diff --git a/web/src/components/BotManager.tsx b/web/src/components/BotManager.tsx
index bd9ea93..5e6a787 100644
--- a/web/src/components/BotManager.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/BotManager.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useBotStore, type Bot } from '../stores/bot.ts';
 import { useServerStore } from '../stores/server.ts';
+import { useChannelStore } from '../stores/channel.ts';
 
 // ponytail: config fields per bot type, add new types here
 const BOT_TYPE_CONFIGS: Record<string, { label: string; fields: { key: string; label: string; type: 'text' | 'number' | 'channel'; placeholder: string }[] }> = {
@@ -27,12 +28,15 @@ export function BotManager() {
 
   const servers = useServerStore((s) => s.servers);
   const fetchServers = useServerStore((s) => s.fetchServers);
+  const channelsByServer = useChannelStore((s) => s.channelsByServer);
+  const fetchChannels = useChannelStore((s) => s.fetchChannels);
 
   const [showCreate, setShowCreate] = useState(false);
   const [createName, setCreateName] = useState('');
   const [createDesc, setCreateDesc] = useState('');
   const [createType, setCreateType] = useState('');
   const [createConfig, setCreateConfig] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
+  const [channelServerId, setChannelServerId] = useState('');
   const [editingId, setEditingId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [editName, setEditName] = useState('');
   const [editDesc, setEditDesc] = useState('');
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ export function BotManager() {
       setCreateDesc('');
       setCreateType('');
       setCreateConfig({});
+      setChannelServerId('');
       setShowCreate(false);
     } catch {
       // error handled in store
@@ -221,13 +226,35 @@ export function BotManager() {
                   <div key={field.key}>
                     <label className="block text-gb-fg-f mb-1 font-mono text-xs">{field.label}:</label>
                     {field.type === 'channel' ? (
-                      <input
-                        type="text"
-                        value={createConfig[field.key] || ''}
-                        onChange={(e) => setCreateConfig((prev) => ({ ...prev, [field.key]: e.target.value }))}
-                        placeholder="channel ID (from URL)"
-                        className="terminal-input w-full"
-                      />
+                      <div className="space-y-1">
+                        <select
+                          value={channelServerId}
+                          onChange={(e) => {
+                            setChannelServerId(e.target.value);
+                            setCreateConfig((prev) => ({ ...prev, [field.key]: '' }));
+                            if (e.target.value) fetchChannels(e.target.value);
+                          }}
+                          className="terminal-input w-full"
+                        >
+                          <option value="">-- select server first --</option>
+                          {servers.map((s) => (
+                            <option key={s.id} value={s.id}>{s.name}</option>
+                          ))}
+                        </select>
+                        <select
+                          value={createConfig[field.key] || ''}
+                          onChange={(e) => setCreateConfig((prev) => ({ ...prev, [field.key]: e.target.value }))}
+                          className="terminal-input w-full"
+                          disabled={!channelServerId}
+                        >
+                          <option value="">-- select channel --</option>
+                          {(channelsByServer[channelServerId] || [])
+                            .filter((c) => c.type === 'text')
+                            .map((c) => (
+                              <option key={c.id} value={c.id}>#{c.name}</option>
+                            ))}
+                        </select>
+                      </div>
                     ) : (
                       <input
                         type={field.type}
@@ -245,7 +272,7 @@ export function BotManager() {
                   </button>
                   <button
                     type="button"
-                    onClick={() => { setShowCreate(false); setCreateName(''); setCreateDesc(''); setCreateType(''); setCreateConfig({}); }}
+                    onClick={() => { setShowCreate(false); setCreateName(''); setCreateDesc(''); setCreateType(''); setCreateConfig({}); setChannelServerId(''); }}
                     className="text-gb-fg-f hover:text-gb-aqua font-mono text-sm"
                   >
                     [CANCEL]