Before you start

You must be an admin of the Telegram group you want to connect.
You need a TokenShield account. Sign in or create one.

Steps

From your dashboard, create a project (name, token info, official links).
Open the Connect Telegram panel — it shows your verification code.
Add the TokenShield Guard bot to your Telegram group.
Grant the bot permissions: read messages, post replies, view admins. The bot does not need delete or ban rights.
In your group, run /verify <code> with the code shown in your dashboard.

What happens next

Once verified, the bot acknowledges the connection. On Free Lite, the bot answers basic safe commands (/start, /help, /trust,/report) and surfaces a basic Trust Page — it does not ingest analytics, run AI, automate replies, or take enforcement actions. Upgrade to Starter or higher to enable full Telegram monitoring, Verify enforcement, automation, and AI features.

New paid communities will see "Not enough data yet" until there is enough history to score reliably. This is intentional — TokenShield refuses to produce fake numbers from thin data. See Confidence levels.

Add TokenShield Verify (front door)

Verify is a separate bot that handles join requests. Add the Verify bot to the same group and grant it the approve / restrict members permission. Verify will then DM each new joiner a human-check button and compute an entry risk score 0–100.

If a user has blocked DMs, the request is parked as awaiting user start and the dashboard surfaces a "Copy Start Link" you can share.
Owners can configure a Welcome message auto-delete TTL so welcome posts don't pile up.
Auto-restrict / decline / ban remain off by default — Verify recommends, you decide.

What's new in TokenShield AI

Verify Entry Risk Intelligence — every join is scored 0–100. Owners see Med / High / Critical alerts with the signals behind the score. Auto-enforcement is off by default; recommendations only.
Ambient AI replies — Guard can quietly monitor and only answer high-confidence questions from your approved knowledge. Toggle between Off / Drafts / Ambient in the Owner Control Center.
Knowledge Base + URL ingestion — upload PDFs or paste links; AI extracts drafts you approve. Freshness, supersession, and a side-by-side conflict resolver keep facts current.
Owner Review Queue — when approval is on, AI responses become drafts you approve, reject, or reopen. Trust Pros may submit, never approve.
Welcome auto-delete + log retention — configurable Verify welcome TTL and a retention sweep prune Telegram noise without touching critical verification evidence.

Deeper guides: Owner guide, /ask and /trust, Connect Telegram, Reading your scores.

Lite vs Full Telegram access

Lite (Free): connect + setup, basic safe commands, Verify Lite that never punishes members (fail-open).
Full (Starter+): live monitoring, Verify enforcement, Welcome automation, Alert Center, Suspicious Reports, AI/automation per plan.

Troubleshooting

Bot does not respond to /verify — make sure the bot is in the group and has read-messages permission. Re-add if needed.
"Verification code invalid" — the code rotates; refresh your dashboard and try again.
Group already connected to another project — only one project per group. Remove the old connection first.

More: Troubleshooting.

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