Tavora

Guide

Connecting Telegram groups

Telegram groups are where voting happens and where you use task commands. A community can link up to 10 groups, each with independent settings.

1What groups are for

A Tavora community lives in the Telegram groups you link to it: that's where members vote on proposals, get announcements, and use task commands like /board, /newtask, /done.

You can have several groups in the same community — one for members, one for the board, one for committees — each with different permissions and flows. Maximum 10 groups per community.

2Method 1: automatic linking

Add the bot to your Telegram group and promote it to administrator. The bot detects that it has been added and sends you a private message with the list of your communities: choose which one to link the group to, and the connection is done.

If the bot is already in the group but not yet linked, you can use the /link command directly in the group. The same community picker will appear.

Community picker shown when the bot is first added to a group
Community picker shown when the bot is first added to a group

3Method 2: manual linking

If you'd rather do everything from the private chat with the bot:

  1. Add the bot to the group and promote it to administrator
  2. In the group, use the /chatid command to get the group's numeric ID
  3. In private chat with the bot, go to Management → Groups → Add group and paste the ID
Management → Groups screen with the button to add a new group via ID
Management → Groups screen with the button to add a new group via ID

4Managing linked groups

For each group you can enable or disable settings either from the private chat or directly in the group with /settings:

  • Receive proposals — if enabled, proposals are also sent to this group for voting
  • Tasks in the group — if enabled, you can use task commands (/board, /newtask, /done, etc.) in that group
  • Roles allowed to submit proposals — choose which custom roles can submit proposals to this specific group (visible only if proposal reception is enabled)
  • Publication language — the community has a language chosen by the founder for messages published in groups (proposal cards, vote outcomes, tasks). You can change it from Management → Settings → Language
Group settings panel opened with /settings: proposal reception, tasks, allowed roles and unlinking
Group settings panel opened with /settings: proposal reception, tasks, allowed roles and unlinking
Quick command in the group: anyone with the Manage groups permission can open /settings directly in the group to switch options without going back to private chat.

5Unlinking a group

To unlink a group: from the group list, click the group name → Unlink group. You'll be asked to confirm.

If the bot is removed from a group (kicked), the link is automatically broken and the community remains intact. Proposals and tasks already archived are not lost.