> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.botmux.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Message Monitoring

> Real-time message collection and search

BotMux collects all messages and channel posts visible to the bot in real time.

## Features

* **Real-time collection** of all messages the bot can see
* **Full-text search** across message history
* **Paginated feed** with sender, timestamp, and content
* **Reply to messages** — click the reply button to send a reply in-context
* **Reply chain visualization** — messages show "Replying to @user" badge with click-to-scroll
* **Automatic chat discovery** — the bot detects groups it's added to
* **Soft-deleted tracking** — deleted messages are visually marked in the UI

## Media Support

Messages with media are rendered inline:

| Type             | Rendering                                     |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| Photos           | Inline image with lightbox (click to zoom)    |
| Videos           | Embedded video player                         |
| Animations (GIF) | Inline animation                              |
| Stickers         | WebP→PNG conversion for browser compatibility |
| Voice/Audio      | Embedded audio player                         |
| Documents        | Download link                                 |
| Video notes      | Embedded player                               |