Digests

Digests – Content Flow Automation ^new

Junction Bot Digests is a tool designed to save your time on manually collecting, reading, and analyzing content from Telegram.

Instead of scrolling through dozens of channels, you can set up an AI analyst to:

Collect messages from selected sources (channels and groups).
Summarize them, create thematic overviews, or highlight key points according to a template you define.
Publish ready-to-use, structured content to a private chat or public channel on a schedule.

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How to create a digest

Open the bot’s mini app and select “My Digests” in the Main Menu.

Guide How to set up a digest

Option 1: Digest in 3 clicks

Click “Create Digest” and paste a link to one or more sources (public channels or groups) in the modal window.
Click “Continue”. You will get on the settings screen where all fields are auto-filled:
- Digest type – The most suitable preset from the library is assigned automatically based on the source types.
- Time of publication – “Scheduled”, every day at the same time.
- Publishing Destination – “Publication to Junction Bot Chat” (your private chat with the bot).
Click “Create Digest”. Done! Your digest is created and will be sent to you daily at 3:00 PM.

Option 2: Customization and advanced settings

After adding sources, you can configure the digest parameters before clicking “Save”:

Digest type – Choose from system prompts or create your own (see “Templates or custom prompt?”)
Time of publication – Сhoose “Instant Digest” or set up specific days and time (see “Scheduled or instant digest”)
Publishing Destination – specify an external channel or group for publishing (see “Digest settings: Publishing Destination”)

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Scheduled or instant digest

Digests are divided into two categories depending on how you want to receive them. This setting is located on the “Publication Time” screen.

	Scheduled	Instant
What task does it solve?	Regular monitoring and delivery at a fixed time	One-time generation on request
Mode	Fully automatic	Manual launch only
Limits	Limited by slots depending on your bundle	Unlimited

How to launch instant generation

Even if a digest is "Scheduled", you can generate it immediately:

Go to the “My Digests List” screen.
Click the three dots on the desired digest card.
Select “Generate now” for the desired digest.

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How to set up a schedule

See Publication Time settings for details.

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Presets or custom prompt

Digest Type (or Preset) is a set of instructions for the AI that defines the structure, style, and content of the final digest.

Using presets

Preset Library – ready-made formats that you can use as-is or customize by creating a copy.
- ^{"News Digest"} is used by default if most of your sources are channels.
- ^{"Group Discussion"} is used by default if most of your sources are groups.
My presets – your personal, customized prompts. They can be created from scratch, edited, or deleted.

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Creating your own prompt

If you need a unique format (e.g. “Brief translation + hashtags”), create a custom preset:

Select a preset from the Library and click “Edit”.
Change the Prompt text (AI task description), Creativity (Temperature), or AI Model.
Click “Save and apply”. The system will create a copy of the modified preset and add it to “My Presets”.

For more details on Main Prompt, Model, and Creativity, see “Digest settings: Digest type”.

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Public or private sources

You can collect content not only from public but also from private (closed) chats. Selecting sources is the first and most important step in creating a digest.

Source type	Access	Requirements
Public	Channels and groups that can be found by link or @username	Available to all users
Open (Invite Link)	Channels and groups that can be joined via a valid invitation link	Require ”Express” bundle or higher
Closed (Private)	Chats or channels without invitation links, in which you are a member	Require ”Direct” or ”Expert” bundles and the connection of your personal Telegram account

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Your steps if you need to analyse a private source:

Make sure you have the Direct or Expert bundle activated.
On the source selection screen, you will see a notification: “You have a package that requires connecting an account”.
Click “Connect an account” and follow the bot’s instructions.

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Digest settings

In this section there are the settings you can modify before saving a digest.

Sources

Digest sources are the chats that AI analyzes during digest generation. The source limit depends on your bundle. The number of processed messages is not limited, but their posting date cannot be older than a week.

Adding sources: You can add a source either by pasting a link, or selecting it from your connected account’s chat list.

Topics in a group

If you choose a group with enabled topics, you will see an additional selector.

By default: All topics. In this option, the group counts as one source and takes up one slot in your limit.
Partial selection: you can uncheck “All Topics” and select only specific topics.

Important for limits: If you manually select several topics individually, the system may treat each of them as a separate source, which can lead to quick consumption of limits. Always use "All Topics" option if you need content from most topics.

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Digest type

On the preset editing screen, you configure how exactly AI should processes messages:

Prompt text – main instruction used for text generation. In the list of system presets you will find prompts, which we have created using the best practices of prompt engineering. You can use the prompt "as is", or you can edit it. You can use the structure of our presets as an example, or take the necessary blocks for your personalized template, and if necessary, create your own prompt from scratch. Pay attention: 1) the more detailed the prompt, the more "stable" the result. Our prompts are long enough. 2) It's better to use the markdown format. Prompt defines:
- the structure of the digest (the headings, the division into topics, the length of each topic, the style of source links)
- digest style and tone (formal, informal, ironic or not, etc.)

Important: You can change the text and test the result immediately through generating the Digest preview without leaving this screen.

Model – in paid payment modes, you can choose any available model. In free mode, model selection is not available and the default model is used (currently: xAI Grok 4 Fast).
Temperature (Creativity) – slider from 0.1 (maximum accuracy, minimal creativity) to 0.9 (high variability and creativity).‍
Digest examples – you can see sample outputs for different presets by clicking on the “Example” button.
^New! Remember previous generations - how many previous successful generations should be considered when building the new digest. Helps the AI avoid repeating old news or continue topics started in earlier digests. System prompts now automatically take one previous digest into account. On _{Expert bundle} you can include the history of up to 10 previous digests. You can turn on the repeats again by setting the value to 0 — do not consider the previous digests.

Metadata for advanced use in Prompt text

In a prompt text, you can use various metadata from source messages, such as the author’s name, time, or number of views. Each message processed during digest generation has the following fields (only if they are available in the Telegram source):

text – the message text in HTML format
date – the date and time of publication
author_id – numerical ID of the author
original_url – the link to the original message
views_count – the number of views on the post
comments_count – the number of comments
reactions_count – the total number of reactions on the post
engagement_score – engagement index, calculated as the ratio of reactions and comments to views. The index depends on the specific channel and has a relative indicator.‍

Important: This field will only contain data if the source displays the number of views and there is information about either reactions or comments. If the number of views is unknown, or both reactions and comments are unknown, this field will be empty.

external_link_description – information about the web page (title and description), which is indicated by the first URL link in the message. More details: Web preview. This is an example of information contained in the external_link_description:

The AI also knows:

The name of the source,
The topic in which it was published,
If the message was a reply, the original post is known,
Sometimes there is information about the most actively liking users.

Publication time

On the “Publication Time” screen, you can select the “Instant Digest” mode, which is launched manually, and also set up a regular "Scheduled" digest.

^{Schedule by days:} By default, “At same time” is selected for all 7 days.
^{Individual time:} Uncheck “At same time” box to set different publication hours for each day. Use the “+” button to add multiple time slots within one day.

If the "Scheduled" option is disabled as on the right screen, it means you have reached the limit on creating scheduled digests. To create more scheduled digests, you need to purchase the "+1 digest" package:

Publishing Destination

Digests can also be sent to a target channel or group. Available publication destinations are:

^{Junction Bot chat} (default) – Digest is published in your private chat with @junction_bot.
^{Publication to Chat} – Digest is published to your third-party channel or group.
- Sender name: When adding an external chat, you choose whether the digest is published on behalf of @junction_bot, or on behalf of your connected account.
- Permission check: If you select to publish via @junction_bot, the system strictly checks the bot’s admin rights in the destination chat.

If the bot is not an administrator, saving the digest will be blocked and you will see a “Digest publication error” dialog. You can fix permissions manually and retry the check by clicking “I’ve added the bot and myself as admins”.

Preview

Preview allows you to verify the AI output before the digest starts publishing on a schedule. Also it helps you to estimate expenses before regular activation.

Click “Digest preview” on the settings screen.
Select a Period (e.g. “For a week” or “Since the last generation”).
Click “Generate”.

Cost transparency:

In the preview window, the exact generation cost is displayed, based on your payment mode:

Free mode: “Spent generations: 1”
Pay from balance: “Spent: €0.034” (example)
API key: “12345 input tokens and 6789 output tokens used”

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Digest statuses

On the “My Digests” list, digest cards can display several statuses:

Status	Description	What does it mean?
Expected	The digest is set up and waiting for the next scheduled publication (for example, e.g. “tomorrow at 7:00 PM”)	Operating normally
Generating	Active content generation using AI is in progress	Generation is in progress
Off	The digest is manually disabled by the user.	Temporarily inactive; can be enabled via the context menu.
Paused	Critical error. Digest automatically stopped due to a system or billing issue.	Requires your attention. Click on ⚠️ for diagnostics.

Common reasons for Paused status:

“Free generations expired” → You need to switch to a paid AI payment mode.
“Problem with account connection” → Your connected account session has become invalid, reconnection is required.
“Bundle expired, digest disabled” → The additional Digest package (scheduled slot) has ended.

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Payment

Manage expenses for AI generation across all bot features.

Important: The AI payment mode is unified and applies across all Junction Bot features, including Digests and AI Processing (ChatGPT and others) in forwardings. Changing the payment mode on the Digests screen will affect all your AI activities.

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There are three AI payment modes:

Mode	Description	Limits
Free	Default mode to get acquainted with the key features	30 generations per month. If the limit is reached, digests switch to the "Paused" status.
From bot balance	Generation is paid from your internal Junction Bot balance	Limited only by the available balance
Via API keys OpenRouter / OpenAI	You use your own OpenRouter (or OpenAI) key to pay for generations directly to the provider	Limited by your provider’s terms and conditions

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