Message Claude Code from Chat

Claude Code Channels let you message a running session from chat apps such as Telegram, Discord, or iMessage.

Channels are in research preview. You install a channel as a plugin, configure it with your own credentials, and opt it in per session:

claude --channels plugin:telegram@claude-plugins-official

Team and Enterprise organizations must explicitly enable channels first.

This is lower-priority than basic Remote Control, but it can be useful when chat is the fastest way to check in.

Good uses

• Ask for status while away from your laptop.
• Respond to a simple clarification.
• Trigger a known workflow.
• Keep a long-running session moving from your phone.

Guardrails

Anyone who can reply through the channel can approve or deny tool use in your session, so only allowlist senders you trust with that authority.

Be careful with broad permissions. Chat-based control should not become a path to secrets, production credentials, or destructive commands.

Start with read-only or low-risk workflows before allowing more powerful actions.