@Nanobot: Guest mode

In the May update, Telegram bots gained access to a so-called "guest mode." This allows you to use some of @Nanobot's features even in chats it's not a member of (including private chats).

To do this, simply mention it in your message:

@Nanobot, what's the weather like in San Francisco?

In this scenario, your request will be sent to the neural network, and the bot will respond in the same chat. Learn more about this feature on the page dedicated to agent mode.

Some additional features that don't consume tokens are also available in guest mode:

@Nanobot https://www.instagram.com/reel/CR1jIzWi94u/

— downloads a video (or photo) from Instagram and sends it to the chat.

@Nanobot raw
(as a reply to a message in the chat)

— displays the internal representation of the original message (as returned by the Telegram API), similar to the !raw command.

Guest Mode and Privacy

Contacting a bot from a chat where it isn't present can be a worrying experience. However, it's important to understand what the bot will and won't be able to see:

• The bot will be able to see the content of the message in which it was mentioned, as well as the message to which it was a reply.
• If someone replies to the bot's message, it will also see that message.
• The bot will not be able to see any other messages (either older or newer).
• Additionally, the bot will learn the chat name, its ID, and its nickname.
• The bot will be able to send only one reply message to the chat. After that, the bot will be unable to interact with the chat in any way (unless someone mentions it again or replies to its message).