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Telegram MCP

Teams that handle customer or community conversations on Telegram and want an assistant to read and reply from their account.

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claude mcp add telegram-mcp -e TELEGRAM_API_ID=your_api_id_here -e TELEGRAM_API_HASH=your_api_hash_here -e TELEGRAM_SESSION_STRING=your_session_string_here -- uv --directory /full/path/to/telegram-mcp run main.py
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What it does

An MCP server that connects Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients to a Telegram account. It exposes chats, channels, groups, contacts and messages, so the assistant can read conversations, send messages and handle read status. It is built on the Telethon library.

Use cases

  1. 01Summarise a busy Telegram group chat
  2. 02Draft and send a reply to a customer message
  3. 03List recent dialogs and mark them as read

Questions about
Telegram MCP.

What is Telegram MCP used for?

Teams that handle customer or community conversations on Telegram and want an assistant to read and reply from their account. An MCP server that connects Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients to a Telegram account. It exposes chats, channels, groups, contacts and messages, so the assistant can read conversations, send messages and handle read status. It is built on the Telethon library.

How do I install Telegram MCP?

Run this in your terminal: claude mcp add telegram-mcp -e TELEGRAM_API_ID=your_api_id_here -e TELEGRAM_API_HASH=your_api_hash_here -e TELEGRAM_SESSION_STRING=your_session_string_here -- uv --directory /full/path/to/telegram-mcp run main.py

Is Telegram MCP open source?

Yes. The code is on GitHub (chigwell/telegram-mcp) under the Apache-2.0 licence.

Is Telegram MCP safe to use?

It passed our automatic scan for credential theft, hidden instructions and risky install commands. Third party open source software. Sabemos AI does not maintain it. Check the code and permissions before you connect it to company data.