diff --git a/src/atm/config.py b/src/atm/config.py
index 4ff6ba2..35aafa2 100644
--- a/src/atm/config.py
+++ b/src/atm/config.py
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ class DiscordCfg:
 class TelegramCfg:
     bot_token: str
     chat_id: str
+    allowed_chat_ids: tuple[str, ...] = ()
+    poll_timeout_s: int = 30
+    auto_poll_interval_s: int = 180
 
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         if not self.bot_token or not self.chat_id:
@@ -156,9 +159,14 @@ class Config:
             drift_threshold=int(data["canary"].get("drift_threshold", 8)),
         )
         discord = DiscordCfg(webhook_url=data["discord"]["webhook_url"])
+        tg = data["telegram"]
+        _allowed = [str(c) for c in tg.get("allowed_chat_ids", [])] or [str(tg["chat_id"])]
         telegram = TelegramCfg(
-            bot_token=data["telegram"]["bot_token"],
-            chat_id=str(data["telegram"]["chat_id"]),
+            bot_token=tg["bot_token"],
+            chat_id=str(tg["chat_id"]),
+            allowed_chat_ids=tuple(_allowed),
+            poll_timeout_s=int(tg.get("poll_timeout_s", 30)),
+            auto_poll_interval_s=int(tg.get("auto_poll_interval_s", 180)),
         )
         opts = data.get("options", {})
         region = None
diff --git a/src/atm/detector.py b/src/atm/detector.py
index f2c3d82..e2bc603 100644
--- a/src/atm/detector.py
+++ b/src/atm/detector.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class DetectionResult:
     match: ColorMatch | None  # None if no dot
     accepted: bool  # post-debounce; True only when match repeats debounce_depth times
     color: str | None  # accepted color name (UNKNOWN excluded)
+    dot_pos_abs: tuple[int, int] | None = None  # absolute (x, y) in frame; set when dot_found
 
 
 class Detector:
@@ -60,8 +61,14 @@ class Detector:
         self._debounce: deque[str | None] = deque(maxlen=cfg.debounce_depth)
         self._rolling: deque[DetectionResult] = deque(maxlen=20)
 
-    def step(self, ts: float) -> DetectionResult:
-        frame = self._capture()
+    def step(self, ts: float, frame=None) -> DetectionResult:
+        """Run one detection tick.
+
+        frame: pre-captured BGR ndarray (from asyncio.to_thread capture). When
+        None (default), calls self._capture() — preserving the sync-loop behaviour.
+        """
+        if frame is None:
+            frame = self._capture()
 
         if frame is None:
             self._debounce.append(None)
@@ -117,6 +124,7 @@ class Detector:
             match=match,
             accepted=accepted,
             color=color,
+            dot_pos_abs=(self._cfg.dot_roi.x + x, self._cfg.dot_roi.y + y),
         )
         self._rolling.append(r)
         return r