Help Commands
Complete guide to Help module commands and features
📦 Help Commands
The main entry point and navigation system for Alita Robot.
Navigation Commands:
/start: Show the welcome message with navigation menu./help: Show help menu with module list; use /helpfor details. /about: Show bot information, version, and useful links./donate: Show donation information for supporting the project.
Navigation System:
The Help module provides the bot’s main entry points and navigation. When a user sends /start in a private chat, the bot displays a welcome message with an inline keyboard for navigating to different modules.
The /help command shows a module list. Clicking a module button displays that module’s commands and usage information. When /help is used in a group chat, the bot redirects the user to a private message for detailed help to avoid cluttering the group.
/about shows bot information, version, and links, while /donate shows donation information for supporting the project.
Available Commands
| Command | Description | Disableable |
|---|---|---|
/about |
Show bot information, version, and useful links. | ❌ |
/donate |
Show donation information for supporting the project. | ❌ |
/help |
Show help menu with module list; use /help |
❌ |
/start |
Show the welcome message with navigation menu. | ❌ |
Usage Examples
Basic Usage
/about
/donate
/help
For detailed command usage, refer to the commands table above.
Required Permissions
Commands in this module are available to all users.
Configuration Wizard
Accessible from the /about keyboard via the Configuration button
(configuration callback prefix), the wizard walks new users through
setting up Alita in three steps:
- Step 1 — Add Alita to a group (deep-link button + “Done”).
- Step 2 — Promote Alita to admin with recommended permissions (instructions + “Done”).
- Step 3 — Continue to Help module to explore commands.
The wizard is PM-only and uses English regardless of user language setting.
Deep-Link Support in /start
When /start is used with a parameter in private chat, the bot resolves it
as a deep link:
| Prefix | Example | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
help_ |
start=help_admin |
Opens help for a specific module |
connect_ |
start=connect_-1001234 |
Connects user to that group in PM |
rules_ |
start=rules_-1001234 |
Shows the group’s rules |
notes_ |
start=notes_-1001234 |
Lists all notes in the group (admin-only notes hidden from non-admins) |
note_ |
start=note_-1001234_welcome |
Shows a specific note (respects admin-only flag) |