About send-file
A skill for sending files from Alma to the current Telegram chat, with commands for photos, documents, audio, video, and voice messages. It supports optional captions and can target another chat with a chat ID.
Key features
- 01Send photos, documents, audio, video, and voice
- 02Choose photo or original-quality document delivery
- 03Add an optional caption
- 04Send to a specified chat
Use cases
- 01Delivering a generated image in Telegram
- 02Sharing a document or audio file
- 03Sending a file to another chat
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ ninehills/ skills --skill send-fileAfter installing, type/send-filein Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMESend File Skill
Send files directly to the current Telegram chat. The ALMA_CHAT_ID environment variable is automatically available in your Bash environment.
Commands
# Send a photo/image
alma send photo /path/to/image.jpg "optional caption"
# Send a document/file
alma send file /path/to/document.pdf "optional caption"
# Send audio/music
alma send audio /path/to/song.mp3 "optional caption"
# Send a video
alma send video /path/to/video.mp4 "optional caption"
# Send a voice message (ogg format)
alma send voice /path/to/voice.ogg
Type Aliases
photo/image→ sends as photo (compressed, inline preview)file/document/doc→ sends as document (original quality, download)audio/music→ sends as audio (with player UI)video→ sends as video (inline player)voice→ sends as voice message
Tips
- Photos are compressed by Telegram. If quality matters, send as
fileinstead. - Caption is optional — omit it if not needed.
ALMA_CHAT_IDis set automatically. You do NOT need to figure out the chat ID.- If you want to send to a different chat, use
--chat <chatId>:alma send photo --chat 12345 /path/to/img.jpg - Always verify the file exists before sending.
⚠️ IMPORTANT
When you generate an image, create a file, or produce any output the user should receive as a file:
- Generate/create the file
- Use
alma sendto deliver it - Mention what you sent in your text reply (but do NOT include the raw file path)
Do NOT just paste file paths in your reply and expect them to be auto-sent. YOU must explicitly send files.
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