Increasing OpenClaw Telegram Chat Limits | Generated by AI

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Question: For OpenClaw on Telegram, using /new, are we limited to only three chats? How can I create a new chat, and is it possible to have 10 chats?

Answer:

Short answer:

• Yes — many OpenClaw Telegram setups show only ~3 active chats when using /new.
• This is not a hard Telegram limit, but usually a session limit in OpenClaw UI/bot memory.
• You can have more chats, but you must create them differently.

Here are the ways to create more chats:

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Method 1 — Use /new but delete old chats

Most OpenClaw Telegram bots keep only a few sessions (often 3). To create more:

1. /list → see chats
2. /delete <id> → remove one
3. /new → create another

This rotates chats, but still only ~3 active at once.

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Method 2 — Best method: use Telegram topics (unlimited chats)

Create a Telegram group → enable Topics (Forum mode) Each topic = one OpenClaw chat session

You can then create:

• 10 chats
• 50 chats
• unlimited chats

OpenClaw treats each topic as an isolated conversation context. (Reddit)

Steps:

1. Create Telegram group
2. Add your OpenClaw bot
3. Enable Topics / Forum mode
4. Click New Topic → new chat

Each topic becomes a fresh /new.

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Method 3 — Use multiple bots (also works)

You can create:

• bot1 → chat A
• bot2 → chat B
• bot3 → chat C

Each bot has independent sessions.

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Why only 3 chats appear

Typical reasons:

• session memory limit
• UI only shows recent sessions
• bot keeps only active contexts
• storage cleanup

Telegram itself has no 3-chat limit.

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Best setup (recommended)

Use:

• 1 Telegram group
• Topics enabled
• 1 OpenClaw bot

Then you get:

• unlimited chats
• parallel tasks
• clean separation
• persistent memory

This is the cleanest solution.

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If you tell me:

• local OpenClaw or hosted
• which bot (ClawCloud / openclaw / openclaw-web)
• commands you see (/new, /list, etc.)

I can tell exactly how yours behaves.

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