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Messaging integrations let you talk to the Synti agent from the chat apps you already use. Bind a chat to a session, send a message, and the agent runs on your machine and replies right back in the thread — so you can kick off work, check results, or steer a running task without opening the desktop app. Synti connects to three platforms today. Each is configured per workspace under Settings → Messaging.

Telegram

Connect a bot with a token from BotFather. Supports inline buttons and attachments up to 20 MB.

WhatsApp

Link by scanning a QR code, just like WhatsApp Web. Test it from a self-chat without a second phone.

Lark / Feishu

Connect a custom app with an App ID and secret. Supports interactive cards and rich text.

How it works

Every integration follows the same three-part flow:
1

Enable the platform

Turn on and authenticate the platform in your workspace’s Settings → Messaging.
2

Bind a chat to a session

Link a specific chat to a Synti session — either a new one or an existing one — so messages have somewhere to go.
3

Chat with the agent

Send messages that drive the agent, and its replies render back into the chat according to your chosen response mode.

Commands

You manage sessions from inside the chat with slash commands. The same set works across platforms:

Response modes

Each binding can render the agent’s output differently. Pick the one that fits how closely you want to follow along:
  • Progress (default) — a single message that edits itself in place, with thinking bubbles, as the agent works.
  • Streaming — live edits plus intermediate messages, mirroring what you’d see in the desktop app.
  • Final only — the agent stays quiet until it’s done, then posts one final message.

Pairing codes

To bind an existing desktop session from your phone, Synti issues a short-lived six-digit pairing code. Send it with /pair <code> from the chat and the session binds instantly. Pairing codes are built for safety: they expire quickly, are rate-limited against brute-force guessing, and are scoped to a single workspace — a workspace only accepts its own codes.

Good to know

  • Bindings are workspace-scoped. Each workspace keeps its own messaging configuration and only accepts its own pairing codes.
  • Direct messages only. The agent runs from private one-on-one chats. Group and channel messages are rejected. (Lark/Feishu is the exception — it can respond to group messages where the bot is @mentioned.)
  • Attachments route through the same temporary file handling as uploads in the app.
  • Approval prompts for actions like running shell commands appear in the chat or in the desktop app depending on your approvalChannel setting. Some platforms can only approve from the desktop app — see each platform’s page.
Messaging configuration is stored per workspace under ~/.synti/workspaces/{workspaceId}/messaging/, with separate files for platform settings, chat-to-session mappings, and any saved credentials.

Set up a platform

Telegram

WhatsApp

Lark / Feishu