diff --git a/assistant/src/daemon/lifecycle.ts b/assistant/src/daemon/lifecycle.ts
index 8a22d5a0fe4..57b6d4c2b21 100644
--- a/assistant/src/daemon/lifecycle.ts
+++ b/assistant/src/daemon/lifecycle.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import { slackProvider as slackWatcherProvider } from '../watcher/providers/slac
 import { registerMessagingProvider } from '../messaging/registry.js';
 import { slackProvider as slackMessagingProvider } from '../messaging/providers/slack/adapter.js';
 import { gmailMessagingProvider } from '../messaging/providers/gmail/adapter.js';
+import { telegramBotMessagingProvider } from '../messaging/providers/telegram-bot/adapter.js';
 import { browserManager } from '../tools/browser/browser-manager.js';
 import { RuntimeHttpServer } from '../runtime/http-server.js';
 import { getHookManager } from '../hooks/manager.js';
@@ -384,6 +385,7 @@ export async function runDaemon(): Promise<void> {
   // Register messaging providers
   registerMessagingProvider(slackMessagingProvider);
   registerMessagingProvider(gmailMessagingProvider);
+  registerMessagingProvider(telegramBotMessagingProvider);
 
   const scheduler = startScheduler(
     async (conversationId, message) => {
diff --git a/assistant/src/messaging/provider.ts b/assistant/src/messaging/provider.ts
index 898c91d58cd..f856e617a0b 100644
--- a/assistant/src/messaging/provider.ts
+++ b/assistant/src/messaging/provider.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ export interface MessagingProvider {
   getThreadReplies?(token: string, conversationId: string, threadId: string, options?: HistoryOptions): Promise<Message[]>;
   markRead?(token: string, conversationId: string, messageId?: string): Promise<void>;
 
+  /**
+   * Override the default credential check used by getConnectedProviders().
+   * When present, the registry calls this instead of looking for
+   * credential:${credentialService}:access_token. Useful for providers
+   * that don't use OAuth (e.g. Telegram bot tokens stored under a
+   * non-standard key).
+   */
+  isConnected?(): boolean;
+
   /** Platform-specific capabilities for tool routing (e.g. 'reactions', 'threads', 'labels'). */
   capabilities: Set<string>;
 }
diff --git a/assistant/src/messaging/providers/telegram-bot/adapter.ts b/assistant/src/messaging/providers/telegram-bot/adapter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb293a36915
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assistant/src/messaging/providers/telegram-bot/adapter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/**
+ * Telegram Bot messaging provider adapter.
+ *
+ * Enables proactive outbound messaging to Telegram chats via the gateway's
+ * /deliver/telegram endpoint. Unlike Slack/Gmail which use direct API calls
+ * with OAuth tokens, Telegram delivery is proxied through the gateway which
+ * owns the bot token and handles Telegram API retries.
+ *
+ * The `token` parameter in MessagingProvider methods is unused for Telegram
+ * because delivery is authenticated via the gateway's bearer token, not
+ * a per-user OAuth token.
+ */
+
+import type { MessagingProvider } from '../../provider.js';
+import type {
+  Conversation,
+  Message,
+  SearchResult,
+  SendResult,
+  ConnectionInfo,
+  ListOptions,
+  HistoryOptions,
+  SearchOptions,
+  SendOptions,
+} from '../../provider-types.js';
+import { getSecureKey } from '../../../security/secure-keys.js';
+import { readHttpToken } from '../../../util/platform.js';
+import * as telegram from './client.js';
+
+/** Resolve the local gateway base URL from GATEWAY_PORT (default 7830). */
+function getGatewayUrl(): string {
+  const port = Number(process.env.GATEWAY_PORT) || 7830;
+  return `http://127.0.0.1:${port}`;
+}
+
+/** Read the runtime HTTP bearer token used to authenticate with the gateway. */
+function getBearerToken(): string {
+  const token = readHttpToken();
+  if (!token) {
+    throw new Error('No runtime HTTP bearer token available — is the daemon running?');
+  }
+  return token;
+}
+
+/** Read the Telegram bot token from the credential vault. */
+function getBotToken(): string | undefined {
+  return getSecureKey('credential:telegram:bot_token');
+}
+
+export const telegramBotMessagingProvider: MessagingProvider = {
+  id: 'telegram',
+  displayName: 'Telegram',
+  credentialService: 'telegram',
+  capabilities: new Set(['send']),
+
+  /**
+   * Custom connectivity check. The standard registry check looks for
+   * credential:telegram:access_token, but the Telegram bot token is
+   * stored as credential:telegram:bot_token. This method lets the
+   * registry detect that Telegram credentials exist.
+   */
+  isConnected(): boolean {
+    return getBotToken() !== undefined;
+  },
+
+  async testConnection(_token: string): Promise<ConnectionInfo> {
+    const botToken = getBotToken();
+    if (!botToken) {
+      return {
+        connected: false,
+        user: 'unknown',
+        platform: 'telegram',
+        metadata: { error: 'No bot token found. Run the telegram-setup skill.' },
+      };
+    }
+
+    const resp = await telegram.getMe(botToken);
+    if (!resp.ok || !resp.result) {
+      return {
+        connected: false,
+        user: 'unknown',
+        platform: 'telegram',
+        metadata: { error: resp.description ?? 'getMe failed' },
+      };
+    }
+
+    return {
+      connected: true,
+      user: resp.result.username ?? resp.result.first_name,
+      platform: 'telegram',
+      metadata: {
+        botId: resp.result.id,
+        botUsername: resp.result.username,
+        botName: resp.result.first_name,
+      },
+    };
+  },
+
+  async sendMessage(_token: string, conversationId: string, text: string, _options?: SendOptions): Promise<SendResult> {
+    const gatewayUrl = getGatewayUrl();
+    const bearerToken = getBearerToken();
+
+    await telegram.sendMessage(gatewayUrl, bearerToken, conversationId, text);
+
+    return {
+      id: `tg-${Date.now()}`,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+      conversationId,
+    };
+  },
+
+  // Telegram Bot API does not support listing conversations. Bots only
+  // interact with chats where users have initiated contact or the bot
+  // has been added to a group.
+  async listConversations(_token: string, _options?: ListOptions): Promise<Conversation[]> {
+    return [];
+  },
+
+  // Telegram Bot API does not provide message history retrieval.
+  async getHistory(_token: string, _conversationId: string, _options?: HistoryOptions): Promise<Message[]> {
+    return [];
+  },
+
+  // Telegram Bot API does not support message search.
+  async search(_token: string, _query: string, _options?: SearchOptions): Promise<SearchResult> {
+    return { total: 0, messages: [], hasMore: false };
+  },
+};
diff --git a/assistant/src/messaging/providers/telegram-bot/client.ts b/assistant/src/messaging/providers/telegram-bot/client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd2befbf783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assistant/src/messaging/providers/telegram-bot/client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/**
+ * Low-level Telegram operations.
+ *
+ * Outbound message delivery routes through the gateway's /deliver/telegram
+ * endpoint, which handles bot token management and Telegram API retries.
+ * Connection verification calls the Telegram Bot API directly with the
+ * stored bot token.
+ */
+
+import type { TelegramGetMeResponse } from './types.js';
+
+const TELEGRAM_API_BASE = 'https://api.telegram.org';
+const DELIVERY_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
+
+export class TelegramApiError extends Error {
+  constructor(
+    public readonly status: number,
+    message: string,
+  ) {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = 'TelegramApiError';
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Verify a bot token by calling Telegram's getMe API directly.
+ * Used for testConnection() — the only operation that bypasses the gateway.
+ */
+export async function getMe(botToken: string): Promise<TelegramGetMeResponse> {
+  const resp = await fetch(`${TELEGRAM_API_BASE}/bot${botToken}/getMe`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    signal: AbortSignal.timeout(DELIVERY_TIMEOUT_MS),
+  });
+
+  if (!resp.ok) {
+    throw new TelegramApiError(
+      resp.status,
+      `Telegram getMe failed with status ${resp.status}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  return resp.json() as Promise<TelegramGetMeResponse>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Send a text message to a Telegram chat via the gateway's deliver endpoint.
+ */
+export async function sendMessage(
+  gatewayUrl: string,
+  bearerToken: string,
+  chatId: string,
+  text: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  await deliverToGateway(gatewayUrl, bearerToken, { chatId, text });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Send a message with attachments to a Telegram chat via the gateway.
+ */
+export async function sendMessageWithAttachments(
+  gatewayUrl: string,
+  bearerToken: string,
+  chatId: string,
+  text: string | undefined,
+  attachmentIds: string[],
+): Promise<void> {
+  await deliverToGateway(gatewayUrl, bearerToken, {
+    chatId,
+    text,
+    attachments: attachmentIds.map((id) => ({ id })),
+  });
+}
+
+/** Payload accepted by the gateway's /deliver/telegram endpoint. */
+interface DeliverPayload {
+  chatId: string;
+  text?: string;
+  attachments?: Array<{ id: string }>;
+}
+
+async function deliverToGateway(
+  gatewayUrl: string,
+  bearerToken: string,
+  payload: DeliverPayload,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const url = `${gatewayUrl}/deliver/telegram`;
+  const resp = await fetch(url, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      Authorization: `Bearer ${bearerToken}`,
+    },
+    body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+    signal: AbortSignal.timeout(DELIVERY_TIMEOUT_MS),
+  });
+
+  if (!resp.ok) {
+    const body = await resp.text().catch(() => '<unreadable>');
+    throw new TelegramApiError(
+      resp.status,
+      `Gateway /deliver/telegram failed (${resp.status}): ${body}`,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/assistant/src/messaging/providers/telegram-bot/types.ts b/assistant/src/messaging/providers/telegram-bot/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d64532860a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assistant/src/messaging/providers/telegram-bot/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/** Telegram Bot API types used by the messaging provider. */
+
+export interface TelegramUser {
+  id: number;
+  is_bot: boolean;
+  first_name: string;
+  last_name?: string;
+  username?: string;
+}
+
+export interface TelegramGetMeResponse {
+  ok: boolean;
+  result?: TelegramUser;
+  description?: string;
+}
diff --git a/assistant/src/messaging/registry.ts b/assistant/src/messaging/registry.ts
index dde82208686..e0620ef6502 100644
--- a/assistant/src/messaging/registry.ts
+++ b/assistant/src/messaging/registry.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export function getMessagingProvider(id: string): MessagingProvider {
 /** Return all registered providers that have stored credentials. */
 export function getConnectedProviders(): MessagingProvider[] {
   return Array.from(providers.values()).filter((p) => {
+    if (p.isConnected) return p.isConnected();
     const token = getSecureKey(`credential:${p.credentialService}:access_token`);
     return token !== undefined;
   });