ApexClaw: Open-Source Telegram AI Agent with 85+ Tools for Web Automation, Voice, and Email

ApexClaw is an open-source Telegram AI agent built in Go that functions as a proactive assistant with extensive automation capabilities. Inspired by OpenClaw/Clawdbot projects, it's designed to perform tasks rather than just chat.

Key Features and Capabilities

The agent includes 85+ built-in tools across multiple categories:

• Voice Processing: Understands and replies to voice notes using free Google STT (speech-to-text) and TTS (text-to-speech) responses
• Image Analysis: Analyzes images sent via Telegram
• Web Automation: Browses the web with a real headless browser that can click links, read pages, and fill forms
• Email Integration: Reads Gmail inbox and sends emails
• System Operations: Runs shell/Python scripts, manages files/folders, monitors clipboard
• Information Lookups: Web search, Wikipedia, GitHub, Reddit, YouTube, news lookups
• Personal Memory: Remembers personal facts like coffee preferences, allergies, etc.
• Productivity Tools: To-do lists, Pomodoro timers, scheduled tasks with crontab-style scheduling
• Data Tools: Weather, stocks, currency conversion, flight status, timezone math, geocoding
• Technical Utilities: Math evaluation, regex, base64, hashing, DNS lookups, RSS feeds
• Telegram Actions: Forward/pin/delete messages, update profile pictures, pull group information

Technical Stack

• 100% Go implementation
• gogram for Telegram bot functionality
• z.ai engine for agentic reasoning
• Headless Chrome for web browsing
• ffmpeg for voice processing

Quick Start Setup

To self-host ApexClaw:

1. Install Go 1.22+
2. Set up .env file with:
   • Telegram bot token
   • API ID/hash
   • Owner ID
   • Optional z.ai token
3. Optionally add Gmail app password for email tools
4. Run go run .

The repository is available at https://github.com/AmarnathCJD/apexclaw.

This type of tool is useful for developers who want a programmable assistant that can automate routine tasks directly from Telegram. The Go implementation prioritizes speed and simplicity, while the extensive toolset makes it practical for daily use.