diff --git a/bridge.py b/bridge.py
index 080aa65..2e17a60 100644
--- a/bridge.py
+++ b/bridge.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async def on_tracker_event(event: dict):
     event_type = event.get("type", "")
 
     if event_type == "message.new":
-        msg = event.get("message", {})
+        msg = event.get("data", {})
         author = msg.get("author", {})
 
         # Skip messages from bridge itself (avoid echo)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async def on_tracker_event(event: dict):
             return
 
         author_name = author.get("name", author.get("slug", "???"))
-        text = msg.get("text", "")
+        text = msg.get("content", "")
         if not text:
             return
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ async def on_tracker_event(event: dict):
         await _send_to_topic(topic_id, tg_text)
 
     elif event_type == "task.created":
-        task = event.get("task", {})
+        task = event.get("data", {})
         project_id = task.get("project_id")
         topic_id = topic_map.get_topic(project_id) if project_id else None
         if not topic_id:
@@ -70,6 +70,25 @@ async def on_tracker_event(event: dict):
         tg_text = f"📋 Новая задача <b>{_escape_html(key)}</b>: {_escape_html(title)}"
         await _send_to_topic(topic_id, tg_text)
 
+    elif event_type == "project.created":
+        project = event.get("project", {})
+        project_id = project.get("id")
+        project_name = project.get("name", project.get("slug", "???"))
+
+        if not project_id:
+            return
+
+        # Don't create if already mapped
+        if topic_map.get_topic(project_id):
+            return
+
+        # Auto-create topic in Telegram
+        topic_id = await _create_topic(project_name)
+        if topic_id:
+            topic_map.set(topic_id, project_id)
+            await _send_to_topic(topic_id, f"🔗 Топик привязан к проекту <b>{_escape_html(project_name)}</b>")
+            logger.info("Auto-created topic %d for project %s (%s)", topic_id, project_name, project_id[:8])
+
 
 tracker = TrackerClient(config, on_message=on_tracker_event)
 
@@ -169,6 +188,24 @@ async def cmd_status(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
 _bot: Bot | None = None
 
 
+async def _create_topic(name: str) -> int | None:
+    """Create a new forum topic in the Telegram group."""
+    global _bot
+    if _bot is None:
+        _bot = Bot(config.bot_token)
+
+    try:
+        topic = await _bot.create_forum_topic(
+            chat_id=config.group_id,
+            name=name,
+        )
+        logger.info("Created Telegram topic: id=%d name=%s", topic.message_thread_id, name)
+        return topic.message_thread_id
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error("Failed to create topic '%s': %s", name, e)
+        return None
+
+
 async def _send_to_topic(topic_id: int, text: str):
     """Send a message to a specific Telegram topic."""
     global _bot
@@ -181,6 +218,7 @@ async def _send_to_topic(topic_id: int, text: str):
             message_thread_id=topic_id,
             text=text,
             parse_mode="HTML",
+            disable_notification=True,
         )
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error("Failed to send to topic %d: %s", topic_id, e)
diff --git a/detect_group.py b/detect_group.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21776a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/detect_group.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""Temporary script to detect group_id from incoming messages."""
+import asyncio
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from telegram import Update
+from telegram.ext import Application, MessageHandler, filters, ContextTypes
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+async def on_any(update: Update, ctx: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
+    msg = update.effective_message
+    if not msg:
+        return
+    print(f"chat_id={msg.chat_id} type={msg.chat.type} thread={msg.message_thread_id} from={msg.from_user.full_name if msg.from_user else '?'} text={msg.text}")
+
+async def main():
+    app = Application.builder().token(os.getenv("TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN")).build()
+    app.add_handler(MessageHandler(filters.ALL, on_any))
+    print("Listening for messages... Send something in the group.")
+    await app.initialize()
+    await app.start()
+    await app.updater.start_polling(drop_pending_updates=True)
+    await asyncio.Event().wait()
+
+asyncio.run(main())
diff --git a/tracker_client.py b/tracker_client.py
index ac388d2..27dd099 100644
--- a/tracker_client.py
+++ b/tracker_client.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import json
 import logging
 from typing import Callable, Awaitable
 
+import httpx
 import websockets
-from websockets.asyncio.client import connect
 
 from config import Config
 
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ class TrackerClient:
         self.config = config
         self.on_message = on_message
         self._ws = None
-        self._topic_map: dict[str, int] = {}  # project_uuid -> topic_id
         self._running = False
+        self._project_chat_ids: dict[str, str] = {}  # project_uuid -> chat_id
+        self._send_queue: asyncio.Queue = asyncio.Queue()
 
     async def connect(self):
         """Connect and authenticate."""
@@ -30,16 +31,16 @@ class TrackerClient:
 
         while self._running:
             try:
-                async with connect(url) as ws:
+                async with websockets.connect(url) as ws:
                     self._ws = ws
                     logger.info("Connected to Tracker WS")
 
-                    async for raw in ws:
-                        try:
-                            event = json.loads(raw)
-                            await self._handle_event(event)
-                        except json.JSONDecodeError:
-                            logger.warning("Invalid JSON from Tracker: %s", raw[:200])
+                    # Run reader, writer and heartbeat concurrently
+                    await asyncio.gather(
+                        self._reader(ws),
+                        self._writer(ws),
+                        self._heartbeat(ws),
+                    )
             except websockets.ConnectionClosed:
                 logger.warning("Tracker WS closed, reconnecting in 5s...")
                 await asyncio.sleep(5)
@@ -47,34 +48,115 @@ class TrackerClient:
                 logger.error("Tracker WS error: %s, reconnecting in 5s...", e)
                 await asyncio.sleep(5)
 
+    async def _heartbeat(self, ws):
+        """Send periodic heartbeat to keep connection alive."""
+        while True:
+            await asyncio.sleep(25)
+            try:
+                await ws.send(json.dumps({"type": "heartbeat", "status": "online"}))
+                logger.debug("Heartbeat sent")
+            except Exception:
+                break
+
+    async def _reader(self, ws):
+        """Read events from Tracker WS."""
+        async for raw in ws:
+            try:
+                event = json.loads(raw)
+                await self._handle_event(event)
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                logger.warning("Invalid JSON from Tracker: %s", raw[:200])
+
+    async def _writer(self, ws):
+        """Send queued messages to Tracker WS."""
+        while True:
+            payload = await self._send_queue.get()
+            try:
+                await ws.send(json.dumps(payload))
+                logger.info("WS sent: %s", payload.get("type"))
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error("WS send error: %s", e)
+                break
+
     async def _handle_event(self, event: dict):
         """Route Tracker events."""
         event_type = event.get("type", "")
 
         if event_type == "auth.ok":
             logger.info("Authenticated as bridge")
+            await self._cache_projects()
             return
 
         if event_type == "error":
             logger.error("Tracker error: %s", event.get("message"))
             return
 
-        # Forward message events to Telegram
-        if event_type in ("message.new", "task.updated", "task.created"):
+        if event_type == "pong":
+            return
+
+        logger.info("WS event: %s", event_type)
+
+        # Forward events to Telegram
+        if event_type in ("message.new", "task.updated", "task.created", "project.created"):
             await self.on_message(event)
 
-    async def send_message(self, project_uuid: str, text: str, author_name: str = None):
+    async def _cache_projects(self):
+        """Fetch all projects and cache their chat_ids."""
+        try:
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+                resp = await client.get(
+                    f"{self.config.tracker_url}/api/v1/projects",
+                    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {self.config.bridge_token}"},
+                )
+                if resp.status_code == 200:
+                    for p in resp.json():
+                        pid = p.get("id")
+                        cid = p.get("chat_id")
+                        if pid and cid:
+                            self._project_chat_ids[pid] = cid
+                    logger.info("Cached %d project chat_ids", len(self._project_chat_ids))
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("Failed to cache projects: %s", e)
+
+    async def get_chat_id(self, project_uuid: str) -> str | None:
+        """Get chat_id for a project, fetching if not cached."""
+        if project_uuid in self._project_chat_ids:
+            return self._project_chat_ids[project_uuid]
+
+        # Try to fetch
+        try:
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+                resp = await client.get(
+                    f"{self.config.tracker_url}/api/v1/projects/{project_uuid}",
+                    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {self.config.bridge_token}"},
+                )
+                if resp.status_code == 200:
+                    cid = resp.json().get("chat_id")
+                    if cid:
+                        self._project_chat_ids[project_uuid] = cid
+                        return cid
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error("Failed to fetch project %s: %s", project_uuid[:8], e)
+        return None
+
+    async def send_message(self, project_uuid: str, text: str):
         """Send a chat message to Tracker."""
         if not self._ws:
             logger.warning("Not connected to Tracker")
             return
 
+        chat_id = await self.get_chat_id(project_uuid)
+        if not chat_id:
+            logger.warning("No chat_id for project %s", project_uuid[:8])
+            return
+
         payload = {
             "type": "chat.send",
-            "project_id": project_uuid,
-            "text": text,
+            "chat_id": chat_id,
+            "content": text,
         }
-        await self._ws.send(json.dumps(payload))
+        await self._send_queue.put(payload)
+        logger.info("Queued to Tracker: project=%s chat=%s", project_uuid[:8], chat_id[:8])
 
     def stop(self):
         self._running = False