Your First Agent — Complete Walkthrough

From zero to a live AI agent on Telegram in under 10 minutes.

What We're Building

By the end of this guide you'll have:

• ✅ A live Telegram bot powered by an AI agent
• ✅ The agent running on ModelFitAI's managed infrastructure (no server needed)
• ✅ Your first agent searching for leads, posting content, or tracking a launch

We'll use the Reddit Lead Gen template as our example — it's free, requires no Reddit account, and starts finding leads immediately.

Step 1: Create Your Telegram Bot (2 min)

Your agent needs a Telegram bot to communicate through.

1. Open Telegram and search for @BotFather
2. Send /newbot
3. Choose a name (e.g. "My Lead Gen Bot")
4. Choose a username ending in bot (e.g. "myleadgen_bot")
5. BotFather replies with your bot token — looks like: 7123456789:AAFxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Save this token. You'll need it in Step 3.

Step 2: Get an AI API Key (3 min)

Your agent uses Claude or GPT to understand context and score leads.

Option A — Anthropic (Claude) — recommended:

1. Go to console.anthropic.com
2. Sign up → API Keys → Create Key
3. Add $5 billing credit (more than enough for months of use on free tier)
4. Copy your key: sk-ant-...

Option B — OpenAI (GPT):

1. Go to platform.openai.com
2. Sign up → API Keys → Create new secret key
3. Add $5 billing credit
4. Copy your key: sk-...

Step 3: Deploy the Agent (2 min)

1. Go to modelfitai.com/dashboard
2. Sign up or log in
3. In the search bar, type: "Find Reddit leads for my SaaS product"
4. ModelFitAI recommends Reddit Lead Gen — click Deploy
5. Walk through the wizard:
   • Channel: Select Telegram
   • AI Key: Paste your Anthropic or OpenAI key
   • Bot Token: Paste the token from @BotFather
6. Click Deploy Now

Wait 30–60 seconds. You'll see "Agent is live!"

Step 4: Talk to Your Agent

Open Telegram → find your bot → send:

/start

Then try:

scan r/entrepreneur for people asking about productivity tools

The agent searches Reddit, scores each post for buying intent, and replies with the top leads directly in your chat.

Step 5: Managing Your Agent

From the Dashboard → My Agents tab you can:

• View all running agents and their status
• Stop an agent (it stops responding and frees up your slot)
• Deploy another agent (Free: 1, Starter: 3)

Tips for Better Results

Be specific with your prompts:

# Too vague
scan reddit for leads

# Better
scan r/SaaS and r/startups for posts from founders frustrated with their CRM

Use keywords your ICP uses:

• Pain words: "struggling with", "help me", "looking for", "recommend"
• Competitor names: "alternatives to X", "switched from Y"
• Job titles: "founder", "head of sales", "indie hacker"

What's Next?

• Try another template: X Autopilot or Product Hunt Launch
• Upgrade to Starter for 3 agents + Discord support
• Read the Dashboard Guide for full agent management

✉️ Questions? Email hello@architectgbt.com