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agent-job-dm

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Send a direct message to a user OR broadcast to all subscribed admins via their default channel (currently Telegram). Also looks up users when a specific person is named. Trigger when the user says "let me know when…", "DM me", "send X to <name>", "tell <name> that…", "notify the admins", "alert everyone", "broadcast this", "let the team know", "tell all admins", or asks "who are the users?", "list users".

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The three modes — pick one

Read the request and route to exactly one of these. Do NOT mix them.

Mode 1 — Broadcast to admins

Trigger phrases: "notify the admins", "alert everyone", "broadcast this", "let the team know", "tell all admins", "send to admins".

node skills/agent-job-dm/agent-job-dm.js send "<message>" --broadcast

DO NOT run list first. DO NOT look up any user ids. The --broadcast flag handles fan-out internally — it sends to every admin where subscribed_to_system_messages=true automatically. Calling list and then sending one-at-a-time is wrong and skips the subscription filter.

Mode 2 — DM the originator (the user who started this job)

Trigger phrases: "DM me", "let me know when…", "tell me when…", "ping me", "send me".

node skills/agent-job-dm/agent-job-dm.js send "<message>"

No flags. The skill reads USER_ID from the environment (the originator) and sends to them. Don't look them up — USER_ID is already correct.

Mode 3 — DM a specific named user

Trigger phrases: "tell Alice…", "send this to bob@…", "DM ", "message ".

node skills/agent-job-dm/agent-job-dm.js list
node skills/agent-job-dm/agent-job-dm.js send --user-id <id> "<message>"
  1. Run list to get the directory.
  2. Match the requested name against nickname, first_name, last_name, or email. If multiple match, ask which one.
  3. Send with --user-id <id>.

Other commands

# List users (id, email, first/last name, nickname, role, available DM channels)
node skills/agent-job-dm/agent-job-dm.js list

Rules

  • The <message> arg is sent verbatim. Don't rewrite it unless the requester asked you to.
  • AGENT_JOB_TOKEN, APP_URL, and USER_ID are injected automatically — no setup required.
  • Every DM is stored in the recipient's inbox in the event handler, regardless of delivery channel.
  • Users link their DM channel themselves in /profile/telegram. If a target user has no verified channel, the message still lands in their inbox.