BotDev Community 🤖

The central hub for bot developers across all platforms

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👋 Welcome!

Welcome to BotDev Community - an open source organization dedicated to making bot development accessible, collaborative, and fun. Whether you're building bots for WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack, or any other platform, this is your home.

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🎯 What We Do

We create and maintain:

• 📚 Awesome Bot Resources - Curated list of frameworks, libraries, tools, and tutorials
• 🛠️ Starter Templates - Production-ready boilerplates for every major platform
• 📖 Documentation & Guides - Best practices, deployment guides, and tutorials
• 💬 Community Support - Help each other solve problems and share knowledge
• 🚀 Open Source Projects - Build tools that benefit all bot developers

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🤝 How to Join

We welcome bot developers of all skill levels!

Become a Member

Want to join the organization? It's easy:

1. Submit a Join Request - Tell us about yourself and your bot development experience
2. Wait for Review - We'll review your request within 1-3 days
3. Accept Invitation - Once approved, you'll receive an invitation via GitHub
4. Start Contributing - Welcome to the community! 🎉

What You Get

As a member, you can:

• ✅ Contribute to all organization repositories
• ✅ Participate in private discussions
• ✅ Get the BotDev Community badge on your profile
• ✅ Help shape the future of bot development resources
• ✅ Connect with other bot developers worldwide

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💬 Community Spaces

Discussions

Our main community forum for:

• ❓ Questions & Answers - Get help with bot development
• 💡 Ideas & Suggestions - Propose new features or resources
• 🎉 Show & Tell - Share your bot projects
• 📢 Announcements - Stay updated on community news

Issues

Use issues to:

• 🤝 Request to join the organization
• 🐛 Report bugs in our templates or resources
• 📚 Submit new resources to our lists

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🚀 Quick Links

Main Resources

• 📚 Awesome Bot Resources - Comprehensive resource list
• 🔧 Starter Templates - Get started quickly
• 📖 Documentation - Guides and best practices

Platforms We Support

• 📱 WhatsApp - Cloud API, Baileys, whatsapp-web.js
• 🤖 Telegram - Bot API, python-telegram-bot, Telegraf
• 💬 Discord - discord.py, discord.js, Discord API
• 💼 Slack - Bolt Framework, Slack SDK
• 📲 Messenger - Messenger Platform, Bottender
• 🌐 Multi-platform - Cross-platform frameworks

Technologies

• 🐍 Python (FastAPI, Flask, aiogram, discord.py)
• 🟢 Node.js (Express, Telegraf, discord.js)
• ☁️ Cloud Deployment (Railway, Heroku, Vercel, AWS)
• 🤖 AI Integration (OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, open source LLMs)
• 💾 Databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis)

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🌟 How to Contribute

You don't need to be a member to contribute! Here's how you can help:

For Non-Members

• ⭐ Star our repositories - Show your support
• 📝 Submit resources - Found a great library or tutorial? Submit it
• 🐛 Report issues - Found a bug? Let us know
• 💬 Join discussions - Share your knowledge and ask questions
• 📣 Spread the word - Tell other developers about us

For Members

Everything above, plus:

• 💻 Create starter templates - Build boilerplates for new platforms
• 📖 Write documentation - Improve our guides and tutorials
• 🔍 Review pull requests - Help maintain quality
• 🎓 Mentor newcomers - Help others learn bot development
• 🏗️ Build tools - Create utilities that help all bot developers

Read our Contributing Guidelines for more details.

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📊 Community Stats

• 🌍 Global Community - Developers from around the world
• 📦 Open Source Projects - All our work is freely available
• 🚀 Active Development - Regular updates and new resources
• 🤝 Collaborative - Built by the community, for the community

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💡 Getting Help

Need Help with Bot Development?

1. Check our Awesome Bot Resources first
2. Search existing Discussions
3. Ask a new question in Q&A Discussions

Have a Project Idea?

1. Share it in Ideas & Suggestions
2. Get feedback from the community
3. Build it with help from other members!

Found a Bug?

1. Check if it's already reported in Issues
2. If not, create a bug report

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📜 Code of Conduct

We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone. Please read and follow our Code of Conduct.

TL;DR:

• Be respectful and kind
• Welcome newcomers
• Give constructive feedback
• No harassment or discrimination
• Focus on collaboration

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🎓 Learning Resources

New to Bot Development?

Start here:

• Getting Started with Telegram Bots
• WhatsApp Cloud API Quickstart
• Discord.js Guide
• Building Your First Slack Bot

Want to Level Up?

• Browse our Awesome Bot Resources
• Read tutorials in Discussions
• Study our Starter Templates

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🌐 Connect With Us

• 💬 GitHub Discussions
• 🐛 Issues
• 📧 Email
• 🐦 Twitter

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🙏 Acknowledgments

BotDev Community is built and maintained by bot developers worldwide. Special thanks to all our contributors who make this possible!

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📄 License

All our projects are open source and available under the MIT License unless otherwise specified. See individual repositories for details.

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Ready to Join?

Submit Your Join Request →

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