Control GitHub Copilot from a Telegram bot directly inside VS Code.
Telegram Copilot Bridge listens to Telegram messages with long polling, opens GitHub Copilot Chat, and keeps a dedicated activity stream inside its own sidebar container.
Features
Dedicated sidebar container in the VS Code activity bar
Overview, Telegram Config, and Activity views
Telegram bot probe, runtime status, and error reporting
Secure token storage with ExtensionContext.secrets
Activity stream for inbound messages and bridge actions
Optional auto-reply mode powered by vscode.lm
How It Works
Create a Telegram bot with @BotFather
Save the bot token in Telegram Config
Start polling from the extension
Send a message to the bot and forward prompts to GitHub Copilot
Development
cd telegram-copilot-vscode-mvp
npm install
npm run compile
Open the folder in VS Code and press F5 to launch an Extension Development Host.
Package For Marketplace
npm run package:vsix
This generates a .vsix package that can be uploaded to the VS Code Marketplace.
Notes
The UI is inspired by OpenClaw, but it does not copy OpenClaw code or layout.
Direct Copilot chat prefilling depends on the VS Code build and available APIs. When direct prefilling is not available, the extension opens the chat and copies the prompt to the clipboard.
autoReplyEnabled only works when the extension already has permission to access a language model through vscode.lm.
