Overview
Telegram supports several useful operating patterns. A direct bot chat can serve as the home channel for general updates. A capture channel can accept links, videos, and ideas that Hermes should ingest without requiring an immediate response. A group with topics enabled can separate work into tabs such as builds, trading, and capture. Giving the bot administrator permissions allows it to create and manage topic threads. The visible typing state shows when Hermes is actively working, and the mobile application provides the same access away from the computer.
Slack turns Hermes into a team participant. A Slack app is created, given bot permissions, configured with socket mode, installed in the workspace, and connected to Hermes with a bot token and app token. A minimal scope set includes commands, direct-message write, and direct-message read.
The bot can be invited to private or public channels, respond in threads, and be made available to selected teammates through whitelisting or an allow-all-users setting.
iMessage can be connected through a Photon.codes project. After a project and credentials are created, Hermes can use the provided setup details to configure the gateway. The user scans the required code, messages the assigned number, and verifies that Hermes replies.