The bot does not answer in Telegram
Fix: Fix the list or stop the second instance.
Likely causes
- User not on the allow-list
- token wrong
- another process polls the same bot
Check
- Check ALLOWED_TELEGRAM_IDS.
- Check that one instance runs.
- Read the log..
When to ask for help
If the fix does not work after one restart.
Checked against the source at commit f4fd89f on 29 Oct 2026. Everything here is merged on the main branch; no release has been tagged yet. The source is private, so these pages are the public description.