diff --git a/src/chatbot.ts b/src/chatbot.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b3fb9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/chatbot.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+import { spawn } from 'child_process';
+
+// --- Interfaces ---
+
+interface ChatbotSession {
+  sessionId: string;
+  lastActivity: number;
+  messageCount: number;
+}
+
+interface ClaudeJsonResponse {
+  type: string;
+  subtype: string;
+  cost_usd: number;
+  is_error: boolean;
+  duration_ms: number;
+  num_turns: number;
+  result: string;
+  session_id: string;
+}
+
+// --- Configuration ---
+
+const CHATBOT_ENABLED = () => process.env.CHATBOT_ENABLED !== 'false';
+const CHATBOT_CWD = () => process.env.CHATBOT_CWD || '/home/fitcrm';
+const CHATBOT_MAX_TURNS = () => process.env.CHATBOT_MAX_TURNS || '3';
+const CHATBOT_TIMEOUT = () => parseInt(process.env.CHATBOT_TIMEOUT || '120000');
+const CHATBOT_SESSION_TIMEOUT = () => parseInt(process.env.CHATBOT_SESSION_TIMEOUT || '1800000');
+
+// --- State ---
+
+const chatbotSessions = new Map<string, ChatbotSession>();
+const activeLocks = new Set<string>();
+let cleanupTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+
+// --- Public API ---
+
+export function isChatbotEnabled(): boolean {
+  return CHATBOT_ENABLED();
+}
+
+export function initChatbot(): void {
+  if (cleanupTimer) clearInterval(cleanupTimer);
+
+  cleanupTimer = setInterval(() => {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    const timeout = CHATBOT_SESSION_TIMEOUT();
+    for (const [chatId, session] of chatbotSessions.entries()) {
+      if (now - session.lastActivity > timeout) {
+        chatbotSessions.delete(chatId);
+        console.log(`[Chatbot] Expired session for chat ${chatId}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }, 5 * 60 * 1000);
+
+  console.log(`[Chatbot] Initialized (enabled: ${CHATBOT_ENABLED()}, cwd: ${CHATBOT_CWD()}, maxTurns: ${CHATBOT_MAX_TURNS()})`);
+}
+
+export async function handleChatbotMessage(
+  chatId: string,
+  message: string,
+  sendTyping: () => Promise<void>,
+  sendReply: (text: string, parseMode?: string) => Promise<void>
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (activeLocks.has(chatId)) {
+    await sendReply('⏳ Подождите, обрабатываю предыдущее сообщение...');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  activeLocks.add(chatId);
+
+  const typingInterval = setInterval(async () => {
+    try { await sendTyping(); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+  }, 4000);
+
+  try {
+    await sendTyping();
+
+    const session = chatbotSessions.get(chatId);
+    const isExpired = session && (Date.now() - session.lastActivity > CHATBOT_SESSION_TIMEOUT());
+    const resumeId = session && !isExpired ? session.sessionId : undefined;
+
+    const response = await executeWithRetry(chatId, message, resumeId);
+
+    chatbotSessions.set(chatId, {
+      sessionId: response.session_id,
+      lastActivity: Date.now(),
+      messageCount: (session && !isExpired ? session.messageCount : 0) + 1,
+    });
+
+    const resultText = response.result || '(пустой ответ)';
+    const chunks = splitMessage(resultText);
+
+    for (const chunk of chunks) {
+      await safeSendReply(sendReply, chunk);
+    }
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    console.error('[Chatbot] Error:', error.message);
+    await safeSendReply(sendReply, `❌ Ошибка: ${error.message}`);
+  } finally {
+    clearInterval(typingInterval);
+    activeLocks.delete(chatId);
+  }
+}
+
+export function resetChatbotSession(chatId: string): boolean {
+  return chatbotSessions.delete(chatId);
+}
+
+export function getChatbotStatus(chatId: string): {
+  enabled: boolean;
+  hasSession: boolean;
+  messageCount: number;
+  sessionAge: number | null;
+} {
+  const session = chatbotSessions.get(chatId);
+  return {
+    enabled: CHATBOT_ENABLED(),
+    hasSession: !!session,
+    messageCount: session?.messageCount || 0,
+    sessionAge: session ? Math.floor((Date.now() - session.lastActivity) / 60000) : null,
+  };
+}
+
+// --- Internal ---
+
+function executeClaudeCli(message: string, resumeSessionId?: string): Promise<ClaudeJsonResponse> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const args: string[] = [
+      '-p', message,
+      '--output-format', 'json',
+      '--max-turns', CHATBOT_MAX_TURNS(),
+    ];
+
+    if (resumeSessionId) {
+      args.push('--resume', resumeSessionId);
+    }
+
+    // Clean env: remove all Claude Code session vars
+    const env = { ...process.env };
+    delete env.CLAUDECODE;
+    delete env.CLAUDE_CODE_ENTRYPOINT;
+    delete env.CLAUDE_SPAWNED;
+    delete env.INNERVOICE_SPAWNED;
+
+    console.log(`[Chatbot] Spawning: claude ${args.map((a, i) => i === 1 ? `"${a.substring(0, 40)}..."` : a).join(' ')}`);
+
+    const child = spawn('claude', args, {
+      cwd: CHATBOT_CWD(),
+      env,
+      stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+    });
+
+    let stdout = '';
+    let stderr = '';
+
+    child.stdout.on('data', (data: Buffer) => {
+      stdout += data.toString();
+    });
+
+    child.stderr.on('data', (data: Buffer) => {
+      stderr += data.toString();
+    });
+
+    // Timeout handler
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      console.error(`[Chatbot] Timeout after ${CHATBOT_TIMEOUT()}ms, killing process`);
+      child.kill('SIGTERM');
+      setTimeout(() => child.kill('SIGKILL'), 5000);
+    }, CHATBOT_TIMEOUT());
+
+    child.on('error', (error) => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      console.error(`[Chatbot] Spawn error: ${error.message}`);
+      reject(new Error(`Failed to start claude: ${error.message}`));
+    });
+
+    child.on('close', (code) => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+
+      console.log(`[Chatbot] Process exited with code ${code}`);
+      if (stderr.trim()) {
+        console.error(`[Chatbot] stderr: ${stderr.substring(0, 500)}`);
+      }
+      if (stdout.trim()) {
+        console.log(`[Chatbot] stdout (first 300): ${stdout.substring(0, 300)}`);
+      } else {
+        console.log(`[Chatbot] stdout: (empty)`);
+      }
+
+      // Try to parse response regardless of exit code
+      if (stdout.trim()) {
+        try {
+          const parsed = parseClaudeResponse(stdout);
+          if (parsed.is_error) {
+            reject(new Error(parsed.result || 'Claude returned an error'));
+          } else {
+            resolve(parsed);
+          }
+          return;
+        } catch (parseErr: any) {
+          console.error(`[Chatbot] Parse error: ${parseErr.message}`);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (code !== 0) {
+        const errDetail = stderr.trim() || stdout.trim() || `exit code ${code}`;
+        reject(new Error(`Claude CLI failed: ${errDetail.substring(0, 200)}`));
+      } else {
+        reject(new Error('Empty response from Claude CLI'));
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+async function executeWithRetry(
+  chatId: string,
+  message: string,
+  resumeId?: string
+): Promise<ClaudeJsonResponse> {
+  try {
+    return await executeClaudeCli(message, resumeId);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (resumeId) {
+      console.log(`[Chatbot] Resume failed for ${chatId}, retrying fresh`);
+      chatbotSessions.delete(chatId);
+      return await executeClaudeCli(message, undefined);
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+function parseClaudeResponse(stdout: string): ClaudeJsonResponse {
+  const trimmed = stdout.trim();
+
+  // Try the whole output as a single JSON
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(trimmed);
+  } catch { /* continue */ }
+
+  // Try each line (may have streaming JSON lines)
+  const lines = trimmed.split('\n');
+  for (let i = lines.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    const line = lines[i].trim();
+    if (!line) continue;
+    try {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(line);
+      if (parsed.type === 'result') return parsed;
+    } catch { continue; }
+  }
+
+  // Last resort: find result JSON anywhere in output
+  const match = trimmed.match(/\{[^]*?"type"\s*:\s*"result"[^]*?\}/);
+  if (match) {
+    try {
+      return JSON.parse(match[0]);
+    } catch { /* continue */ }
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`No valid JSON result in output (${trimmed.substring(0, 150)})`);
+}
+
+function splitMessage(text: string, maxLength: number = 4000): string[] {
+  if (text.length <= maxLength) return [text];
+
+  const chunks: string[] = [];
+  let remaining = text;
+
+  while (remaining.length > 0) {
+    if (remaining.length <= maxLength) {
+      chunks.push(remaining);
+      break;
+    }
+
+    let splitIdx = remaining.lastIndexOf('\n\n', maxLength);
+    if (splitIdx === -1 || splitIdx < maxLength * 0.3) {
+      splitIdx = remaining.lastIndexOf('\n', maxLength);
+    }
+    if (splitIdx === -1 || splitIdx < maxLength * 0.3) {
+      splitIdx = remaining.lastIndexOf(' ', maxLength);
+    }
+    if (splitIdx === -1 || splitIdx < maxLength * 0.3) {
+      splitIdx = maxLength;
+    }
+
+    chunks.push(remaining.substring(0, splitIdx));
+    remaining = remaining.substring(splitIdx).trimStart();
+  }
+
+  return chunks.slice(0, 5);
+}
+
+async function safeSendReply(
+  sendReply: (text: string, parseMode?: string) => Promise<void>,
+  text: string
+): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    await sendReply(text, 'Markdown');
+  } catch {
+    try {
+      await sendReply(text);
+    } catch (innerError) {
+      console.error('[Chatbot] Failed to send reply:', innerError);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index db4d965..6be0d46 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,19 @@ import {
   loadProjects,
   validateProjectPath
 } from './project-registry.js';
+import {
+  handleChatbotMessage,
+  initChatbot,
+  isChatbotEnabled,
+  resetChatbotSession,
+  getChatbotStatus
+} from './chatbot.js';
 
 dotenv.config();
 
-const bot = new Telegraf(process.env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN!);
+const bot = new Telegraf(process.env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN!, {
+  handlerTimeout: 300_000, // 5 min for chatbot responses
+});
 const app = express();
 const PORT = parseInt(process.env.PORT || '3456');
 const HOST = process.env.HOST || 'localhost';
@@ -78,6 +87,9 @@ setInterval(() => {
   }
 }, 5 * 60 * 1000); // Check every 5 minutes
 
+// Initialize chatbot module
+initChatbot();
+
 app.use(express.json());
 
 // Save chat ID to .env file
@@ -125,6 +137,10 @@ bot.command('status', async (ctx) => {
 bot.command('help', async (ctx) => {
   await ctx.reply(
     '*Claude Telegram Bridge - Commands*\n\n' +
+    '*Chatbot:*\n' +
+    '• Send any message — Claude ответит как чат-бот\n' +
+    '`/chatbot` - Статус чат-бота\n' +
+    '`/chatreset` - Сброс диалога\n\n' +
     '*Session Management:*\n' +
     '`/sessions` - List active Claude sessions\n' +
     '`/queue` - View queued messages\n\n' +
@@ -139,12 +155,11 @@ bot.command('help', async (ctx) => {
     '`/status` - Check bridge status\n' +
     '`/test` - Send test notification\n\n' +
     '*How it works:*\n' +
-    '• Send any message - forwards to active Claude\n' +
+    '• Send any message — chatbot responds via Claude CLI\n' +
     '• Target specific project: `ProjectName: message`\n' +
     '• Messages show context: 📁 ProjectName [#abc1234]\n' +
     '• Register projects for remote spawning\n' +
-    '• Messages queue when projects are offline\n\n' +
-    'More info: See README in bridge folder',
+    '• Messages queue when projects are offline',
     { parse_mode: 'Markdown' }
   );
 });
@@ -153,6 +168,31 @@ bot.command('test', async (ctx) => {
   await ctx.reply('✅ Test notification received! Bridge is working.');
 });
 
+bot.command('chatbot', async (ctx) => {
+  const status = getChatbotStatus(ctx.chat.id.toString());
+  const enabledText = status.enabled ? '✅ Включен' : '⛔ Выключен';
+  const sessionText = status.hasSession
+    ? `🗣 Активная сессия: ${status.messageCount} сообщений, последнее ${status.sessionAge} мин назад`
+    : '📭 Нет активной сессии';
+
+  await ctx.reply(
+    `*Chatbot Status*\n\n` +
+    `${enabledText}\n` +
+    `${sessionText}\n\n` +
+    `Сброс диалога: /chatreset`,
+    { parse_mode: 'Markdown' }
+  );
+});
+
+bot.command('chatreset', async (ctx) => {
+  const deleted = resetChatbotSession(ctx.chat.id.toString());
+  if (deleted) {
+    await ctx.reply('🔄 Диалог сброшен. Следующее сообщение начнёт новую сессию.');
+  } else {
+    await ctx.reply('📭 Нет активной сессии для сброса.');
+  }
+});
+
 bot.command('sessions', async (ctx) => {
   const sessions = Array.from(activeSessions.values());
 
@@ -533,24 +573,52 @@ bot.on('text', async (ctx) => {
   // No project specified - check if we should auto-route to last session
   if (lastMessageSession && activeSessions.has(lastMessageSession)) {
     const session = activeSessions.get(lastMessageSession)!;
-    messageQueue.push({
-      from,
+    const claudeRunning = isClaudeRunning(session.projectName);
+
+    if (claudeRunning) {
+      messageQueue.push({
+        from,
+        message,
+        timestamp: new Date(),
+        read: false,
+        sessionId: lastMessageSession
+      });
+      await ctx.reply(`💬 Auto-routed to: 📁 *${session.projectName}* [#${lastMessageSession.substring(0, 7)}]`, { parse_mode: 'Markdown' });
+      console.log(`📥 Auto-routed to ${session.projectName}`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Claude not actually running — clean up stale session
+    console.log(`[CLEANUP] Removing stale lastMessageSession for ${session.projectName}`);
+    activeSessions.delete(lastMessageSession);
+    lastMessageSession = null;
+  }
+
+  // No active project session — use chatbot if enabled
+  if (isChatbotEnabled()) {
+    const userChatId = ctx.chat.id.toString();
+    console.log(`🤖 Chatbot handling message from ${from}: "${message.substring(0, 50)}..."`);
+
+    // Fire-and-forget: don't block Telegraf's handler
+    handleChatbotMessage(
+      userChatId,
       message,
-      timestamp: new Date(),
-      read: false,
-      sessionId: lastMessageSession
-    });
-    await ctx.reply(`💬 Auto-routed to: 📁 *${session.projectName}* [#${lastMessageSession.substring(0, 7)}]`, { parse_mode: 'Markdown' });
-    console.log(`📥 Auto-routed to ${session.projectName}`);
+      async () => {
+        await ctx.sendChatAction('typing');
+      },
+      async (text: string, parseMode?: string) => {
+        await ctx.reply(text, parseMode ? { parse_mode: parseMode as any } : {});
+      }
+    ).catch(err => console.error('[Chatbot] Async error:', err));
   } else {
-    // No recent session - add to general message queue
+    // Fallback: queue the message (original behavior)
     messageQueue.push({
       from,
       message,
       timestamp: new Date(),
       read: false
     });
-    await ctx.reply('💬 Message received - responding...');
+    await ctx.reply('💬 Message received - queued for processing.');
     console.log('📥 Queued for Claude to process');
   }
 });