Bot fails to start: Missing config.json required by ActivityWatchIntegration

[desmotech]

Description

The bot fails to start with npm run bot1 due to a missing config.json file.

Error

Error: Cannot find module './config.json'
Require stack:
- /root/claude-code-telegram-bot/ActivityWatchIntegration.js
- /root/claude-code-telegram-bot/SessionManager.js
- /root/claude-code-telegram-bot/bot.js
- /root/claude-code-telegram-bot/scripts/start-bot.js

Root Cause

ActivityWatchIntegration.js line 2 has a hard requirement on ./config.json:

const config = require('./config.json');

This config is used on lines 181-182:

• config.activityWatch.integration.fakeAppName
• config.activityWatch.integration.sessionTitleTemplate

However, config.json is in .gitignore and there is no example file or documentation on how to create it.

Suggested Fix

Either:

1. Add default values in the code when config.json is missing
2. Create a config.json.example file with required structure
3. Document the required config.json structure in README

Environment

• Node.js v24.12.0
• npm run bot1