# CatUserbot

A simple Telegram userbot based on Telethon

Repository: https://github.com/TgCatUB/catuserbot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/catuserbot
Homepage: https://tgcatub.gitbook.io/
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: telegram-userbot, userbot, catuserbot, telegram, telethon, telegram-bot, python, heroku, userbot-telegram
Last push: 2026-08-02T13:15:21+00:00
Link (homepage): https://tgcatub.gitbook.io/

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2328, "days_push": 31, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1559, forks 5330 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:03.596460+00:00)

## What it is
Catuserbot is a Python/Telethon-based Telegram userbot that automates tasks directly from a user's Telegram account. This repository (nekopack) is a deployment wrapper providing Heroku one-click deploy scripts for the main catuserbot source.

## Use cases
- deploy a telegram userbot to heroku
- automate telegram tasks from my account
- run a self-hosted telegram bot with python
- do everything from telegram itself like downloading and managing chats
- set up catuserbot with environment variables

## When to choose
- you want a feature-rich Telegram userbot with one-click Heroku deployment
- you prefer Python and Telethon-based Telegram automation

## When to avoid
- you need a normal bot API bot rather than a userbot running on a personal account
- you need a project with an explicit license or active maintenance guarantees
- userbots violate the terms of service of your Telegram usage context

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: chatbot, workflow-automation
- domain: messaging-platforms, chatbots
- platform: python, self-hosted, cloud
- tags: telegram, userbot, telethon, heroku-deployment, shell-scripts, automation, docker

## Member repositories
- TgCatUB/catuserbot (main) score 75
- TgCatUB/nekopack (infra) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:03.596460+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:57:55.832407+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TgCatUB/catuserbot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:03.596460+00:00, sha 4d0e2b17bc47)
  - homepage: https://tgcatub.gitbook.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:28:05.554172+00:00, sha fe71697346f1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.