[BUG] Channels are not currently available

Preflight Checklist

• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

im trying to set up channels with my bot in telegram and i launched this and got this error
--channels ignored (plugin:telegram@claude-plugins-official)
Channels are not currently available

What Should Happen?

its supposed to give me a pairing code back.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

run this command after going through the full process of setting up claude channels and making sure its enabled and all plugins installed, and bot is set up with bot father on telegram.
--channels ignored (plugin:telegram@claude-plugins-official)

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.80

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Windows Terminal

Additional Information

_No response_