telegram-reader

# Telegram News Skill (Read-Only) Reads Telegram channels and groups for financial news and market research using [tdl](https://github.com/iyear/tdl), a Telegram CLI tool. **This skill is read-only.** It is designed for financial research: reading channel messages, monitoring financial news channels, and exporting message history. It does NOT support sending messages, joining/leaving channels, or any write operations. --- ## Step 1: Ensure tdl Is Installed **Current environment status:** ``` !`(command -v tdl && tdl version 2>&1 | head -3 || echo "TDL_NOT_INSTALLED") 2>/dev/null` ``` If the status above shows a version number, tdl is installed — skip to Step 2. If `TDL_NOT_INSTALLED`, install tdl based on the user's platform: | Platform | Install Command | |----------|----------------| | macOS / Linux | `curl -sSL https://docs.iyear.me/tdl/install.sh \| sudo bash` | | macOS (Homebrew) | `brew install telegram-downloader` | | Linux (Termux) | `pkg install tdl` | | Linux (AUR) | `yay -S tdl` | | Linux (Nix) | `nix-env -iA nixos.tdl` | | Go (any platform) | `go install github.com/iyear/tdl@latest` | Ask the user which installation method they prefer. Default to Homebrew on macOS, curl script on Linux. --- ## Step 2: Ensure tdl Is Authenticated **Current auth status:** ``` !`(tdl chat ls --limit 1 2>&1 >/dev/null && echo "AUTH_OK" || echo "AUTH_NEEDED") 2>/dev/null` ``` If `AUTH_OK`, skip to Step 3. If `AUTH_NEEDED`, guide the user through login. **Login requires ...