# Phase 17: Telegram Bot & Scheduled Scanning - Context
**Gathered:** 2026-04-06
**Status:** Ready for planning
**Mode:** Auto-generated
## Phase Boundary
Two capabilities:
1. **Telegram Bot** — Long-polling bot using telego v1.8.0. Commands: /scan, /verify, /recon, /status, /stats, /providers, /help, /key, /subscribe. Runs via `keyhunter serve --telegram`. Private chat only. Keys always masked except `/key ` which sends full detail.
2. **Scheduled Scanning** — Cron-based recurring scans using gocron v2.19.1. Stored in SQLite. CLI: `keyhunter schedule add/list/remove`. Jobs persist across restarts. New findings trigger Telegram notification to subscribers.
## Implementation Decisions
### Telegram Bot (TELE-01..07)
- **Library**: `github.com/mymmrac/telego` v1.8.0 (already in go.mod from Phase 1 dep planning)
- **Package**: `pkg/bot/`
- `bot.go` — Bot struct, Start/Stop, command registration
- `handlers.go` — command handlers for /scan, /verify, /recon, /status, /stats, /providers, /help, /key
- `subscribe.go` — /subscribe handler + subscriber storage (SQLite table)
- `notify.go` — notification dispatcher (send findings to all subscribers)
- **Long polling**: Use `telego.WithLongPolling` option
- **Auth**: Bot token from config `telegram.token`; restrict to allowed chat IDs from `telegram.allowed_chats` (array, empty = allow all)
- **Message formatting**: Use Telegram MarkdownV2 for rich output
- **Key masking**: ALL output masks keys. `/key ` sends full key only to the requesting user's DM (never group chat)
- **Command routing**: Register each command handler via `bot.Handle("/scan", scanHandler)` etc.
### Scheduled Scanning (SCHED-01..03)
- **Library**: `github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2` v2.19.1 (already in go.mod)
- **Package**: `pkg/scheduler/`
- `scheduler.go` — Scheduler struct wrapping gocron with SQLite persistence
- `jobs.go` — Job struct + CRUD in SQLite `scheduled_jobs` table
- **Storage**: `scheduled_jobs` table: id, name, cron_expr, scan_command, notify_telegram, created_at, last_run, next_run, enabled
- **Persistence**: On startup, load all enabled jobs from DB and register with gocron
- **Notification**: On job completion with new findings, call `pkg/bot/notify.go` to push to subscribers
- **CLI commands**: Replace `schedule` stub in cmd/stubs.go with:
- `keyhunter schedule add --name=X --cron="..." --scan= [--notify=telegram]`
- `keyhunter schedule list`
- `keyhunter schedule remove `
- `keyhunter schedule run ` (manual trigger)
### Integration: serve command
- `keyhunter serve [--telegram] [--port=8080]`
- If `--telegram`: start bot in goroutine, start scheduler, block until signal
- If no `--telegram`: start scheduler + web server only (Phase 18)
- Replace `serve` stub in cmd/stubs.go
### New SQLite Tables
```sql
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS subscribers (
chat_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
username TEXT,
subscribed_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
);
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS scheduled_jobs (
id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
name TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
cron_expr TEXT NOT NULL,
scan_command TEXT NOT NULL,
notify_telegram BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE,
enabled BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE,
last_run DATETIME,
next_run DATETIME,
created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
);
```
### Dependencies
- `github.com/mymmrac/telego` — already indirect in go.mod, promote to direct
- `github.com/go-co-op/gocron/v2` — already indirect, promote to direct
## Existing Code Insights
### Reusable Assets
- pkg/engine/ — engine.Scan() for bot /scan command
- pkg/verify/ — verifier for bot /verify command
- pkg/recon/ — Engine.SweepAll() for bot /recon command
- pkg/storage/ — DB for findings, settings
- pkg/output/ — formatters for bot message rendering
- cmd/stubs.go — serve, schedule stubs to replace
- cmd/scan.go — openDBWithKey() helper to reuse
### Key Integration Points
- Bot handlers call the same packages as CLI commands
- Scheduler wraps the same scan logic but triggered by cron
- Notification bridges scheduler → bot subscribers
## Specific Ideas
- /status should show: total findings, last scan time, active scheduled jobs, bot uptime
- /stats should show: findings by provider, top 10 providers, findings last 24h
- Bot should rate-limit commands per user (1 scan per 60s)
- Schedule jobs should log last_run and next_run for monitoring
## Deferred Ideas
- Webhook notifications (Slack, Discord) — separate from Telegram
- Inline query mode for Telegram — out of scope
- Multi-bot instances — out of scope
- Job output history (keep last N results) — defer to v2