Six chat platforms, one architecture. Each bot maintains per-channel (or per-DM) conversation history, calls the Vaquill API, renders structured source citations, and enforces per-user rate limits.Documentation Index
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Slack
@mentions, slash commands, DMs, thread context, feedback buttons. Socket Mode or HTTP.Discord
Prefix commands, per-channel history, pagination, starter questions, role and channel allowlists.
Microsoft Teams
Adaptive Cards, thread support, tenant allowlists, Azure-native deployment.
Telegram
BotFather setup, markdown tables rendered as PNG, inline source buttons, polling or webhook.
Twilio-based, FastAPI server, slash commands for mode/language switching, sandbox to production path.
Signal
signal-cli-rest-api backend, Docker Compose deploy, primary or linked-device registration.
Shared architecture
Every chatbot follows the same flow: All six bots share:- Vaquill client (
vaquill_client.py) that wrapsPOST /api/v1/ask - Conversation manager for per-channel or per-DM chat history
- Rate limiter with Redis or in-memory backend
- Slash / prefix commands:
help,clear,examples,stats - Source citation rendering appropriate to each platform’s primitives (Block Kit, Adaptive Cards, inline keyboards, etc.)
Pick by deployment surface
| Bot | Hosting model | Public URL required? |
|---|---|---|
| Slack | Socket Mode (no URL) or HTTP | HTTP mode only |
| Discord | Long-poll | No |
| Microsoft Teams | HTTP via Azure Bot Framework | Yes |
| Telegram | Polling or webhook | Webhook mode only |
| HTTP via Twilio webhooks | Yes | |
| Signal | HTTP via signal-cli-rest-api | No (internal Docker network) |
Deploy targets
All six bots ship with Dockerfiles and have been smoke-tested on:- Docker Compose (recommended for self-hosting)
- Railway (Git-based deploys)
- Render (free tier with cold starts)
- Fly.io (low-latency regions)
- VPS + systemd (full control)
- Azure App Service (Teams bot only)