Talk to Yantra From Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, iMessage and VS Code
Link a Yantra conversation to Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack and other apps you use: how channels work, how each connects, and what to do if one is missing.
Yantra Team2 min read
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You do not have to be in the Yantra app to use Yantra. A conversation can be linked to a messaging app, and from then on messages you send there land in the same conversation, with replies coming back where you are.
How a channel works
Open a conversation, press the Channels button beside the composer, and pick a channel. Each channel has its own connect flow. Once linked, the channel and the web chat are the same conversation: the same history, the same apps, the same approvals.
Channels are linked per conversation, so a work thread can live in Slack while a personal one lives in WhatsApp.
The built-in channels
| Channel | How it connects |
|---|---|
| Telegram | DM your bot, send /start, paste the pairing token. Or connect with a bot token from BotFather. |
| Slack | Authorize Yantra in your workspace. OAuth, nothing to copy. |
| Discord | Authorize Yantra for your server. OAuth. |
| Scan a QR code with WhatsApp, then choose who may message the assistant. | |
| iMessage | Scan a QR with your iPhone. iMessage opens pre-filled with the pairing code. Send it. |
| VS Code | Install the Yantra extension and run Connect. |
More platforms connect through a channel registry with a credentials form: DingTalk, Feishu, IRC, LINE, Matrix, QQ, Microsoft Teams, VK, WeCom, WeChat and WhatsApp Business.
WhatsApp and who gets a reply
WhatsApp asks one important question during setup: who may message your assistant?
- Pairing, the recommended choice. Unknown senders get a code, and you approve them.
- Allowlist only. Specific numbers.
- Open. Anyone.
- Disabled. Nobody.
Pairing means your assistant never answers a stranger by accident.
The channel you do not see
The list of channels depends on the agent gateway behind the conversation. Some channels are available only on the OpenClaw gateway. If a channel is missing, switch the gateway from the selector beside the composer, or ask your workspace admin.
Your assistant's own address
Beyond channels, your assistant has an email address of its own on the assistant mail domain. Write to it like a colleague. Texting is not there yet: Yantra never buys a phone number on your behalf, and SMS arrives with the SMS lane.
Where to go next
- Channels Overview for the step-by-step guides.
- Your Assistant for the email address and the assistant's Computer.