Aion UI review: set up Telegram control with OpenCode

This Aion UI review follows a Windows setup for controlling an AI agent through Telegram. The presenter describes Aion UI as open source software that brings installed agents into one interface, with support for local models and external model providers. The walkthrough uses OpenCode and covers assistants, imported skills and MCP tools.

The Telegram setup starts with creating a bot through BotFather and copying its API token. In Aion UI, the presenter opens Settings, Remote and Channels, enables Telegram, pastes the token and selects OpenCode. Starting the bot produces a pairing code that the presenter approves in the desktop app. Commands and replies then pass between Telegram and the agent session.

The demonstrations request an agency website saved as an HTML file on the desktop, organize files at a supplied folder path, and create a Flutter project that runs in a browser. The Flutter task reuses the earlier website content. The presenter attributes this to keeping the same chat session, a useful limitation when moving between unrelated tasks.

The tutorial explains the automation as script creation and command execution on the host computer. The PC must remain on for this setup. The presenter mentions a VPS or RDP setup for continued operation elsewhere, but leaves that walkthrough for a later video. Local execution here does not establish that the demonstrated model or Telegram workflow works offline.

The source description notes a temporary Telegram block through June 22 around publication; the demonstration is not a current availability check.