Cc-skills delete-messages

Use when user wants to delete, remove, or unsend Telegram messages from a chat, either for everyone or just for themselves.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/terrylica/cc-skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/terrylica/cc-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/plugins/tlg/skills/delete-messages" ~/.claude/skills/terrylica-cc-skills-delete-messages && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: plugins/tlg/skills/delete-messages/SKILL.md

source content

Delete Telegram Messages

Delete one or multiple messages from a chat. By default deletes for everyone.

Self-Evolving Skill: This skill improves through use. If instructions are wrong, parameters drifted, or a workaround was needed — fix this file immediately, don't defer. Only update for real, reproducible issues.

Preflight

Session must exist:

~/.local/share/telethon/<profile>.session

If missing, run
```
/tlg:setup
```
first

Usage

/usr/bin/env bash << 'EOF'
SCRIPT="${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-$HOME/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/cc-skills/plugins/tlg}/scripts/tg-cli.py"

# Delete for everyone (default)
uv run --python 3.13 "$SCRIPT" delete <chat> <message_id>

# Delete multiple messages
uv run --python 3.13 "$SCRIPT" delete <chat> 12345,12346,12347

# Delete only for yourself
uv run --python 3.13 "$SCRIPT" delete <chat> <message_id> --self-only

# Find message IDs first
uv run --python 3.13 "$SCRIPT" read <chat> -n 10
EOF

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
chat	string/int	Chat containing messages
message_ids	string	Message ID(s), comma-separated
`--self-only`	flag	Delete only for yourself (default: for everyone)

Workflow

Use
```
read <chat> -n N
```
to find message IDs
Delete by ID:
```
delete <chat> <ids>
```

Anti-Patterns

Cannot delete others' messages in private chats after 48 hours
Admin required to delete others' messages in groups

Post-Execution Reflection

After this skill completes, check before closing:

Did the command succeed? — If not, fix the instruction or error table that caused the failure.
Did parameters or output change? — If tg-cli.py's interface drifted, update Usage examples and Parameters table to match.
Was a workaround needed? — If you had to improvise (different flags, extra steps), update this SKILL.md so the next invocation doesn't need the same workaround.

Only update if the issue is real and reproducible — not speculative.