Agent skill

Build Inline Keyboard

by vendelieu in vendelieu/telegram-bot

Builds inline keyboards for messages using the telegram-bot DSL.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Build Inline Keyboard

skills CLI
$ npx skills add vendelieu/telegram-bot --skill build-inline-keyboard -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install vendelieu/telegram-bot build-inline-keyboard --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/vendelieu/telegram-bot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.cursor/skills/build-inline-keyboard .claude/skills/build-inline-keyboard && 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
build-inline-keyboard
GitHub stars
249
Token cost
~548 tokens
SKILL.md length
149 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
14
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Builds inline keyboards for messages using the telegram-bot DSL.

  • Adding buttons under messages
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Start, Button Types, Rows and Attaching to Messages, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Creating callback buttons

What it does

Build Inline Keyboard is an agent skill from vendelieu/telegram-bot. Builds inline keyboards for messages using the telegram-bot DSL. Use when adding buttons under messages, creating callback buttons, URL buttons, or inline keyboard markup for user interaction.

Its SKILL.md is about 550 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Chatbots and conversational support. It works with Telegram and Kotlin. The repository describes itself as: Telegram Bot API wrapper with handy Kotlin DSL. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Adding buttons under messages
  • Creating callback buttons
  • Inline keyboard markup for user interaction

Example prompts

  • “Use the build-inline-keyboard skill to build inline keyboards for messages using the telegram-bot DSL”
  • “/build-inline-keyboard”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1dbfd00. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are kotlin).

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

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

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

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

Context cost

Build Inline Keyboard loads about 548 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 54 tokens; SKILL.md has 149 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~54
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~548

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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 vendelieu/telegram-bot at commit 1dbfd00, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© vendelieu). 149 words, ~548 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/build-inline-keyboard/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
build-inline-keyboard
description
Builds inline keyboards for messages using the telegram-bot DSL. Use when adding buttons under messages, creating callback buttons, URL buttons, or inline keyboard markup for user interaction.

Build Inline Keyboard

Quick Start

Use inlineKeyboardMarkup { } or inlineKeyboardMarkup(block) to create inline keyboards. Attach via markup() or inlineKeyboardMarkup { } on send actions.

kotlin
message("Choose an option:")
    .inlineKeyboardMarkup {
        "Option A" callback "opt_a"
        "Option B" callback "opt_b"
        newLine()
        "Open link" url "https://example.com"
    }
    .send(user, bot)

Button Types

TypeSyntaxUse case
Callback"Label" callback "data" or callbackData("Label") { "data" }Button press sends callback to bot (1-64 bytes)
URL"Label" url "https://..."Opens URL when pressed
Web App"Label" webAppInfo "https://..."Opens Web App
Switch inline"Label" switchInlineQuery "query"Opens inline mode in another chat
Switch inline (current)"Label" switchInlineQueryCurrentChat "query"Inserts bot + query in current chat
Pay"Pay" pay()Payment button
Copy text"Label" copyText "text"Copies text to clipboard

Rows

  • Each url(), callbackData(), etc. adds a button to the current row
  • Use newLine() or br() to start a new row
kotlin
inlineKeyboardMarkup {
    "Yes" callback "yes"
    "No" callback "no"
    newLine()
    "Cancel" callback "cancel"
}

Attaching to Messages

Actions with MarkupFeature (e.g. message, sendPhoto, editMessageText) support:

  • inlineKeyboardMarkup { ... } — builder block
  • markup(inlineKeyboardMarkup { ... }) — explicit markup

Callback Data Limits

  • 1-64 bytes for callbackData
  • Use prefixes for routing: "action:id", "vote:123"

Reference

© vendelieu, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .cursor/skills/build-inline-keyboard of vendelieu/telegram-bot.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1dbfd00

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Build Inline Keyboard next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Telegrambubbuild/bub1.7k—~2.2kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
MuseKevPH2026/muse-catch128—~1.6kAutomated safety check: NotesAGPL-3.0
MuseKevPH2026/muse-catch128—~865Automated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0

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Works with

Questions about Build Inline Keyboard

What does Build Inline Keyboard do?

Builds inline keyboards for messages using the telegram-bot DSL. Build Inline Keyboard is an agent skill from vendelieu/telegram-bot. Builds inline keyboards for messages using the telegram-bot DSL.

When should I use Build Inline Keyboard?

Build Inline Keyboard fits situations like: adding buttons under messages; creating callback buttons; inline keyboard markup for user interaction.

How do I install Build Inline Keyboard in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add vendelieu/telegram-bot --skill build-inline-keyboard -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.cursor/skills/build-inline-keyboard in vendelieu/telegram-bot) into .claude/skills/build-inline-keyboard in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Build Inline Keyboard in Codex?

Run `npx skills add vendelieu/telegram-bot --skill build-inline-keyboard -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.cursor/skills/build-inline-keyboard in vendelieu/telegram-bot) into .agents/skills/build-inline-keyboard in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Build Inline Keyboard 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 vendelieu/telegram-bot --skill build-inline-keyboard -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/build-inline-keyboard, .gemini/skills/build-inline-keyboard, .github/skills/build-inline-keyboard and .opencode/skills/build-inline-keyboard in your project.

What does Build Inline Keyboard need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Build Inline Keyboard is instructions for the agent only.

Does Build Inline Keyboard access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Build Inline Keyboard safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Build Inline Keyboard use?

Build Inline Keyboard is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Build Inline Keyboard use?

About 548 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k 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 Build Inline Keyboard?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Build Inline Keyboard: Pytdbot (pytdbot/client, 137 stars), Setup (terranc/claude-telegram-bot-bridge, 134 stars), Telegram (bubbuild/bub, 1.7k stars) and Muse (KevPH2026/muse-catch, 128 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Build Inline Keyboard?

vendelieu (a GitHub user) maintains it in vendelieu/telegram-bot, which has 249 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 4, 2026.

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