How do I install telegram-mcp?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/chaindead/telegram-mcp

Is telegram-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 349 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-05-28.

What licence does telegram-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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telegram-mcp

telegram-mcp is an MCP server, listed under communication. It reaches telegram. Its repository has 349 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Manages dialogs, messages, drafts, and read statuses in Telegram.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. telegram-mcp’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read telegram-mcp’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

349

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Telegram MCP for managing dialogs, messages, drafts, read statuses, and more.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What telegram-mcp can do

5 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

tg_me: Get current account information
tg_dialogs: List dialogs with optional unread filter
tg_read: Mark dialog as read
tg_dialog: Retrieve messages from specific dialog
tg_send: Send draft messages to any dialog

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

telegram-mcp compared with similar servers

telegram-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
telegram-mcp (this page)	telegram	None listed	349	2026-05-28	MIT
mcp-telegram	telegram(1 shared)	TELEGRAM_2FA_PASSWORD, TELEGRAM_PROXY_SECRET	59	2026-10-26	MIT
tgcli	telegram(1 shared)	None listed	44	2026-10-19	MIT
pendpost	discord, ghost, mastodon, telegram(1 shared)	GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY, MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN, TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN	14	2026-10-14	MIT
mcp-meme-sticky	telegram(1 shared)	None listed	11	2026-06-11	MIT
telegram-bot-templates	flowcastle, telegram(1 shared)	FLOWCASTLE_MCP_TOKEN	2	2026-07-25	MIT

Ranked by services in common with telegram-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about telegram-mcp

What does telegram-mcp do?: Manages dialogs, messages, drafts, and read statuses in Telegram.
How do I install telegram-mcp?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/chaindead/telegram-mcp
What does telegram-mcp connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches telegram.
Is telegram-mcp official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 349 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-05-28.
What licence does telegram-mcp use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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