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gensparx channels

Manage chat channel accounts and their runtime status on the Gateway. Related docs:

Common commands

gensparx channels list
gensparx channels status
gensparx channels capabilities
gensparx channels capabilities --channel discord --target channel:123
gensparx channels resolve --channel slack "#general" "@jane"
gensparx channels logs --channel all

Add / remove accounts

gensparx channels add --channel telegram --token <bot-token>
gensparx channels remove --channel telegram --delete
Tip: gensparx channels add --help shows per-channel flags (token, app token, signal-cli paths, etc). When you run gensparx channels add without flags, the interactive wizard can prompt:
  • account ids per selected channel
  • optional display names for those accounts
  • Bind configured channel accounts to agents now?
If you confirm bind now, the wizard asks which agent should own each configured channel account and writes account-scoped routing bindings. You can also manage the same routing rules later with gensparx agents bindings, gensparx agents bind, and gensparx agents unbind (see agents). When you add a non-default account to a channel that is still using single-account top-level settings (no channels.<channel>.accounts entries yet), gensparx moves account-scoped single-account top-level values into channels.<channel>.accounts.default, then writes the new account. This preserves the original account behavior while moving to the multi-account shape. Routing behavior stays consistent:
  • Existing channel-only bindings (no accountId) continue to match the default account.
  • channels add does not auto-create or rewrite bindings in non-interactive mode.
  • Interactive setup can optionally add account-scoped bindings.
If your config was already in a mixed state (named accounts present, missing default, and top-level single-account values still set), run gensparx doctor --fix to move account-scoped values into accounts.default.

Login / logout (interactive)

gensparx channels login --channel whatsapp
gensparx channels logout --channel whatsapp

Troubleshooting

  • Run gensparx status --deep for a broad probe.
  • Use gensparx doctor for guided fixes.
  • gensparx channels list prints Claude: HTTP 403 ... user:profile → usage snapshot needs the user:profile scope. Use --no-usage, or provide a claude.ai session key (CLAUDE_WEB_SESSION_KEY / CLAUDE_WEB_COOKIE), or re-auth via Claude Code CLI.
  • gensparx channels status falls back to config-only summaries when the gateway is unreachable. If a supported channel credential is configured via SecretRef but unavailable in the current command path, it reports that account as configured with degraded notes instead of showing it as not configured.

Capabilities probe

Fetch provider capability hints (intents/scopes where available) plus static feature support:
gensparx channels capabilities
gensparx channels capabilities --channel discord --target channel:123
Notes:
  • --channel is optional; omit it to list every channel (including extensions).
  • --target accepts channel:<id> or a raw numeric channel id and only applies to Discord.
  • Probes are provider-specific: Discord intents + optional channel permissions; Slack bot + user scopes; Telegram bot flags + webhook; Signal daemon version; MS Teams app token + Graph roles/scopes (annotated where known). Channels without probes report Probe: unavailable.

Resolve names to IDs

Resolve channel/user names to IDs using the provider directory:
gensparx channels resolve --channel slack "#general" "@jane"
gensparx channels resolve --channel discord "My Server/#support" "@someone"
gensparx channels resolve --channel matrix "Project Room"
Notes:
  • Use --kind user|group|auto to force the target type.
  • Resolution prefers active matches when multiple entries share the same name.
  • channels resolve is read-only. If a selected account is configured via SecretRef but that credential is unavailable in the current command path, the command returns degraded unresolved results with notes instead of aborting the entire run.