Summary
Telegram just shipped a massive AI bot update (May 7, 2026) with 11 new features — four of them are game-changers for Hermes Agent multi-agent and team collaboration workflows.
Proposed Features
1. Guest AI Bots
What: Bots can now be @mentioned in any private or group chat, even if they are not members. The bot only sees the tagged message + replies.
Why for Hermes: Currently, Hermes must be added to every group where users want to interact. With guest mode, a single @bot mention works everywhere without bot setup or admin approval.
Related: Complements #527 (Permission Tiers).
Docs: https://core.telegram.org/bots/features#guest-bots
2. Bot-to-Bot Communication
What: Bots can now respond to other bots, enabling fully autonomous multi-agent workflows directly on Telegram.
Why for Hermes: Native pipeline execution without leaving the platform. Planner creates storyboard, illustrator generates images, reviewer does QA — all via Telegram bot-to-bot messages.
Related: Complements #9514 (Single-Daemon Multi-Agent).
Docs: https://core.telegram.org/bots/features#bot-to-bot-communication
3. Native Sticker Support
What: Telegram now indexes 100+ million user-generated stickers and emojis, searchable in 36 languages via AI models.
Why for Hermes: Stickers are the primary coordination language in many work teams. Hermes should be able to send stickers and search the library programmatically.
4. Chat Automation via User Profile
What: Users can connect a bot to their Telegram profile, allowing it to auto-respond to incoming messages on their behalf.
Why for Hermes: When a user is offline, their Hermes instance can auto-respond with status, route urgent messages, and collect reports autonomously.
Additional Context
Summary
Telegram just shipped a massive AI bot update (May 7, 2026) with 11 new features — four of them are game-changers for Hermes Agent multi-agent and team collaboration workflows.
Proposed Features
1. Guest AI Bots
What: Bots can now be @mentioned in any private or group chat, even if they are not members. The bot only sees the tagged message + replies.
Why for Hermes: Currently, Hermes must be added to every group where users want to interact. With guest mode, a single @bot mention works everywhere without bot setup or admin approval.
Related: Complements #527 (Permission Tiers).
Docs: https://core.telegram.org/bots/features#guest-bots
2. Bot-to-Bot Communication
What: Bots can now respond to other bots, enabling fully autonomous multi-agent workflows directly on Telegram.
Why for Hermes: Native pipeline execution without leaving the platform. Planner creates storyboard, illustrator generates images, reviewer does QA — all via Telegram bot-to-bot messages.
Related: Complements #9514 (Single-Daemon Multi-Agent).
Docs: https://core.telegram.org/bots/features#bot-to-bot-communication
3. Native Sticker Support
What: Telegram now indexes 100+ million user-generated stickers and emojis, searchable in 36 languages via AI models.
Why for Hermes: Stickers are the primary coordination language in many work teams. Hermes should be able to send stickers and search the library programmatically.
4. Chat Automation via User Profile
What: Users can connect a bot to their Telegram profile, allowing it to auto-respond to incoming messages on their behalf.
Why for Hermes: When a user is offline, their Hermes instance can auto-respond with status, route urgent messages, and collect reports autonomously.
Additional Context