Channels overview
What channels are, which ones work today, what's coming.
What this is
A channel is a messaging app you connect your agent to so you can talk to it from there — instead of having to open a web UI every time. Send a message to your bot from your phone, get a reply from your agent.
Beach stores the token for each channel in an encrypted vault, scoped to your account. OpenClaw — running on your instance — uses that token to connect to the channel and process messages.
Available today
- Telegram — fully supported. Create a bot via @BotFather, paste the token into Beach, and message your agent.
Coming soon
These channels aren't available yet. We'll update each page when they ship.
How channels work in Beach vs OpenClaw
You manage the connection in two places, depending on what you're doing:
- Beach Settings → Channels is where you paste a token to connect a channel, or remove one to disconnect.
- The Control UI (your agent's UI at your subdomain) is where you can see whether the agent is currently online on each channel from its side.
If a channel is misbehaving, start by checking A channel went offline.