Make a friend

A little AI companion that lives on your own private server and texts you on Telegram. No tech skills needed.

Name your friend

lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens — no spaces, capitals, or underscores

Your name What should they brief you on each morning? What time should the briefing arrive?

Changed your mind later? Just tell your friend “brief me at 6:30” or “make it about cycling” — no settings needed.

Your time zone Eastern — New York (ET) Central — Chicago (CT) Mountain — Denver (MT) Mountain, no DST — Phoenix Pacific — Los Angeles (PT) Alaska — Anchorage Hawaii — Honolulu Eastern — Toronto London (GMT/BST) Central Europe — Paris Central Europe — Berlin Eastern Europe — Athens Johannesburg Dubai India — Kolkata Singapore Tokyo Sydney Auckland São Paulo UTC

So your briefing arrives at the right hour, wherever you are.

Your Telegram user id Telegram bot token (@BotFather)

On a phone? Just paste BotFather's entire “Done! …” message — we'll pull the token out for you.

New to Telegram bots? How to get these →

1 · Bot token — @BotFather

1. In Telegram, search @BotFather and tap Start.
2. Send /newbot, then pick a name and a username ending in bot.
3. It replies with a token like 8626…:AA… — paste it into the field above.

2 · Your user id — @userinfobot

1. In Telegram, search @userinfobot and tap Start.
2. It replies with your Id, a number like 8515374171 — paste it above.

Others who can message your friend (optional)

extra Telegram user ids, comma-separated — they can chat; the briefing still goes to you

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