clawdbot/docs/cli/channels.md

summary, read_when

summary	read_when
CLI reference for `moltbot channels` (accounts, status, login/logout, logs)	You want to add/remove channel accounts (WhatsApp/Telegram/Discord/Google Chat/Slack/Mattermost (plugin)/Signal/iMessage) You want to check channel status or tail channel logs

moltbot channels

Manage chat channel accounts and their runtime status on the Gateway.

Related docs:

• Channel guides: Channels
• Gateway configuration: Configuration

Common commands

moltbot channels list
moltbot channels status
moltbot channels capabilities
moltbot channels capabilities --channel discord --target channel:123
moltbot channels resolve --channel slack "#general" "@jane"
moltbot channels logs --channel all

Add / remove accounts

moltbot channels add --channel telegram --token <bot-token>
moltbot channels remove --channel telegram --delete

Tip: moltbot channels add --help shows per-channel flags (token, app token, signal-cli paths, etc).

Login / logout (interactive)

moltbot channels login --channel whatsapp
moltbot channels logout --channel whatsapp

Troubleshooting

• Run moltbot status --deep for a broad probe.
• Use moltbot doctor for guided fixes.
• moltbot channels list prints Claude: HTTP 403 ... user:profile → usage snapshot needs the user:profile scope. Use --no-usage, or provide a claude.ai session key (CLAUDE_WEB_SESSION_KEY / CLAUDE_WEB_COOKIE), or re-auth via Claude Code CLI.

Capabilities probe

Fetch provider capability hints (intents/scopes where available) plus static feature support:

moltbot channels capabilities
moltbot channels capabilities --channel discord --target channel:123

Notes:

• --channel is optional; omit it to list every channel (including extensions).
• --target accepts channel:<id> or a raw numeric channel id and only applies to Discord.
• Probes are provider-specific: Discord intents + optional channel permissions; Slack bot + user scopes; Telegram bot flags + webhook; Signal daemon version; MS Teams app token + Graph roles/scopes (annotated where known). Channels without probes report Probe: unavailable.

Resolve names to IDs

Resolve channel/user names to IDs using the provider directory:

moltbot channels resolve --channel slack "#general" "@jane"
moltbot channels resolve --channel discord "My Server/#support" "@someone"
moltbot channels resolve --channel matrix "Project Room"

Notes:

• Use --kind user|group|auto to force the target type.
• Resolution prefers active matches when multiple entries share the same name.