hapi-server
Telegram bot + HTTP API + realtime updates for hapi.
What it does
- Telegram bot for notifications and the Mini App entrypoint.
- HTTP API for sessions, messages, permissions, machines, and files.
- Server-Sent Events stream for live updates in the web app.
- Socket.IO channel for CLI connections.
- Serves the web app from
web/distor embedded assets in the single binary. - Persists state in SQLite.
Configuration
See src/configuration.ts for all options.
Required
CLI_API_TOKEN- Base shared secret used by CLI and web login. Clients append:<namespace>for isolation.
Optional (Telegram)
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN- Token from @BotFather.HAPI_PUBLIC_URL- Public HTTPS URL for Telegram Mini App access. Also used to derive default CORS origins for the web app.
Optional
HAPI_LISTEN_HOST- HTTP bind address (default: 127.0.0.1).HAPI_LISTEN_PORT- HTTP port (default: 3006).CORS_ORIGINS- Comma-separated origins, or*.HAPI_HOME- Data directory (default: ~/.hapi).DB_PATH- SQLite database path (default: HAPI_HOME/hapi.db).
Running
Binary (single executable):
export TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN="..."
export CLI_API_TOKEN="shared-secret"
export HAPI_PUBLIC_URL="https://your-domain.example"
hapi server
If you only need web + CLI, you can omit TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN.
To enable Telegram, set TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN and HAPI_PUBLIC_URL, start the server, open /app
in the bot chat, and bind the Mini App with CLI_API_TOKEN:<namespace> when prompted.
From source:
bun install
bun run dev:server
HTTP API
See src/web/routes/ for all endpoints.
Authentication (src/web/routes/auth.ts)
POST /api/auth- Get JWT token (Telegram initData orCLI_API_TOKEN[:namespace]).POST /api/bind- Bind a Telegram account using initData +CLI_API_TOKEN:<namespace>.
Sessions (src/web/routes/sessions.ts)
GET /api/sessions- List all sessions.GET /api/sessions/:id- Get session details.POST /api/sessions/:id/abort- Abort session.POST /api/sessions/:id/switch- Switch session mode (remote/local).POST /api/sessions/:id/permission-mode- Set permission mode.POST /api/sessions/:id/model- Set model preference.
Messages (src/web/routes/messages.ts)
GET /api/sessions/:id/messages- Get messages (paginated).POST /api/sessions/:id/messages- Send message.
Permissions (src/web/routes/permissions.ts)
POST /api/sessions/:id/permissions/:requestId/approve- Approve permission.POST /api/sessions/:id/permissions/:requestId/deny- Deny permission.
Machines (src/web/routes/machines.ts)
GET /api/machines- List online machines.POST /api/machines/:id/spawn- Spawn new session on machine.
Git/Files (src/web/routes/git.ts)
GET /api/sessions/:id/git-status- Git status.GET /api/sessions/:id/git-diff-numstat- Diff summary.GET /api/sessions/:id/git-diff-file- File-specific diff.GET /api/sessions/:id/file- Read file content.GET /api/sessions/:id/files- File search with ripgrep.
Events (src/web/routes/events.ts)
GET /api/events- SSE stream for live updates.
CLI (src/web/routes/cli.ts)
POST /cli/sessions- Create/load session.GET /cli/sessions/:id- Get session by ID.POST /cli/machines- Create/load machine.GET /cli/machines/:id- Get machine by ID.
Socket.IO
See src/socket/handlers/cli.ts for event handlers.
Namespace: /cli
Client events (CLI to server)
message- Send message to session.update-metadata- Update session metadata.update-state- Update agent state.session-alive- Keep session active.session-end- Mark session ended.machine-alive- Keep machine online.rpc-register- Register RPC handler.rpc-unregister- Unregister RPC handler.
Server events (server to clients)
update- Broadcast session/message updates.rpc-request- Incoming RPC call.
See src/socket/rpcRegistry.ts for RPC routing.
Telegram Bot
See src/telegram/bot.ts for bot implementation.
Commands
/start- Welcome message with Mini App link./app- Open Mini App.
Features
- Permission request notifications with approve/deny buttons.
- Session ready notifications.
- Deep links to Mini App sessions.
See src/telegram/callbacks.ts for button handlers.
Core Logic
See src/sync/syncEngine.ts for the main session/message manager:
- In-memory session cache with versioning.
- Message pagination and retrieval.
- Permission approval/denial.
- RPC method routing via Socket.IO.
- Event publishing to SSE and Telegram.
- Git operations and file search.
- Activity tracking and timeouts.
Storage
See src/store/index.ts for SQLite persistence:
- Sessions with metadata and agent state.
- Messages with pagination support.
- Machines with runner state.
- Todo extraction from messages.
- Users table for Telegram bindings (includes namespace).
Source structure
src/web/- HTTP server and routes.src/socket/- Socket.IO setup and handlers.src/telegram/- Telegram bot.src/sync/- Core session/message logic.src/store/- SQLite persistence.src/sse/- Server-Sent Events.
Security model
Access is controlled by:
- Telegram initData verification plus bound Telegram users (bound via
CLI_API_TOKEN:<namespace>). CLI_API_TOKENbase secret for CLI and browser access (namespace is appended by clients).
Transport security depends on HTTPS in front of the server.
Build for deployment
From the repo root:
bun run build:server
bun run build:web
The server build output is server/dist/index.js, and the web assets are in web/dist.
Networking notes
- Telegram Mini Apps require HTTPS and a public URL. If the server has no public IP, use Cloudflare Tunnel or Tailscale and set
WEBAPP_URLto the HTTPS endpoint. - If the web app is hosted on a different origin, set
CORS_ORIGINS(orHAPI_PUBLIC_URL) to include that static host origin.
Standalone web hosting
The web UI can be hosted separately from the server (for example on GitHub Pages or Cloudflare Pages):
- Build and deploy
web/distfrom the repo root. - Set
CORS_ORIGINS(orHAPI_PUBLIC_URL) to the static host origin. - Open the static site, click the Server button on the login screen, and enter the hapi server origin.
Leaving the server override empty preserves the default same-origin behavior when the server serves the web assets directly.