Telegram's BotCommand menu is hard-capped (100/scope, ~4KB payload; Hermes
defaults to 60 slots), so most skill commands can never appear in the /
menu. Inline mode has no such cap: typing @botname <query> in any chat now
returns a live, searchable picker over EVERY core command, plugin command,
and installed skill — results computed per keystroke, paginated 50 at a
time. The Telegram analog of Discord's dynamic /skill autocomplete
(#18741).
- plugins/platforms/telegram/inline_picker.py: PTB-free catalog/rank/
pagination logic (unit-testable without python-telegram-bot). First
query token filters; the remainder is carried into the sent command as
its argument (@bot plan migrate auth → sends /plan migrate auth).
- adapter: InlineQueryHandler registration (inert until the bot owner
enables inline mode via BotFather /setinline) + _handle_inline_query
with the same auth path as inline-button callbacks — unauthorized users
get an empty list, so the installed-skill catalog is not leaked to
arbitrary users (inline queries arrive from any chat).
- Tap-to-send dispatches through the existing command path: the sent
message starts with /, which reaches the bot even under default privacy
mode. Zero new dispatch code.
- Docs: telegram.md inline-picker section incl. the one-time BotFather
/setinline setup.
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