diff --git a/resources/chatbot/example_config.json b/resources/chatbot/example_config.json
--- a/resources/chatbot/example_config.json
+++ b/resources/chatbot/example_config.json
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
   ],
 
   "conduit.uri" : null,
-  "conduit.user" : null,
-  "conduit.cert" : null,
+  "conduit.token" : null,
 
   "macro.size" : 48,
   "macro.aspect" : 0.66,
diff --git a/src/docs/tech/chatbot.diviner b/src/docs/tech/chatbot.diviner
--- a/src/docs/tech/chatbot.diviner
+++ b/src/docs/tech/chatbot.diviner
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   - `join` Array, list of channels to join.
   - `handlers` Array, list of handlers to run. These are like plugins for the
     bot.
-  - `conduit.uri`, `conduit.user`, `conduit.cert` Conduit configuration,
+  - `conduit.uri`, `conduit.token` Conduit configuration,
     see below.
   - `notification.channels` Notification configuration, see below.
 
@@ -72,10 +72,8 @@
 
   - `conduit.uri` The URI for your Phabricator install, like
     `http://phabricator.example.com/`
-  - `conduit.user` The username your bot should login to Phabricator with --
-    whatever you selected above, like `phabot`.
-  - `conduit.cert` The user's certificate, from the "Conduit Certificate" tab
-    in the user's administrative view.
+  - `conduit.token` The user's conduit API token, from the "Conduit API Tokens"
+    tab in the user's administrative view.
 
 Now the bot should be able to connect to Phabricator via Conduit.
 
diff --git a/src/infrastructure/daemon/bot/PhabricatorBot.php b/src/infrastructure/daemon/bot/PhabricatorBot.php
--- a/src/infrastructure/daemon/bot/PhabricatorBot.php
+++ b/src/infrastructure/daemon/bot/PhabricatorBot.php
@@ -159,11 +159,10 @@
     if (empty($this->conduit)) {
       throw new Exception(
         pht(
-          "This bot is not configured with a Conduit uplink. Set '%s', ".
-          "'%s' and '%s' in the configuration to connect.",
+          "This bot is not configured with a Conduit uplink. Set '%s' and ".
+          "'%s' in the configuration to connect.",
           'conduit.uri',
-          'conduit.user',
-          'conduit.cert'));
+          'conduit.token'));
     }
     return $this->conduit;
   }