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// 135d agoVIDEO
Max turns Copilot into always-on Telegram agent
Max is a personal AI developer assistant built on the GitHub Copilot SDK that runs as a persistent local daemon, executes background coding tasks through Copilot CLI workers, and reports back via Telegram. The demo frames it as a practical “always-on” workflow layer for everyday developer and productivity tasks.
// ANALYSIS
The big idea here is less “new model” and more “new interface”: Max repackages Copilot into a persistent, phone-accessible agent you can delegate work to asynchronously.
- –Max runs continuously on your machine and spins up worker sessions, which makes it feel closer to a personal ops bot than a chat tab.
- –Telegram as the control surface is a smart UX choice for quick task dispatch, status checks, and follow-ups when you’re away from your desk.
- –The skills-based extension approach expands beyond coding into adjacent automations, but trust boundaries and guardrails become critical fast.
- –Reusing an existing Copilot subscription lowers adoption friction for developers already in the GitHub ecosystem.
- –Sources reviewed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEtM45hG-5A and https://burkeholland.github.io/max/
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maxagentai-codingsdkcliautomation
DISCOVERED
135d ago
2026-03-17
PUBLISHED
135d ago
2026-03-17
RELEVANCE
8/ 10
AUTHOR
Burke Holland