How do I install mcp-telegram?

Its own README gives this command: npx @prgebish/mcp-telegram serve --config config.yaml. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Is mcp-telegram official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 3 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-04-08.

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. Its repository has 3 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-23.

Connects Claude to a real Telegram account using the User API (MTProto).

Install

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

npx @prgebish/mcp-telegram serve --config config.yaml

View in mcp-telegram’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

MCP server for Telegram — connect Claude to your real Telegram account via User API (MTProto)

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-23

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	None listed	3	2026-04-08	MIT
telegram-mcp	telegram(1 shared)	None listed	349	2026-05-28	MIT
mcp-telegram	telegram(1 shared)	TELEGRAM_2FA_PASSWORD, TELEGRAM_PROXY_SECRET	57	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

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?: Connects Claude to a real Telegram account using the User API (MTProto).
How do I install mcp-telegram?: Its own README gives this command: npx @prgebish/mcp-telegram serve --config config.yaml. 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.
Is mcp-telegram official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 3 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-04-08.
What licence does mcp-telegram use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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