Coffee Shop Bot 🤖☕

A Telegram bot that connects to Pinecone for coffee shop inventory and uses GPT to provide enthusiastic (and sometimes overzealous) sales responses to customers.

Features

• 🤖 Telegram Bot integration with BotFather
• 📊 Pinecone vector database for inventory management
• 🧠 OpenAI GPT integration with "sales-focused" prompts
• 🔥 Intentionally enthusiastic and "hallucinatory" responses to drive sales
• ☕ Coffee shop specific inventory and menu system

Setup Instructions

1. Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• A Telegram account
• OpenAI API account
• Pinecone account (optional - has fallback mock data)

2. Create Your Telegram Bot

1. Message @BotFather on Telegram
2. Send /newbot command
3. Follow the instructions to create your bot
4. Save the bot token you receive

3. Get API Keys

• OpenAI: Get your API key from OpenAI Platform
• Pinecone: Get your API key from Pinecone Console

4. Install Dependencies

npm install

5. Environment Configuration

Create a .env file with your API keys:

# Telegram Bot Configuration
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_bot_token_here

# OpenAI Configuration  
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here

# Pinecone Configuration (optional)
PINECONE_API_KEY=your_pinecone_api_key_here
PINECONE_INDEX_NAME=coffee-shop-inventory
PINECONE_ENVIRONMENT=your_pinecone_environment

6. Run the Bot

# Development mode with auto-restart
npm run dev

# Production mode
npm start

Bot Commands

• /start - Welcome message and introduction
• /menu - Display current coffee shop menu
• /help - Show available commands and usage instructions

How It Works

1. User Message: Customer sends a message to your Telegram bot
2. Inventory Lookup: Bot queries Pinecone for relevant inventory items
3. AI Response: OpenAI generates an enthusiastic sales response
4. Reply: Bot sends the response back to the customer on Telegram

Sales Strategy 🎯

The bot is designed with an intentionally "aggressive" sales prompt that:

• ✨ Makes every item sound amazing and life-changing
• 🎉 Suggests upsells and combinations
• 🔥 Creates excitement about limited-time offers
• 💰 Pushes higher-priced items
• 🎭 Uses dramatic language about quality and benefits
• 🚀 Never says "no" - always finds alternatives to sell

Project Structure

coffee-shop-bot/
├── bot.js                 # Main bot logic
├── config.js             # Configuration management
├── services/
│   ├── pinecone.js       # Pinecone vector database service
│   └── openai.js         # OpenAI GPT integration
├── package.json          # Dependencies and scripts
├── .env                  # Environment variables (create this)
├── .gitignore           # Git ignore rules
└── README.md            # This file

Customization

Modify Sales Prompts

Edit services/openai.js to change the sales strategy and prompting style.

Update Inventory

The bot includes mock inventory data. To use real Pinecone data:

1. Set up your Pinecone index
2. Add your inventory data to Pinecone
3. Configure the vector embeddings

Add More Commands

Add new bot commands in the setupEventHandlers() method in bot.js.

Deployment

For production deployment:

1. Use a VPS or cloud service (AWS, DigitalOcean, etc.)
2. Set up environment variables
3. Use PM2 or similar for process management:

npm install -g pm2
pm2 start bot.js --name coffee-bot
pm2 startup
pm2 save

Troubleshooting

• Bot not responding: Check your Telegram bot token
• No AI responses: Verify your OpenAI API key and credits
• Inventory errors: Pinecone service will fall back to mock data
• Polling errors: Ensure your bot token is correct and bot is not running elsewhere

Security Notes

• Never commit your .env file to version control
• Use environment variables in production
• Regularly rotate your API keys
• Monitor API usage and costs

License

MIT License - feel free to modify and use for your projects!