How do I install tgcli?

Its own README gives this command: tgcli auth. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Is tgcli official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 44 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-19.

What licence does tgcli use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

InfratoApp / Resources / MCP servers / tgcli

tgcli

tgcli is an MCP server, listed under communication. It reaches telegram. Its repository has 44 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-27.

tgcli connects to Telegram to manage and archive messages, requiring no additional credentials.

Install

Read from tgcli’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

tgcli auth

View in tgcli’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Telegram user console client and archiver

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-27

tgcli compared with similar servers

tgcli compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
tgcli (this page)	telegram	None listed	44	2026-10-19	MIT
telegram-mcp	telegram(1 shared)	None listed	349	2026-05-28	MIT
mcp-telegram	telegram(1 shared)	TELEGRAM_2FA_PASSWORD, TELEGRAM_PROXY_SECRET	59	2026-10-26	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 tgcli, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about tgcli

What does tgcli do?: tgcli connects to Telegram to manage and archive messages, requiring no additional credentials.
How do I install tgcli?: Its own README gives this command: tgcli auth. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does tgcli connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches telegram.
Is tgcli official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 44 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-19.
What licence does tgcli use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

More MCP servers for communication

All communication entries →