Telegram MCP

An open-source Model Context Protocol server that enables AI agents to interact with Telegram. It supports sending and receiving messages, managing chats, handling media, and accessing contacts. The server operates in both bot and full user-account modes, allowing for versatile integration with Telegram's API.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by n24q02m

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What you can do with it

Send and receive messages via Telegram bots
Manage chats and contacts programmatically
Handle media uploads and downloads in chats
Interact with Telegram using full user-account modes

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 4.23.0

mcp-registry: io.github.n24q02m/better-telegram-mcp@4.23.0 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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docker.io/n24q02m/telegram:latest

ocidocker

docker.io/n24q02m/telegram:latest package definition

{
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "docker.io/n24q02m/telegram:latest",
  "runtimeHint": "docker",
  "registryType": "oci",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN",
      "description": "Telegram bot token from @BotFather (for bot mode)"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=<YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>",
        "docker.io/n24q02m/telegram:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=<YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>",
        "docker.io/n24q02m/telegram:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "telegram-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=<YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>",
        "docker.io/n24q02m/telegram:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=<YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>",
        "docker.io/n24q02m/telegram:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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