How do I install mcp-telegram?

Its own README gives this command: TELEGRAM_API_ID=YOUR_ID TELEGRAM_API_HASH=YOUR_HASH npx @overpod/mcp-telegram login. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does mcp-telegram connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches telegram. The credentials we found in its source are TELEGRAM_2FA_PASSWORD and TELEGRAM_PROXY_SECRET.

Is mcp-telegram official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 59 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-26.

What licence does mcp-telegram use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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mcp-telegram

mcp-telegram is an MCP server, listed under communication. It reaches telegram. It needs TELEGRAM_2FA_PASSWORD and TELEGRAM_PROXY_SECRET to authenticate. Its repository has 59 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-27.

This software connects Telegram to Claude AI and ChatGPT, offering 181 tools including messages, media, reactions, polls, and stories. It requires a Telegram API token for authentication. Available for self-hosting with `npx` or hosted at mcp-telegram.com.

Install

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

TELEGRAM_API_ID=YOUR_ID TELEGRAM_API_HASH=YOUR_HASH npx @overpod/mcp-telegram login

View in mcp-telegram’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

Credential

TELEGRAM_2FA_PASSWORD, TELEGRAM_PROXY_SECRET

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Telegram MCP server: connect your personal Telegram account to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any MCP client. 182 tools over MTProto. Self-host with npx or Docker, or use the hosted version.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-27

What mcp-telegram can do

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

telegram-status: No description in the README.
telegram-login: No description in the README.
telegram-logout: No description in the README.

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

mcp-telegram compared with similar servers

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

Common questions about mcp-telegram

What does mcp-telegram do?: This software connects Telegram to Claude AI and ChatGPT, offering 181 tools including messages, media, reactions, polls, and stories. It requires a Telegram API token for authentication. Available for self-hosting with `npx` or hosted at mcp-telegram.com.
How do I install mcp-telegram?: Its own README gives this command: TELEGRAM_API_ID=YOUR_ID TELEGRAM_API_HASH=YOUR_HASH npx @overpod/mcp-telegram login. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does mcp-telegram connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches telegram. The credentials we found in its source are TELEGRAM_2FA_PASSWORD and TELEGRAM_PROXY_SECRET.
Is mcp-telegram official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 59 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-26.
What licence does mcp-telegram use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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