diff --git a/packages/bot/src/adapters/discord.ts b/packages/bot/src/adapters/discord.ts
index 57adb559..089cd2e9 100644
--- a/packages/bot/src/adapters/discord.ts
+++ b/packages/bot/src/adapters/discord.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { Client, GatewayIntentBits, Message, TextChannel } from 'discord.js';
 import { TransactionNotificationData } from './types';
 import { createTrustlineOperation } from '@chen-pilot/sdk-core';
+import { normalizeCommand } from '../commands';
+
+const BACKEND_URL = process.env.BACKEND_URL || 'http://localhost:3000';
 
 export class DiscordAdapter {
   private client: Client;
@@ -32,13 +35,33 @@ export class DiscordAdapter {
     this.client.on("messageCreate", async (message: Message) => {
       if (message.author.bot) return;
 
-      if (message.content === "!start") {
+      // Handle both !command and /command for consistency
+      if (!message.content.startsWith('!') && !message.content.startsWith('/')) return;
+
+      const command = normalizeCommand(message.content);
+
+      if (command === "start") {
         await message.reply(
           "Welcome to Chen Pilot! I am your AI-powered Stellar DeFi assistant."
         );
       }
 
-      if (message.content === "!sponsor") {
+      if (command === "help") {
+        await message.reply(
+          "**Commands:** !start, !balance, !swap, !trustline, !sponsor\n\n" +
+          "You can also use short aliases like !b for balance, !t for trustline, etc."
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (command === "balance") {
+        await message.reply("💰 Your balance: 100 XLM (Placeholder)\n*Real balance integration coming soon!*");
+      }
+
+      if (command === "swap") {
+        await message.reply("🔄 Swap functionality is coming soon!");
+      }
+
+      if (command === "sponsor") {
         const userId = message.author.id;
         await message.reply("⏳ Requesting account sponsorship...");
 
@@ -71,7 +94,7 @@ export class DiscordAdapter {
         }
       }
 
-      if (message.content.startsWith('!trustline')) {
+      if (command === "trustline") {
         const args = message.content.split(' ').slice(1);
         if (args.length < 1) {
           return message.reply('Usage: !trustline <assetCode> [issuerDomain|issuerAddress]\nExample: !trustline USDC circle.com');
diff --git a/packages/bot/src/adapters/telegram.ts b/packages/bot/src/adapters/telegram.ts
index 27ac4804..15fff2ff 100644
--- a/packages/bot/src/adapters/telegram.ts
+++ b/packages/bot/src/adapters/telegram.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Telegraf } from 'telegraf';
 import { TransactionNotificationData } from './types';
 import { createTrustlineOperation } from '@chen-pilot/sdk-core';
+import { getAliases } from '../commands';
 
 export class TelegramAdapter {
   private bot: Telegraf | undefined;
@@ -19,10 +20,15 @@ export class TelegramAdapter {
 
     this.bot = new Telegraf(this.token);
 
-    this.bot.start((ctx) => ctx.reply('Welcome to Chen Pilot! I am your AI-powered Stellar DeFi assistant.'));
-    this.bot.help((ctx) => ctx.reply('Commands: /start, /balance, /swap, /trustline'));
+    this.bot.command(getAliases('start'), (ctx) => ctx.reply('Welcome to Chen Pilot! I am your AI-powered Stellar DeFi assistant.'));
+    this.bot.command(getAliases('help'), (ctx) => ctx.reply('Commands: /start, /balance, /swap, /trustline\n\nYou can also use short aliases like /b for balance, /t for trustline, etc.'));
 
-    this.bot.command('trustline', async (ctx) => {
+    // Balance command alias support
+    this.bot.command(getAliases('balance'), async (ctx) => {
+      await ctx.reply('💰 Your balance: 100 XLM (Placeholder)\n<i>Real balance integration coming soon!</i>', { parse_mode: 'HTML' });
+    });
+
+    this.bot.command(getAliases('trustline'), async (ctx) => {
       const args = ctx.message.text.split(' ').slice(1);
       if (args.length < 1) {
         return ctx.reply('Usage: /trustline <assetCode> [issuerDomain|issuerAddress]\nExample: /trustline USDC circle.com');
@@ -53,6 +59,11 @@ export class TelegramAdapter {
       }
     });
 
+    // Swap command alias support
+    this.bot.command(getAliases('swap'), async (ctx) => {
+      await ctx.reply('🔄 Swap functionality is coming soon!', { parse_mode: 'HTML' });
+    });
+
     this.bot.launch();
     console.log("✅ Telegram bot initialized.");
   }
diff --git a/packages/bot/src/commands.ts b/packages/bot/src/commands.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cadf1c68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bot/src/commands.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/**
+ * Command aliases mapping
+ * Maps base commands to their supported shorter or localized versions
+ */
+export const COMMAND_ALIASES: Record<string, string[]> = {
+  start: ['start', 's', 'inicio'],
+  balance: ['balance', 'b', 'bal', 'saldo'],
+  trustline: ['trustline', 't', 'tl', 'confianza'],
+  sponsor: ['sponsor', 'sp', 'patrocinio'],
+  swap: ['swap', 'sw', 'intercambio'],
+  help: ['help', 'h', 'ayuda'],
+};
+
+/**
+ * Gets all aliases for a base command including the base command itself
+ */
+export function getAliases(baseCommand: string): string[] {
+  return COMMAND_ALIASES[baseCommand] || [baseCommand];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Normalizes a command string by removing the prefix and resolving aliases
+ */
+export function normalizeCommand(commandText: string): string {
+  if (!commandText) return '';
+  
+  // Remove prefix (/ for Telegram, ! for Discord) and convert to lowercase
+  const cleanCommand = commandText.trim().toLowerCase().replace(/^[\/!]/, '').split(' ')[0];
+  
+  for (const [base, aliases] of Object.entries(COMMAND_ALIASES)) {
+    if (base === cleanCommand || aliases.includes(cleanCommand)) {
+      return base;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  return cleanCommand;
+}