BitVector Accounts & Identities BitVector-specific

Previously, BitVector's ecosystem only supported logging in via Discord. This made sense for a while, after all, BitVector's original mission was to bring Graydient's services to Discord.

However, with the introduction of Spyglass this reliance on Discord for authentication started to make less sense, and ended up excluding Graydient users who didn't have a Discord account.

BitVector now supports logging in via Telegram too! Well, "now" is relative - perhaps you're reading this in the far future! Support for signing in via Telegram was officially rolled out on February 25th, 2026 which is "now" in this instance.

Internally, Discord and Telegram are what are known as "Identity Providers", and this system allows us to add more of them in the future if we need to. You have a BitVector account, but to "prove" that you own it, you use an "Identity Provider" to sign in - that way, we don't need you to sign up for another account via a traditional username/email/password combination.

We worked hard to ensure that you can login via both, should that be something you're interested in. Lets discuss how that works below!

Linking a New Identity

Read this carefully!

These instructions will make sure that you are linking any additional identities to the correct account. There are warnings built into the login process, but if you either ignore them, or get them wrong, you may end up with extra BitVector accounts! 😵‍💫 This is why there is a delay on the "confirm" actions during first login.

That will then require an Admin to assist with correcting this. So its not the end of the world, but it does introduce a wait time that can be avoided by following these instructions!

Rather than separate a "login" vs "register" action, we chose to make this process one-in-the-same to improve user experience.

When signing in via an identity provider, you are either logged in, or if you've never used that identity before, you'll be offered to create a new account via the onboarding screen.

If you've never used BitVector before, proceed with creating an account when asked. If you don't want to link another identity, you can stop here! If you have used BitVector before, please keep reading below!

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"Identity Providers" are currently just Discord and Telegram, we may introduce more in the future, and these instructions will apply to them too.

If you have used BitVector before though, please do the following:

• Head over to the account management portal which will prompt you to login if you're already logged in.
• Use your existing identity that you've logged in with before
  • If that was with our Vector bot in Discord, then you would still login with Discord!
• Authorize BitVector via Discord as normal
• You will end up at the account management portal, from there you will see any identities that you have currently linked to you.
• You can now safely click the "Connect" option next to another Identity Provider, such as Telegram.
• Once it shows "Connected", you can then use that identity to login in the future, or any other linked identities.

Heads up!

While you can connect multiple identity providers to your BitVector account, you can't have multiple identities linked from the same provider.

For example, you can't have two Discord accounts connected. If you have multiple Discord accounts, be sure you're logged into the right one!

If you need to change this, please reach out to an Admin. You'll need a second identity linked first though, as otherwise your account will become a ghost that no one can access! 👻

Started with a Telegram account, and wanting to use the Discord bot?

That's perfectly fine! However, its even more crucial that you follow the above instructions (but of course, start with logging via Telegram, and then "Connect" Discord).

Why? Because Vector, our Discord bot, if it does not recognize you then Vector will eagerly create an account for you. Just like the above note, then you'll have two BitVector accounts, and you'll need to reach out to an Admin to get this fixed - since you cannot link the same Graydient account to multiple BitVector accounts.

If you link your Discord account ahead of time though, then Vector will already know who you are, and even better - you'll be ready to go instantly!