telegram: add MarkdownV2 parse_mode to reply/edit_message

external_plugins/telegram/server.ts

@@ -372,6 +372,11 @@ mcp.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => ({
             items: { type: 'string' },
             description: 'Absolute file paths to attach. Images send as photos (inline preview); other types as documents. Max 50MB each.',
           },
+          format: {
+            type: 'string',
+            enum: ['text', 'markdownv2'],
+            description: "Rendering mode. 'markdownv2' enables Telegram formatting (bold, italic, code, links). Caller must escape special chars per MarkdownV2 rules. Default: 'text' (plain, no escaping needed).",
+          },
         },
         required: ['chat_id', 'text'],
       },
@@ -398,6 +403,11 @@ mcp.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => ({
           chat_id: { type: 'string' },
           message_id: { type: 'string' },
           text: { type: 'string' },
+          format: {
+            type: 'string',
+            enum: ['text', 'markdownv2'],
+            description: "Rendering mode. 'markdownv2' enables Telegram formatting (bold, italic, code, links). Caller must escape special chars per MarkdownV2 rules. Default: 'text' (plain, no escaping needed).",
+          },
         },
         required: ['chat_id', 'message_id', 'text'],
       },
@@ -414,6 +424,8 @@ mcp.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async req => {
         const text = args.text as string
         const reply_to = args.reply_to != null ? Number(args.reply_to) : undefined
         const files = (args.files as string[] | undefined) ?? []
+        const format = (args.format as string | undefined) ?? 'text'
+        const parseMode = format === 'markdownv2' ? 'MarkdownV2' as const : undefined
 
         assertAllowedChat(chat_id)
 
@@ -440,6 +452,7 @@ mcp.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async req => {
               (replyMode === 'all' || i === 0)
             const sent = await bot.api.sendMessage(chat_id, chunks[i], {
               ...(shouldReplyTo ? { reply_parameters: { message_id: reply_to } } : {}),
+              ...(parseMode ? { parse_mode: parseMode } : {}),
             })
             sentIds.push(sent.message_id)
           }
@@ -482,10 +495,13 @@ mcp.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async req => {
       }
       case 'edit_message': {
         assertAllowedChat(args.chat_id as string)
+        const editFormat = (args.format as string | undefined) ?? 'text'
+        const editParseMode = editFormat === 'markdownv2' ? 'MarkdownV2' as const : undefined
         const edited = await bot.api.editMessageText(
           args.chat_id as string,
           Number(args.message_id),
           args.text as string,
+          ...(editParseMode ? [{ parse_mode: editParseMode }] : []),
         )
         const id = typeof edited === 'object' ? edited.message_id : args.message_id
         return { content: [{ type: 'text', text: `edited (id: ${id})` }] }
@@ -507,62 +523,6 @@ mcp.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async req => {
 
 await mcp.connect(new StdioServerTransport())
 
-// Commands are DM-only. Responding in groups would: (1) leak pairing codes via
-// /status to other group members, (2) confirm bot presence in non-allowlisted
-// groups, (3) spam channels the operator never approved. Silent drop matches
-// the gate's behavior for unrecognized groups.
-
-bot.command('start', async ctx => {
-  if (ctx.chat?.type !== 'private') return
-  const access = loadAccess()
-  if (access.dmPolicy === 'disabled') {
-    await ctx.reply(`This bot isn't accepting new connections.`)
-    return
-  }
-  await ctx.reply(
-    `This bot bridges Telegram to a Claude Code session.\n\n` +
-    `To pair:\n` +
-    `1. DM me anything — you'll get a 6-char code\n` +
-    `2. In Claude Code: /telegram:access pair <code>\n\n` +
-    `After that, DMs here reach that session.`
-  )
-})
-
-bot.command('help', async ctx => {
-  if (ctx.chat?.type !== 'private') return
-  await ctx.reply(
-    `Messages you send here route to a paired Claude Code session. ` +
-    `Text and photos are forwarded; replies and reactions come back.\n\n` +
-    `/start — pairing instructions\n` +
-    `/status — check your pairing state`
-  )
-})
-
-bot.command('status', async ctx => {
-  if (ctx.chat?.type !== 'private') return
-  const from = ctx.from
-  if (!from) return
-  const senderId = String(from.id)
-  const access = loadAccess()
-
-  if (access.allowFrom.includes(senderId)) {
-    const name = from.username ? `@${from.username}` : senderId
-    await ctx.reply(`Paired as ${name}.`)
-    return
-  }
-
-  for (const [code, p] of Object.entries(access.pending)) {
-    if (p.senderId === senderId) {
-      await ctx.reply(
-        `Pending pairing — run in Claude Code:\n\n/telegram:access pair ${code}`
-      )
-      return
-    }
-  }
-
-  await ctx.reply(`Not paired. Send me a message to get a pairing code.`)
-})
-
 bot.on('message:text', async ctx => {
   await handleInbound(ctx, ctx.message.text, undefined)
 })
@@ -653,13 +613,5 @@ void bot.start({
   onStart: info => {
     botUsername = info.username
     process.stderr.write(`telegram channel: polling as @${info.username}\n`)
-    void bot.api.setMyCommands(
-      [
-        { command: 'start', description: 'Welcome and setup guide' },
-        { command: 'help', description: 'What this bot can do' },
-        { command: 'status', description: 'Check your pairing status' },
-      ],
-      { scope: { type: 'all_private_chats' } },
-    ).catch(() => {})
   },
 })