# SEEN Bridge - Installation & Setup Guide
## What this product is
**SEEN Bridge** is a two-part system for copying trading signals from Telegram
into MetaTrader 5:
1. **The companion desktop app** (Windows) - reads your Telegram channels,
understands the trading signals posted there, and decides what needs to
happen.
2. **SEEN Bridge EA** (this product, on your MT5 chart) - receives those
decisions and places, manages, and closes the actual trades. All money
decisions - stop-loss, take-profit, position sizing, recovery logic - are
made **inside the EA itself**, so your trades keep being managed even if
the desktop app is temporarily closed.
Both parts are required. The EA alone does nothing without the desktop app
running and connected to your Telegram account.
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## Step 1 - Download the companion desktop app
Download link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13SdRx8Lni2CEkPR2d11xe85Q3FrsT6ZO/view?usp=drive_link
The file is around 60 MB. Since it's a large file, Google Drive may show a
"can't scan this file for viruses" notice before starting the download - this
is normal for files of this size; click "Download anyway" to proceed.
Unzip it anywhere on your computer and run `SEEN.exe`. No installation is
required.
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## Step 2 - Attach SEEN Bridge EA to a chart
1. Open MetaTrader 5 and log in to the account you want to trade on.
2. Open any chart (the specific symbol does not matter - the EA works with
whatever symbol each signal specifies).
3. Drag **SEEN Bridge EA** from the Navigator onto the chart.
4. In the EA properties window, go to the **Common** tab and make sure
**"Allow Algo Trading"** is checked.
5. Make sure the main **"AutoTrading"** button in the MT5 toolbar is enabled
(green).
The EA has no input parameters to configure - everything is set from the
desktop app in Step 4.
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## Step 3 - Allow the EA to send you Telegram alerts (optional but recommended)
The EA can message you directly on Telegram if the desktop app goes offline,
or when a Global Pool target is reached. To allow this:
1. In MetaTrader 5, go to **Tools -> Options -> Expert Advisors**.
2. Check **"Allow WebRequest for listed URL"**.
3. Add: `https://api.telegram.org`
If you skip this step, the EA still trades normally - you simply won't
receive these direct alerts.
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## Step 4 - Connect the desktop app to your Telegram account
1. Open `SEEN.exe`.
2. Go to the Telegram settings tab and enter your own API credentials
(obtained for free from [my.telegram.org](https://my.telegram.org)) and
log in with the phone number you use for the channels you follow.
3. Add the channels you want to copy signals from.
4. Set your lot size / risk percentage for each channel.
5. Press **Start**.
From this point on, the desktop app reads the channels you added, and SEEN
Bridge EA executes and manages every trade automatically.
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## Optional - Test a channel before trading it live
Before trusting a new, unfamiliar channel with real money, you can add it to
the built-in **Channel Tester** instead of live trading. It tracks the
channel's signals as virtual trades against real market prices and shows you
its real win rate, profit factor, and drawdown. Once you're satisfied, moving
it to live trading takes a single click - no need to re-enter any settings.
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## Troubleshooting
- **The EA isn't reacting to signals** - check that AutoTrading is on (Step
2) and that the desktop app shows "Listening to channels..." in its own
log.
- **No Telegram alerts from the EA** - check the WebRequest URL was added
correctly (Step 3), with no typo and no trailing slash.
- **Questions or issues** - leave a comment below or reach out via the
contact information on the product page.
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