Help Commands

Complete guide to Help module commands and features

📦 Help Commands

The main entry point and navigation system for Alita Robot.

/start: Show the welcome message with navigation menu.
/help: Show help menu with module list; use /help for details.
/about: Show bot information, version, and useful links.
/donate: Show donation information for supporting the project.
/extend: Send every command of every module in one list; in groups, sends a button to get it in PM.
/commands: Show the commands by section, only those you can use; in groups, sends a button to open it in PM.

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.

/extend sends every command of every module in one list; in a group it replies with a button that opens the list in PM.

/commands shows a menu in PM: one line and button per section (help module), then the section’s commands with one button each, then a command’s own help entry, its example with a Copy example button, and Back. A member sees only the commands a member can use, and only sections that have one; an admin sees them all. You count as an admin when you administer the group the button came from, else your connected group, else any group in the /settings group list. Examples name the group the button came from, else your connected group. In a group, /commands replies with a button that opens the menu in PM for that group.

Available Commands

Command	Description	Disableable
`/about`	Show bot information, version, and useful links.	❌
`/commands`	Show the commands by section, only those you can use; in groups, sends a button to open it in PM.	❌
`/donate`	Show donation information for supporting the project.	❌
`/extend`	Send every command of every module in one list; in groups, sends a button to get it in PM.	❌
`/help`	Show help menu with module list; use /help for details.	❌
`/start`	Show the welcome message with navigation menu.	❌

Usage Examples

Basic Usage

/about
/commands
/donate
/extend
/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: an exact match is tried first, then the longest matching prefix; any other parameter shows the default start menu.

Parameter	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)
`about` (exact)	`start=about`	Shows the About message and its menu
`extend` (exact)	`start=extend`	Sends the full list of every command
`commands_`	`start=commands_-1001234`	Opens the `/commands` menu, with admin commands when you administer that group
`settings_`	`start=settings_-1001234`	Checks that you are an admin of that group, connects you to it, and shows its settings summary in PM

A parameter that starts with note but is not a valid notes_/note_ link, or a settings_ parameter whose chat ID is not a number, gets an invalid-link reply. Any other unrecognised parameter shows the normal /start welcome message.