HandbookGetting started

Bot basics

6 commandsGetting startedOpen in Telegram

Marina lives in Telegram, and so does her help. Open a private chat with @ItsMarinaBot, press Start, and you get a short introduction, an Add me to a group button with the right admin permissions already ticked, and the full module menu.

Everything on this website is also inside the bot, one tap away, so you never have to leave the chat to look something up.

Jumping straight to a topic#

You don't have to browse the menu. Give /help the name of a module or of any command, and Marina opens that page and quotes the line about the command on top. In a group she answers with a button that opens the page in your private chat, so the group isn't flooded with help text.

Typos and other bots#

Mistype a command in Marina's private chat and she suggests the closest one. In groups she stays quiet about commands she doesn't know, so she never talks over other bots. Admins can add her username to a command (/bna@ItsMarinaBot) to get the suggestion there too.

Commands#

/start
In private chat: a hello, the module menu and the Add me to a group button.
/help
The module menu. In a group, a button that opens it in private.
/help <module or command>
Opens one topic straight away. Works with command names too.
/about
In private chat: what Marina is and who runs her.
/privacy
Her privacy policy, and a menu to see, download or delete your data.
/donate
How to support the project.

Examples#

/help tmute
How timed mutes work.
/help welcome
Opens the Greetings page.
/help log
Opens Log Channels.

Good to know#

  • Every command works with / or ! in front.
  • Type / in Telegram to see a command menu. Members, admins and private chats each get their own list.
  • Admins can switch /help off for members with /disable help.
  • Questions or bug reports go to the support chat.