Discovering Telegram Bots Just Got Easier: A Directory for Developers and Users

Alen Mangattu — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:51:18 +0000

If you’ve ever built a Telegram bot, you know one challenge is getting it discovered. Unlike web apps or mobile apps, Telegram bots live in a somewhat hidden ecosystem and finding the right users or other developers can feel like searhing in the dark.

I recently launched TeleHunt, a free directory for Telegram bots. It’s designed to help both developers and users:

Developers can submit their bots for free and get visibility among users actively looking for bots in their category.

Users can browse a curated directory of high quality bots from productivity and automation to AI and crypto.

Here’s why it’s useful for developers:

Free Exposure — your bot appears in a centralized, searchable directory.

Community Discovery — get noticed by other bot developers and tech enthusiasts.

Minimal Setup — listing your bot takes under a minute.

Whether you’ve built a side-project bot, a utility bot, or an automation tool, this is an opportunity to get your work in front of people who actually want to use bots.

You can check it out here: https://telehunt.org

I Realized I Spend 30% of My Terminal Time in Chrome Tabs

Alen Mangattu — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 23:59:44 +0000

The Problem Every Developer Faces

Scene: It's 2 AM, you need to find all files modified in the last week, and you're staring at the terminal cursor blinking mockingly.

We've all been there. You KNOW there's a command for this. You've used it before. But is it find . -mtime -7 or find . -mtime +7? Or was it -ctime?

Off to Google again. 🤦‍♂️

What I'm Building

GCLI (coming soon) bridges the gap between knowing what you want and remembering the syntax.

Instead of:

Googling "linux find files modified last week"
Scrolling through Stack Overflow answers
Testing commands on dummy files first

You type:
gcli "show me files modified in the past week"

You get:
find . -mtime -7 -type f
Finds files (-type f) modified within the last 7 days (-mtime -7)

Why Not Just Use ChatGPT?

Fair question! But:

ChatGPT might give you a 200-word explanation when you need a quick command
It's not optimized for CLI-specific tasks
You have to context-switch to a browser/app
Commands need to be safe and tested

GCLI is built specifically for this use case.

The Commands You'll Never Google Again

"compress this directory"
"show disk usage by folder"
"kill process on port 8080"
"create symbolic link"
"change file permissions recursively"
"show git commits from last month"

Current Status

Working on the private beta. If you're interested in early access, drop your email at https://gcli.io

What CLI command do you Google most often? Let me know in the comments - might help prioritize features!

cli #developer #productivity #terminal

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