diff --git a/src/cli/command-format.ts b/src/cli/command-format.ts
index 156a5cd2f..789c0dcf1 100644
--- a/src/cli/command-format.ts
+++ b/src/cli/command-format.ts
@@ -19,3 +19,14 @@ export function formatCliCommand(
   }
   return normalizedCommand.replace(CLI_PREFIX_RE, (match) => `${match} --profile ${profile}`);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Format a CLI command wrapped in backticks for one-click copy in Telegram.
+ * When sent as a message, users can tap the monospace text to copy it.
+ */
+export function formatCliCommandForCopy(
+  command: string,
+  env: Record<string, string | undefined> = process.env as Record<string, string | undefined>,
+): string {
+  return `\`${formatCliCommand(command, env)}\``;
+}
diff --git a/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts b/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts
index 832a4413d..d1b950af0 100644
--- a/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts
+++ b/src/telegram/bot-message-context.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { finalizeInboundContext } from "../auto-reply/reply/inbound-context.js";
 import { buildMentionRegexes, matchesMentionWithExplicit } from "../auto-reply/reply/mentions.js";
 import { formatLocationText, toLocationContext } from "../channels/location.js";
 import { recordInboundSession } from "../channels/session.js";
-import { formatCliCommand } from "../cli/command-format.js";
+import { formatCliCommandForCopy } from "../cli/command-format.js";
 import { readSessionUpdatedAt, resolveStorePath } from "../config/sessions.js";
 import type { MoltbotConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import type { DmPolicy, TelegramGroupConfig, TelegramTopicConfig } from "../config/types.js";
@@ -279,8 +279,9 @@ export const buildTelegramMessageContext = async ({
                       `Pairing code: ${code}`,
                       "",
                       "Ask the bot owner to approve with:",
-                      formatCliCommand("moltbot pairing approve telegram <code>"),
+                      formatCliCommandForCopy(`moltbot pairing approve telegram ${code}`),
                     ].join("\n"),
+                    { parse_mode: "Markdown" },
                   ),
               });
             }