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chaindead/telegram-mcp
Telegram MCP for managing dialogs, messages, drafts, read statuses, and more.
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From the listing
About chaindead/telegram-mcp
A Go-based MCP server that exposes Telegram messaging operations as tools for AI agents. It enables managing dialogs, sending and reading messages, handling drafts, and tracking read statuses through the Telegram API.
Best for
Developers building AI agents that need to interact with Telegram chats and messages
Use cases
- Automate Telegram message sending and monitoring from an AI agent
- Manage Telegram dialogs and drafts programmatically
- Track read statuses and unread messages in Telegram chats
Notes
331 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-28. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- Lightweight Go implementation with good performance
- Covers core Telegram messaging operations
- Active open-source project with 331 stars
Cons
- Requires Telegram API credentials and setup
- Limited to messaging features, no media or group management
- Depends on MCP protocol compatibility
Key facts
What we have checked
- Days since the last commit
- 150
- GitHub forks
- 59
- GitHub stars
- 349
- Days to a first reply on issues
- 10.7
- Open issues
- 5
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 0
Each value shows when we last confirmed it and where it came from. Values we have not confirmed are left out, never guessed.
How to use
How to set it up
As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.
Install
npx -y @chaindead/telegram-mcpTools exposed
tg_metg_dialogstg_readtg_dialogtg_send
Clients the listing names (not checked here)
Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code
Example client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"telegram": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@chaindead/telegram-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TG_APP_ID": "<your-api-id>",
"TG_API_HASH": "<your-api-hash>"
}
}
}
}Install
Add chaindead/telegram-mcp to your client
No install recipe yet. We write one for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT when the server is in the official MCP registry with a package or remote address we can use.
Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.
Works with
What chaindead/telegram-mcp connects to
1 product, each with how we know and when we checked.
| Works with | Type | How we know | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telegram | Product | Its name pairs the product with MCPname "telegram-mcp" | GitHub |
Health and security
Is chaindead/telegram-mcp looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
34 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 19.3 of 30 | Last push 150 days ago |
| Releases | 0 of 15 | 0 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | 14.3 of 20 | First reply in 10.7 days (median) |
| Maintainer | 0 of 15 | Owned by a single user |
| Official source | 0 of 20 | Community server |
Alternatives
Alternatives to chaindead/telegram-mcp
| Record | Type | How we know | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| lharries/whatsapp-mcpThis is an alternative to it | MCP server | Named in the listing | Not dated |
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Sources
Where this comes from
- GitHubRegistry
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