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archive bot

Automated bot that mirrors Telegram channels 1:1 for archival purposes

Telegram bot Rated 7 Oct 2026

Bloat

181/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

The archive bot is a small, useful idea with one announcement post and one mirrored channel named, and nothing else visible. There is no way to find or use the bot, no docs, no pricing and no sign of how it would earn money. The creator's overall activity is steady, but it is almost entirely on other projects such as Odit and links.et.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

Channel deletions are a real problem, but nothing shows who would pay or how this would be charged for. It reads as a personal utility.

22/100

Rubric 21–40A real problem, but no plausible path to anyone paying, or a market well out of this builder's reach.

Receipts (2)
  1. Motivated by channels being deleted 'again', which is a real but niche pain, and the post asks which channels to archive next, with no mention of users or payment.

    “i built an automated archive bot that mirrors channels 1:1 so in case someone deletes their channel ... again you can find their old posts there tell me who else i should archive”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 6 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The creator's hub lists the Decent projects (sma.et, odit.et, wip.et and others) and the archive bot is not among them, so it isn't treated as a product.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/rb_wk (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

Mirroring public Telegram channels is straightforward to rebuild, and there is no proprietary data, integration or distribution here.

8/100

Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.

Receipts (1)
  1. The post describes the feature as a simple automated 1:1 mirror, with no unique technology or data advantage.

    “i built an automated archive bot that mirrors channels 1:1 so in case someone deletes their channel ... again you can find their old posts there tell me who else i should archive”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 6 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

The computed momentum of 92 reflects ten months of steady shipping across the creator's wider portfolio, mainly Odit. The archive bot itself appears in only one post (July 2026), so its own cadence is minimal.

92/100

  • Sustained shipping60/60

    Worked on across 10 months.

  • Consistency32/40

    Updates in 8 of 10 months.

Receipts (2)
  1. Earliest post about it.

    “Wild that @rb_wk was available also do drop any things i should add”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 11 Dec 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. Most recent post about it.

    “New odit update v1.38 update here Whats new : - People tab now auto populates which people you have transacted with instead of waiting for you to save someone - Some of the people are now global ( participants like beu delivery, airlines etc ) @oditet & @rb_wk”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 5 Oct 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

Only a claim and a named mirrored channel exist. The crawler found no reachable bot, no docs and no status page, so a working product cannot be confirmed.

57/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://t.me/rb_wk responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Hosted on a platform (store, GitHub or Telegram) — HTTPS is the platform's.

  • Real product15/35

    The creator says the bot runs and points to a mirrored channel, but the dossier has no snapshot of that channel and no bot to try. This is a claim plus a demo output, not a verified product.

  • Own home0/10

    No home found.

  • Maintained15/15

    Last sign of shipping 2026-10-05.

  • Operations2/15

    There are no accounts, docs, API, status page or second platform for this project. Odit and links.et have those, but they are separate products.

Receipts (4)
  1. https://t.me/rb_wk responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/rb_wk (opens in a new tab)

  2. Claims an automated archive bot and links a mirrored channel (thewybkchannel) as the output.

    “i built an automated archive bot that mirrors channels 1:1 so in case someone deletes their channel ... again you can find their old posts there tell me who else i should archive”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 6 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The only crawled link is the creator's general hub channel, not the bot or the archive.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/rb_wk (opens in a new tab)

  4. A single announcement with no usage instructions or operational surface.

    “i built an automated archive bot that mirrors channels 1:1 so in case someone deletes their channel ... again you can find their old posts there tell me who else i should archive”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 6 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

There is no way for anyone to get or use the bot, no pricing or payment path, and no sign of ongoing work on it. It looks like a side utility with no business model.

2/100

  • Distribution0/30

    No working way to get it was found.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    No customers, prices or revenue are mentioned for the archive bot.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment2/20

    There is one post and no roadmap, dedicated channel or team. The request for channels to archive is a small sign of engagement, but the work is shared inside a hub channel for many projects.

Receipts (3)
  1. No mention of payment or users.

    “i built an automated archive bot that mirrors channels 1:1 so in case someone deletes their channel ... again you can find their old posts there tell me who else i should archive”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 6 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The post solicits suggestions for what to archive next, but no follow-up appears.

    “i built an automated archive bot that mirrors channels 1:1 so in case someone deletes their channel ... again you can find their old posts there tell me who else i should archive”

    Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 6 Jul 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The @rb_wk channel is a multi-project hub, not a channel dedicated to the bot.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · t.me/rb_wk (opens in a new tab)