MTGo Installation

Go Module

go get github.com/mtgo-labs/mtgo@latest

Import

import (
    tg "github.com/mtgo-labs/mtgo/telegram"
    "github.com/mtgo-labs/mtgo/telegram/types"
)

Requirements

Requirement	Minimum Version
Go	1.22+
CGO	Not required

The library uses modernc.org/sqlite for SQLite session storage, which is a pure Go implementation — no CGO required.

Verify Installation

Create a minimal test file:

package main

import (
    _ "github.com/mtgo-labs/mtgo/telegram"
    _ "github.com/mtgo-labs/mtgo/tg"
)

func main() {}

go mod tidy
go build ./...

Telegram API Credentials

You need an API ID and API Hash from Telegram:

1. Go to my.telegram.org
2. Log in and navigate to API development tools
3. Create an application if you haven't already
4. Copy your api_id (integer) and api_hash (string)

These credentials identify your application to Telegram's servers. Keep them private.

Agent Skills (Optional)

If you use an AI coding agent (e.g. Claude Code, opencode), you can install the MTGo skill for in-editor documentation and code assistance:

# Core MTGo library skill
npx skills add mtgo-labs/mtgo

# CLI tool skill
npx skills add mtgo-labs/mtgo-cli

# Or with full URLs
npx skills add https://github.com/mtgo-labs/mtgo
npx skills add https://github.com/mtgo-labs/mtgo-cli

This gives your agent access to MTGo conventions, patterns, and API knowledge directly in your editor.