What you can do in Telegram
After connecting, you can interact with your Selah companion through plain text messages, voice notes, or commands. Commands available in Telegram:| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/interview [topic] | Starts a Socratic deep-dive on a topic |
/pray [request] | Saves a new prayer request |
/notes | Lists your notes with buttons to open an append-mode thread |
/sessions | Lists your recent conversations with buttons to continue on the web |
/reflect | Reviews themes you’ve studied this week |
/recent | Shows your last 7 captures with Develop buttons |
/profile | Displays the first part of your companion profile |
/help | Lists all available commands |
Rich text formatting
Companion responses in Telegram render with full formatting — bold, italic,inline code, and clickable links all display correctly. You see the same styled output in Telegram that you would in the web app, just adapted for the chat interface.
View Note buttons
When the Companion saves a note from Telegram — whether from an interview, a/prep session, or a general /note — the response includes a View Note inline button that links directly to the note in the web app. Tap it to open the note in the full editor where you can restructure, expand, or publish it.
Browse and append to notes
Send/notes to see a browsable list of your notes. Tap any note to open an append-mode thread — every message you send in that thread gets appended directly to the note’s content. This is useful for capturing thoughts on the go without opening the web app.
You can also ask the Companion to edit notes conversationally — for example, “Add a section about faith to my Romans note” or “Tighten the intro on my sermon prep.” The Companion finds the right note, makes the edit, and shows an undo button so you can revert if needed. See editing notes through conversation for details.
Cross-surface sessions
Send/sessions to see your five most recent conversations across both web and Telegram. Each session shows its topic and when it was last active. Tap any session to open it in the web app and continue where you left off.
Selah treats your web and Telegram conversations as one unified history. The
/sessions list doesn’t distinguish between surfaces — because it’s the same companion either way.Voice notes
You can send voice messages to the Selah bot instead of typing. Tap and hold the microphone button in Telegram, speak your thought, and release to send. Selah transcribes the audio using OpenAI Whisper and echoes the transcript back so you can verify what it heard. The transcribed text then flows through the same pipeline as a typed message — the companion responds to it, and it can become a capture, trigger a command, or continue an existing conversation. This is especially useful for capturing thoughts on the go — during a walk, while driving, or any time typing isn’t practical. Speak naturally; Selah handles punctuation and formatting automatically.Voice notes require no additional setup — they work automatically once your Telegram account is connected. Selah uses your existing OpenAI configuration for transcription, so there are no new API keys or settings to configure.
How to connect your account
Click Connect Telegram
Click the Connect Telegram button. Selah generates a one-time 6-character code and a deep link. The code expires in 15 minutes.
Open the link in Telegram
Click Open in Telegram. This opens the Selah bot in Telegram and automatically sends the linking command. You can also copy the 6-character code and send it to the bot manually if the link doesn’t work on your device.
How to disconnect
In Settings → Integrations, click Disconnect on the Telegram card. This removes the link between your Selah account and your Telegram chat. You can reconnect at any time by following the steps above.Disconnecting stops the bot from responding to your Telegram account. It does not delete any captures or notes you created through Telegram.