup.rb" --validate "<BOT_TOKEN>"

    On success the script prints {"bot_id":"...","username":"..."} and the adapter starts.

  2. Generate the invite URL using the application id from Step 2:

    bash
    ruby "SKILL_DIR/discord_setup.rb" --invite-url "<APP_ID>"

    Open it: browser(action="navigate", url="<INVITE_URL>"). Tell the user:

    Pick your server from the dropdown → Continue → Authorize. I'll detect when the bot joins.

    If the dropdown is empty, you don't have a server yet — open https://discord.com/channels/@me, click Add a Server (the + button on the left sidebar) → Create My Own → For me and my friends → name it → Create, then re-open the invite link.

  3. Wait for the bot to join a guild (long-poll, 10 min timeout). Run with timeout: 620:

    bash
    ruby "SKILL_DIR/discord_setup.rb" --watch-guild

    On exit 0: "✅ Discord channel configured! Bot is in <guild_name>. Mention it or DM it from any channel." On timeout: offer to re-open the invite URL — the bot token stays valid.

Telegram setup (Bot API)

Telegram setup is by far the simplest — no browser automation, no QR. The user creates a bot via @BotFather and pastes the token here.

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Step 1 — Create a bot via @BotFather

Tell the user:

Open Telegram and start a chat with @BotFather (https://t.me/BotFather). Send /newbot, choose a display name and a username ending in bot. BotFather will reply with an HTTP API token that looks like 123456789:ABCdefGhIJKlmNoPQRsTUVwxyZ. Paste the token here.

Optional: if your network blocks api.telegram.org, also tell me the base URL of your self-hosted Bot API server (e.g. https://my-tg-proxy.example.com). Otherwise leave it blank.

Wait for the user's reply. Parse the token (matches ^\d+:[\w-]{30,}$).

Step 2 — Save credentials and validate

Call the server API. It calls getMe against the Bot API to validate the token before persisting:

bash
curl -s -X POST http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/channels/telegram \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"bot_token":"<TOKEN>","base_url":"<BASE_URL_OR_OMIT>"}'
  • 200 { "ok": true } — token validated and saved. The adapter starts long-polling immediately.
  • 422 { "ok": false, "error": "..." } — show the error (commonly "Unauthorized" → wrong token) and offer to retry.

On success:

✅ Telegram channel configured. Open your bot in Telegram and send any message to start chatting.

For group chats: You must disable Privacy Mode in @BotFather first (/mybots → Bot Settings → Group Privacy → Turn off), then remove and re-add the bot to the group. Otherwise the bot cannot receive any messages — including @-mentions.

Notes
  • Group chats — Privacy Mode (IMPORTANT): By default Telegram enables Privacy Mode for all bots, which means the bot cannot receive any group messages, including @-mentions. To use the bot in a group you MUST disable Privacy Mode first:
    1. Open @BotFather → /mybots → select your bot → Bot Settings → Group Privacy → Turn off
    2. Remove the bot from the group and re-add it — the permission change does not apply to groups the bot is already in. After that, the bot will respond whenever it is @-mentioned or directly replied to.
  • Self-hosted Bot API: set base_url when api.telegram.org is unreachable. See https://github.com/tdlib/telegram-bot-api for the official self-hosted server.
  • allowed_users: restrict which Telegram user IDs the bot will respond to. Find a user's numeric ID by messaging @userinfobot.

enable

Call the server API to re-enable the platform (this reads from disk, sets enabled, saves, and hot-reloads):

bash
curl -s -X POST http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/channels/<platform> \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"enabled": true}'

If the platform has no credentials (404 or error), redirect to setup.

Say: "✅ <platform> channel enabled."


disable

Call the server API to disable the platform:

bash
curl -s -X DELETE http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/channels/<platform>

Say: "❌ <platform> channel disabled."


DingTalk setup
Step 1 — Get QR code
bash
ruby "SKILL_DIR/dingtalk_setup.rb" --print-qr

Parse the last line starting with { to get qr_url and device_code. On non-0 exit, show the error and abort.

Step 2 — Show QR and wait

Show qr_url to the user, ask them to scan with the DingTalk mobile app and tap "Create New Robot", then call ask_user.

Step 3 — Poll for authorization
bash
ruby "SKILL_DIR/dingtalk_setup.rb" --poll "<device_code>"
  • 0 → "✅ DingTalk channel configured! Find your robot in DingTalk and send it a message." Stop.
  • 2 → not scanned yet. Ask user to confirm, then re-poll. If output contains WAITING_TIMEOUT or expired, restart from Step 1.
  • 1 → show the error and abort.

reconfigure

  1. Show current config via GET /api/channels (mask secrets — show last 4 chars only).
  2. Ask: update credentials / change allowed users / add a new platform / enable or disable a platform.
  3. For credential updates, re-run the relevant setup flow (which calls POST /api/channels/<platform>).
  4. NEVER write ~/.clacky/channels.yml directly — always use the server API.
  5. Say: "Channel reconfigured."

doctor

Check each item, report ✅ / ❌ with remediation:

  1. Config file — does ~/.clacky/channels.yml exist and is it readable?
  2. Required keys — for each enabled platform:
    • Feishu: app_id, app_secret present and non-empty
    • WeCom: bot_id, secret present and non-empty
    • Weixin: token present and non-empty in channels.yml
    • Discord: bot_token present and non-empty in channels.yml
    • Telegram: bot_token present and non-empty
  3. Feishu credentials (if enabled) — run the token API call, check code=0.
  4. Weixin token (if enabled) — call GET /api/channels and check has_token: true for the weixin entry.
  5. Telegram credentials (if enabled) — call getMe against the Bot API:
    bash
    BOT_TOKEN=$(ruby -ryaml -e 'puts (YAML.load_file(File.expand_path("~/.clacky/channels.yml"))["channels"]["telegram"]["bot_token"] rescue "")')
    BASE_URL=$(ruby -ryaml -e 'puts (YAML.load_file(File.expand_path("~/.clacky/channels.yml"))["channels"]["telegram"]["base_url"] || "https://api.telegram.org" rescue "https://api.telegram.org")')
    curl -s "$BASE_URL/bot$BOT_TOKEN/getMe" | grep -q '"ok":true' && echo "✅ Telegram OK" || echo "❌ Telegram credentials rejected by getMe"
  6. WeCom credentials (if enabled) — search today's log:
    bash
    grep -iE "wecom adapter loop started|WeCom authentication failed|WeCom WS error response|WecomAdapter" \
      ~/.clacky/logger/clacky-$(date +%Y-%m-%d).log
    • WeCom authentication failed or non-zero errcode → ❌ "WeCom credentials incorrect"
    • adapter loop started with no auth error → ✅
  7. Discord credentials (if enabled) — call GET /api/channels and check has_token: true. Search today's log:
    bash
    grep -iE "DiscordAdapter|discord-gateway|/users/@me failed" \
      ~/.clacky/logger/clacky-$(date +%Y-%m-%d).log
    • /users/@me failed → ❌ "Discord token invalid or revoked — re-run setup"
    • authenticated as with no error → ✅
  8. DingTalk credentials (if enabled) — search today's log:
    bash
    grep -iE "dingtalk-ws|DingTalk.*error|stream.*error" \
      ~/.clacky/logger/clacky-$(date +%Y-%m-%d).log
    • WebSocket connected → ✅
    • Stream endpoint error or token error → ❌ "DingTalk credentials invalid — re-run setup"

send

Proactively send a message to a user via an IM channel adapter.

Parse the request

Extract two things from the user's instruction:

  • platform — one of weixin, feishu, wecom, discord, telegram, dingtalk
  • message — the text content to send

If the platform cannot be inferred, ask the user to clarify.

Step 1 — Resolve target user (optional)

If the user specified a user_id, use it directly.

Otherwise, list known users first:

bash
curl -s http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/channels/<platform>/users
  • If the list is empty: tell the user "No known users for <platform>. The target user must send at least one message to the bot before proactive messaging is possible." Stop here.
  • If there is exactly one user: use it silently.
  • If there are multiple users: show the list and ask which one to send to, unless the user already specified one.
Step 2 — Send the message
bash
curl -s -X POST http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/channels/<platform>/send \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"message": "<message>", "user_id": "<user_id>"}'

Response handling:

HTTP statusMeaningAction
200 { ok: true }DeliveredTell user: "✅ Message sent to <platform>."
400 platform not runningAdapter is stoppedTell user the platform is not running and suggest channel enable <platform>.
400 no context_tokenToken missingExplain: "The bot has no active session token for this user. Ask the user to send any message to the bot first, then retry."
503 no known usersNobody has messaged the botSame guidance as empty user list above.
Other errorUnexpectedShow the error message from the response body.
Constraints & notes
  • Weixin (iLink protocol): Every outbound message requires a context_token that is obtained from the most recent inbound message from that user. The token is cached in memory and reset on server restart. If the server was restarted since the user last wrote, the token is gone and the send will fail — the user must message the bot again.
  • Feishu / WeCom / Discord / Telegram: No per-message token required. As long as the adapter is running and the user_id / chat_id (or Discord channel/user id) is valid, the message will be delivered. For Telegram specifically, the user_id must be a Telegram chat_id that the bot can write to — the user must have sent at least one message to the bot first.
  • This feature is intended for proactive notifications (e.g. task completion, reminders). It is not a replacement for the normal reply flow triggered by inbound messages.

Security

  • Always mask secrets in output (last 4 chars only).
  • Config file must be chmod 600.

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Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files in lib/clacky/default_skills/channel-manager of clacky-ai/openclacky.

  • SKILL.md
  • dingtalk_setup.rb
  • discord_setup.rb
  • feishu_setup.rb
  • import_lark_skills.rb
  • install_feishu_skills.rb
  • weixin_setup.rb

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e16b639

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Questions about Channel Manager

What does Channel Manager do?

Configure IM platform channels (Feishu, WeCom, Weixin, Discord, Telegram, DingTalk) for openclacky. Channel Manager is an agent skill from clacky-ai/openclacky. Configure IM platform channels (Feishu, WeCom, Weixin, Discord, Telegram, DingTalk) for openclacky.

When should I use Channel Manager?

Channel Manager fits situations like: : channel setup; channel disable; channel reconfigure; send message to weixin.

How do I install Channel Manager in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add clacky-ai/openclacky --skill channel-manager -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (lib/clacky/default_skills/channel-manager in clacky-ai/openclacky) into .claude/skills/channel-manager in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Channel Manager in Codex?

Run `npx skills add clacky-ai/openclacky --skill channel-manager -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (lib/clacky/default_skills/channel-manager in clacky-ai/openclacky) into .agents/skills/channel-manager in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Channel Manager in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add clacky-ai/openclacky --skill channel-manager -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/channel-manager, .gemini/skills/channel-manager, .github/skills/channel-manager and .opencode/skills/channel-manager in your project.

What does Channel Manager need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Channel Manager needs Ruby for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (ruby, curl and npm) and credentials named APP_SECRET and BOT_TOKEN. Our summary lists: Node.js; A credential in APP_SECRET. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, AskFollowupQuestion, Glob, Browser.

Does Channel Manager access the network?

SKILL.md names 7 domains. In commands or code: api.telegram.org, open.feishu.cn, work.weixin.qq.com and ilinkai.weixin.qq.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: discord.com, t.me and github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Channel Manager safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Channel Manager use?

Channel Manager is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Channel Manager use?

About 6.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 24k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Channel Manager?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Channel Manager: Claude To Im (op7418/Claude-to-IM-skill, 2.9k stars), Channel Manager (open-octo/octo-agent, 125 stars), Use Avibe (avibe-bot/avibe, 624 stars) and Easy Openclaw (daheiai/easy-openclaw, 112 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Channel Manager?

clacky-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in clacky-ai/openclacky, which has 1,204 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: clacky-ai/openclacky on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.