Help Commands

📦 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 /help for 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 for details.	❌
/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:

1. Step 1 — Add Alita to a group (deep-link button + “Done”).
2. Step 2 — Promote Alita to admin with recommended permissions (instructions + “Done”).
3. 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)