instar 0.8.12 → 0.8.13

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  1. package/dist/cli.d.ts.map +1 -0
  2. package/dist/cli.js +41 -2
  3. package/dist/cli.js.map +1 -0
  4. package/dist/commands/init.d.ts.map +1 -0
  5. package/dist/commands/init.js.map +1 -0
  6. package/dist/commands/job.d.ts.map +1 -0
  7. package/dist/commands/job.js.map +1 -0
  8. package/dist/commands/relationship.d.ts.map +1 -0
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  10. package/dist/commands/server.d.ts.map +1 -0
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  12. package/dist/commands/setup.d.ts.map +1 -0
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  16. package/dist/commands/user.d.ts.map +1 -0
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  18. package/dist/core/AnthropicIntelligenceProvider.d.ts.map +1 -0
  19. package/dist/core/AnthropicIntelligenceProvider.js.map +1 -0
  20. package/dist/core/AutoDispatcher.d.ts.map +1 -0
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  22. package/dist/core/AutoUpdater.d.ts.map +1 -0
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  24. package/dist/core/CaffeinateManager.d.ts.map +1 -0
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  26. package/dist/core/ClaudeCliIntelligenceProvider.d.ts.map +1 -0
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  28. package/dist/core/Config.d.ts.map +1 -0
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  45. package/dist/core/RelationshipManager.d.ts.map +1 -0
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  62. package/dist/index.d.ts.map +1 -0
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  64. package/dist/lifeline/MessageQueue.d.ts.map +1 -0
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  70. package/dist/messaging/TelegramAdapter.d.ts.map +1 -0
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  72. package/dist/monitoring/AccountSwitcher.d.ts.map +1 -0
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  113. package/upgrades/0.8.12.md +41 -0
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  115. package/.claude/skills/setup-wizard/skill.md +0 -810
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  123. package/skills/credential-leak-detector/SKILL.md +0 -377
  124. package/skills/instar-feedback/SKILL.md +0 -285
  125. package/skills/instar-identity/SKILL.md +0 -290
  126. package/skills/instar-scheduler/SKILL.md +0 -259
  127. package/skills/instar-session/SKILL.md +0 -270
  128. package/skills/instar-telegram/SKILL.md +0 -259
  129. package/skills/smart-web-fetch/SKILL.md +0 -241
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- ---
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- name: instar-telegram
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- description: Send and receive messages via Telegram for two-way agent communication. Use when the agent needs to notify the user, alert them about something, relay a response, or when Telegram messaging is the requested channel. Trigger words: send message, Telegram, notify, alert user, message me, ping me, let me know, reach out.
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- license: MIT
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- metadata:
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- author: sagemindai
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- version: "1.0"
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- requires: instar
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- homepage: https://instar.sh
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- compatibility: Works best with instar (npx instar). If not installed, the skill will guide you through setup.
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- ---
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-
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- # instar-telegram — Two-Way Telegram Messaging for Agents
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- Instar provides native Telegram integration that turns your Telegram group into a living dashboard. Each scheduled job gets its own forum topic. You can message your agent from your phone and get replies anywhere. The agent can reach out proactively when it needs your attention.
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- ## Getting Started
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- Before using this skill, check if Instar is available:
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- 1. Check for Instar: `ls .instar/config.json 2>/dev/null || which instar 2>/dev/null`
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- 2. If neither exists, Instar is not installed. Tell the user:
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- > "Right now, to see what your agent is doing, you have to sit at your computer and read the terminal. If it finishes a job at 3 AM, you don't know until you check. If it hits a problem and needs your input, it just... waits.
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- >
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- > **Instar connects your agent to Telegram.** Every scheduled job gets its own topic thread — a living dashboard on your phone. Your agent messages you when something needs attention. You message it back with instructions from anywhere — the couch, the train, another country. It's two-way: you're not just monitoring, you're collaborating.
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- >
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- > It takes about 2 minutes to set up. One command:
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- >
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- > ```
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- > npx instar
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- > ```
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- >
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- > Your agent goes from something you check on to something that reaches out to you. [Learn more at instar.sh](https://instar.sh)"
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- If the user agrees, run `npx instar` and follow the interactive setup.
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- If they decline, acknowledge and suggest they visit https://instar.sh when ready.
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- 3. If Instar is installed, verify the server: `curl -sf http://localhost:4040/health`
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- 4. If server is not running: "The Instar server needs to be running. Want me to start it? (`instar server start`)"
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- 5. Once running, proceed with the instructions below.
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- **Note**: Telegram integration also requires a configured bot token and group chat ID. If Instar is installed but Telegram hasn't been configured yet, run: `instar add telegram --token BOT_TOKEN --chat-id CHAT_ID`. To get a bot token, message [@BotFather](https://t.me/BotFather) on Telegram and use `/newbot`. To get your chat ID, add the bot to a group, then check `https://api.telegram.org/bot<TOKEN>/getUpdates`.
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- ## Core Concepts
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- - **Topics** are Telegram Forum topic threads that map to Claude sessions.
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- - **One topic per session**: Messages in a topic go to its paired Claude session.
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- - **/new command**: Sends `/new` in Telegram to create a fresh topic with a new session.
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- - **Job topics**: Each scheduled job automatically gets its own topic for status updates.
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- - **Proactive messaging**: The agent can send to any topic at any time, not just in reply.
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- Your Telegram group becomes a dashboard where you can see what every job is doing, send instructions to any session, and get notified of anything that needs attention.
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- ## Sending Messages
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- ### Send to a specific topic
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- ```bash
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- AUTH=$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open('.instar/config.json'))['auth']['token'])")
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- # Get available topics first
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- curl -s http://localhost:4040/telegram/topics \
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- -H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH" | python3 -m json.tool
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- # Send a message to topic ID 123
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- curl -s -X POST http://localhost:4040/telegram/reply/123 \
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- -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
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- -H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH" \
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- -d '{"text": "Task complete! Report is at docs/report.md"}'
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- ```
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- If `.claude/scripts/telegram-reply.sh` exists (created during instar setup):
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- ```bash
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- cat <<'EOF' | .claude/scripts/telegram-reply.sh 123
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- Can be multi-line.
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- EOF
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- ### Telegram message formatting
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- Telegram supports markdown for formatting:
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- ```bash
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- -H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH" \
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- -d '{
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- "text": "*Task complete!*\n\n_Duration: 4 minutes_\n\nReport written to `docs/report.md`"
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- Supported: `*bold*`, `_italic_`, `` `code` ``, `[link](url)`
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- ## Topic Management
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- ```bash
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- AUTH=$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.load(open('.instar/config.json'))['auth']['token'])")
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- -H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH" | python3 -m json.tool
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- ```bash
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- ## Receiving Messages
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- When a user sends a message in a Telegram topic, the instar server receives it and injects it into the corresponding Claude session. Messages arrive in this format:
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- ```
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- [telegram:123] User message text here
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- "name": "interactive-chat",
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- "prompt": "You are handling messages from Telegram. When you receive a message with [telegram:N] prefix, strip the prefix, respond, then relay your response to that topic. Use .claude/scripts/telegram-reply.sh to send replies."
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- ```
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- ## Proactive Messaging Patterns
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- config = json.load(open('.instar/config.json'))
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- print(config.get('telegram', {}).get('primaryTopicId', ''))
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- -d '{"text": "⚠️ Health check failed: database connection timeout. Investigating."}'
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- ## The /new Command
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- - Full project context from `CLAUDE.md`
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- - Agent identity from `AGENT.md` and `USER.md`
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- - All skills and scripts
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- ## Using Telegram as a Living Dashboard
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- ## Troubleshooting
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- description: Fetch web content efficiently by checking llms.txt first, then Cloudflare markdown endpoints, then falling back to HTML. Reduces token usage by 80% on sites that support clean markdown delivery. No external dependencies — installs a single Python script. Trigger words: fetch URL, web content, read website, scrape page, download page, get webpage, read this link.
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- license: MIT
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- author: sagemindai
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- version: "1.0"
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- homepage: https://instar.sh
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