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+# Crisp Telegram Bot
+
+A telegram bot built with golang to help integrate Crisp into Telegram.
+
+Currently Supports:
+- Forward user messages from crisp to admins on telegram.
+- Reply user messages directly on telegram.
+
+Will Support:
+- Integration with Slack
+- Detailed visitor info
+
+## Getting Started
+
+1. Get your crisp API credentials from [Crisp API token generator](https://go.crisp.chat/account/token/)
+1. Create a bot with [BotFather](https://t.me/botfather), save the token for later use.
+1. Build & Run.
+
+## Installing & Deployment
+
+### Use prebuilt binary
+Download from [release page]().
+
+### Built on your own
+`CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build`
+
+Replace GOOS GOARCH with your server architecture.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License.
+