Evaluate Telegram bridges for OpenCode integration

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Context

wp-opencode needs a Telegram chat bridge alongside Kimaki (Discord). There are several existing open source options.

Top Candidates

1. grinev/opencode-telegram-bot (44 ⭐)

• Repo: https://github.com/grinev/opencode-telegram-bot
• Description: "OpenCode Telegram bot client for OpenCode CLI: run and monitor AI coding tasks from your phone while everything runs locally on your machine."
• Highest star count, most community traction

2. gabriel-trigo/opencode-telegram-bridge (9 ⭐)

• Repo: https://github.com/gabriel-trigo/opencode-telegram-bridge
• Description: "Lean systemd-backed Telegram bridge for OpenCode with permission prompts, allowlist enforcement, persistent sessions, and no bloat"
• Systemd-native, permission model, persistent sessions — aligns well with our stack

3. huynle/opencode-telegram (8 ⭐)

• Repo: https://github.com/huynle/opencode-telegram
• Description: "Telegram bot that orchestrates multiple OpenCode instances through forum topics"
• Multi-instance via forum topics — interesting pattern for fleet use

4. Tommertom/opencode-telegram (21 ⭐)

• Repo: https://github.com/Tommertom/opencode-telegram

5. ominiverdi/opencode-chat-bridge (12 ⭐)

• Repo: https://github.com/ominiverdi/opencode-chat-bridge
• Description: "Bridge OpenCode to Matrix, Slack, Mattermost, WhatsApp, and Discord with permission-based security"
• Multi-platform — could replace both Kimaki and a Telegram bridge, but more complex

Evaluation Criteria

For each candidate, assess:

1. How does it invoke OpenCode? — opencode run, server mode, API, shelling out?
2. Session/thread management — Does it maintain conversation context?
3. Systemd-friendly? — Can it run as a service on a VPS?
4. Auth/permissions — Can we restrict who can talk to the bot?
5. How does it handle long-running tasks? — Streaming? Polling? Callbacks?
6. Dependencies — Node? Python? Go? How heavy?
7. Active maintenance? — Recent commits? Responsive maintainer?
8. Compatibility with our stack — Works alongside Data Machine agent files, opencode.json config?

Task

Clone and review the top 2-3 candidates. Report findings back with a recommendation for which to adopt (or fork) for wp-opencode.

Related

• Issue Planning: wp-opencode setup tool #1 (Planning: wp-opencode setup tool)
• Kimaki — our current Discord bridge (reference for what "good" looks like)