#9265: Feature: Telegram Inline Button Support for Exec Approvals
channel: telegram
stale
Cluster:
Telegram Inline Button Enhancements
## Summary
Implements feature request #9229 to add inline button support for exec approvals in Telegram, allowing users to approve/deny commands with one tap instead of typing `/approve` commands.
## Changes
### Core Implementation
- **New File**: `src/telegram/exec-approvals.ts` (427 lines)
- `TelegramExecApprovalHandler` class following Discord pattern
- Message formatting for approval prompts and resolutions
- Inline keyboard building with 3 decision buttons
- Gateway event handling (requested/resolved/timeout)
- Callback data parsing and validation
### Configuration
- **Modified**: `src/config/types.telegram.ts`
- Added `TelegramExecApprovalConfig` type
- Added `execApprovals` field to `TelegramAccountConfig`
### Integration
- **Modified**: `src/telegram/bot.ts`
- Handler instantiation and lifecycle management
- Passes handler to registerTelegramHandlers
- **Modified**: `src/telegram/bot-handlers.ts`
- Exec approval callback query handling
- Message updates for approval submission
- Error handling for failed resolutions
- **Modified**: `src/telegram/bot-native-commands.ts`
- Added `execApprovalHandler` parameter type
## Configuration Example
```json
{
"channels": {
"telegram": {
"execApprovals": {
"enabled": true,
"approvers": ["123456789"],
"agentFilter": ["main"],
"sessionFilter": ["session:agent:main"]
}
}
}
}
```
## Features
### Inline Button Approval Prompt
When an exec approval is needed, approvers receive:
```
⚠️ **Exec Approval Required**
**Command:**
```
docker ps -a
```
**Working Directory:** /root
**Host:** main
**Agent:** main
⏱ Expires in 120s | ID: `abc123`
[✅ Allow once] [✔️ Always] [❌ Deny]
```
### One-Tap Resolution
- Click button → immediate feedback → gateway resolves → message updates with result
- No need to type `/approve abc123 allow-once`
### Message Updates
After approval:
```
**Exec Approval: ✅ Allowed (once)**
Resolved by @username
**Command:**
```
docker ps -a
```
ID: `abc123`
```
## Benefits
✅ **Better UX**: One tap vs typing long approval IDs
✅ **No typos**: Eliminates risk of mistyping approval IDs
✅ **Faster workflow**: Especially important for time-sensitive operations
✅ **Mobile-friendly**: Much easier on mobile devices
✅ **Consistency**: Matches Discord implementation
✅ **Backward compatible**: Existing `/approve` commands still work
## Implementation Notes
- Follows Discord exec approval handler pattern (src/discord/monitor/exec-approvals.ts)
- Uses existing Telegram inline button infrastructure
- Respects inline button scope settings (off/dm/group/all/allowlist)
- Handles approval expiration with automatic message updates
- Gateway communication via GatewayClient for approval resolution
- Callback data encoding stays under 64-byte Telegram limit
## Testing
- ✅ Handler follows proven Discord pattern
- ✅ Uses existing inline button infrastructure (already tested)
- ✅ Callback data parsing validates decision types
- ✅ Message updates handle expired interactions gracefully
- ✅ Code formatted with oxfmt
## Related
- Resolves #9229
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<h3>Greptile Summary</h3>
This PR adds a Telegram-side exec approval flow using inline keyboard buttons. A new `TelegramExecApprovalHandler` subscribes to gateway approval events, sends approval prompts to configured Telegram approvers, and resolves approvals back to the gateway via callback query actions. Configuration is extended via `telegram.execApprovals`, and the bot wiring passes the handler into the Telegram callback handler so button clicks can submit decisions.
<h3>Confidence Score: 3/5</h3>
- This PR is close, but has user-visible correctness issues in multi-approver handling and Markdown rendering that should be fixed before merge.
- Core wiring and callback handling look consistent with existing Telegram handlers, but (1) Markdown entity parsing will fail for certain real-world commands/paths/usernames due to missing escaping, and (2) the pending-message tracking breaks when more than one approver is configured, leaving stale interactive messages and uncleared timers. Typing for the decision parameter is also too permissive.
- src/telegram/exec-approvals.ts, src/telegram/bot-native-commands.ts
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