diff --git a/sdk/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/CHANGELOG.md
index 263e99fe09..6dbf212069 100644
--- a/sdk/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to the @codebuff/sdk package will be documented in this file
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- Added `sdk/examples/telegram-bot.ts`, a self-hosted Telegram bridge: point a bot token and API key at a project directory and chat with an agent remotely (per-chat sessions, `/new` to reset, retry/backoff on Telegram API failures). See `sdk/README.md`.
+
 - `run()` now returns promptly when its `signal` aborts during the user lookup or agent-run registration that precede the first model request. Those requests had no signal and retried through a backoff, so a socket that never answered held the run for the whole retry budget; they now end on abort and the run resolves with `Run cancelled by user.`
 
 - Dropped `knowledge.md` from the knowledge-file priority list; the SDK now picks up `AGENTS.md` then `CLAUDE.md` (per directory, and `~/.AGENTS.md`/`~/.CLAUDE.md` in the home directory). Existing `knowledge.md` files are no longer read. The `PRIMARY_KNOWLEDGE_FILE_NAME` export was removed with it; use `KNOWLEDGE_FILE_NAMES[0]`.
diff --git a/sdk/README.md b/sdk/README.md
index e9a26e214f..4e03caff14 100644
--- a/sdk/README.md
+++ b/sdk/README.md
@@ -273,6 +273,20 @@ The `RunState` object contains:
 - `sessionState`: Internal state to be passed to the next run
 - `output`: The agent's output (text, error, or other types)
 
+## Example 3: Telegram bridge
+
+Run a Telegram bot that talks to an agent in a project directory, so you can
+prompt it remotely from your phone (no website needed). Each chat keeps its
+own session; `/new` starts a fresh one. Self-hosted: the bot polls Telegram
+and runs the agent wherever you start it.
+
+```bash
+TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=... CODEBUFF_API_KEY=... bun sdk/examples/telegram-bot.ts
+```
+
+Optional env: `FREEBUFF_AGENT` (agent id, default `codebuff/base@0.0.16`) and
+`FREEBUFF_WORKDIR` (directory the agent operates on, default `process.cwd()`).
+
 ## License
 
 MIT
diff --git a/sdk/examples/telegram-bot.ts b/sdk/examples/telegram-bot.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6772b1f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/examples/telegram-bot.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import { CodebuffClient } from '@codebuff/sdk'
+
+// Telegram bridge for the Codebuff/Freebuff agent (freebuff issue #1426).
+//
+// Runs a Telegram bot that forwards each message to an agent run and replies
+// with the agent's text output. Sessions are kept per chat: a follow-up
+// message continues the previous run unless you send /new.
+//
+// Self-hosted: you run it next to the codebase you want the agent to work on.
+//
+// Required env:
+//   TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN - token from @BotFather
+//   CODEBUFF_API_KEY   - key from https://www.codebuff.com/api-keys
+// Optional env:
+//   FREEBUFF_AGENT   - agent id to run (default 'codebuff/base'; any agent
+//                      from the store works, e.g. a free agent id)
+//   FREEBUFF_WORKDIR - directory the agent operates on (default process.cwd())
+//
+// Run: bun sdk/examples/telegram-bot.ts
+
+const AGENT = process.env.FREEBUFF_AGENT ?? 'codebuff/base'
+const CWD = process.env.FREEBUFF_WORKDIR ?? process.cwd()
+
+type RunState = Awaited<ReturnType<CodebuffClient['run']>>
+
+type TelegramUpdate = {
+  update_id: number
+  message?: {
+    chat: { id: number; type: string }
+    text?: string
+  }
+}
+
+class TelegramApiError extends Error {
+  constructor(
+    message: string,
+    readonly statusCode: number,
+  ) {
+    super(message)
+  }
+}
+
+async function tg(method: string, body?: Record<string, unknown>) {
+  const res = await fetch(`https://api.telegram.org/bot${process.env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/${method}`, {
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json' },
+    body: body === undefined ? undefined : JSON.stringify(body),
+  })
+  const json = (await res.json()) as { ok: boolean; result?: unknown; description?: string }
+  if (!json.ok) throw new TelegramApiError(`Telegram ${method} failed: ${json.description}`, res.status)
+  return json.result
+}
+
+function sendMessage(chatId: number, text: string) {
+  return tg('sendMessage', { chat_id: chatId, text: text.slice(0, 4096) })
+}
+
+async function main().catch((error) => {
+  console.error('Telegram bridge exited:', error)
+  process.exitCode = 1
+})
+ {
+  if (!process.env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN) throw new Error('Set TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN')
+  if (!process.env.CODEBUFF_API_KEY) throw new Error('Set CODEBUFF_API_KEY')
+
+  const client = new CodebuffClient({ apiKey: process.env.CODEBUFF_API_KEY, cwd: CWD })
+  const previousRuns = new Map<number, RunState>()
+  // One run at a time per chat; later messages queue behind the active run.
+  const queues = new Map<number, Promise<void>>()
+  let offset = 0
+
+  console.log(`Telegram bridge listening (agent: ${AGENT}, cwd: ${CWD})`)
+
+  let backoffMs = 1_000
+  while (true) {
+    let updates: TelegramUpdate[]
+    try {
+      updates = (await tg('getUpdates', { offset, timeout: 30 })) as TelegramUpdate[]
+      backoffMs = 1_000
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Fatal: bad token (401) or another poller is already running (409).
+      // Everything else (network blips, 429/5xx) is transient: back off and retry.
+      if (error instanceof TelegramApiError && [401, 409].includes(error.statusCode)) {
+        throw error
+      }
+      console.error(`getUpdates failed, retrying in ${backoffMs}ms:`, error)
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, backoffMs))
+      backoffMs = Math.min(backoffMs * 2, 30_000)
+      continue
+    }
+    for (const update of updates) {
+      offset = update.update_id + 1
+      const message = update.message
+      const text = message?.text
+      if (!message || !text) continue
+      if (message.chat.type !== 'private') continue // DM-only for now
+      const chatId = message.chat.id
+
+      if (text === '/start') {
+        await sendMessage(chatId, "Send me a task and I'll run it with the agent. Use /new to start a fresh session.")
+        continue
+      }
+      if (text === '/new') {
+        previousRuns.delete(chatId)
+        await sendMessage(chatId, 'Started a new session.')
+        continue
+      }
+
+      const previous = previousRuns.get(chatId)
+      const runChat = async () => {
+        try {
+          const runState = await client.run({
+            agent: AGENT,
+            prompt: text,
+            previousRun: previous,
+            handleEvent: async (event) => {
+              if (event.type === 'text') await sendMessage(chatId, event.text)
+              if (event.type === 'error' && !event.source) {
+                await sendMessage(chatId, `Error: ${event.message}`)
+              }
+            },
+          })
+          previousRuns.set(chatId, runState)
+          if (runState.output.type === 'error') {
+            await sendMessage(chatId, `Run failed: ${runState.output.message}`)
+          }
+        } catch (error) {
+          await sendMessage(chatId, `Run failed: ${(error as Error).message}`)
+        }
+      }
+      const tail = queues.get(chatId) ?? Promise.resolve()
+      queues.set(chatId, tail.then(runChat, runChat))
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+main()