chaindead/telegram-mcp

Overview

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

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

How to use

Install

npx -y @chaindead/telegram-mcp

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code

Example client config

{\n  "mcpServers": {\n    "telegram": {\n      "command": "npx",\n      "args": ["-y", "@chaindead/telegram-mcp"],\n      "env": {\n        "TG_APP_ID": "<your-api-id>",\n        "TG_API_HASH": "<your-api-hash>"\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}

Notes

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.

331 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-28. Licensed MIT.

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

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

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