Telegram MCP Server

A local-first Model Context Protocol server that gives an AI agent real Telegram-account access without handing it the keys to your account. It starts read-only, hides write tools until you opt in, and runs over STDIO for desktop clients or Streamable HTTP at /mcp for managed deployments. Built on TDLib (via tdlight-java), so an agent can read and act on your actual account, not only a Bot API subset.

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by tolboy

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What you can do with it

Read and act on actual Telegram accounts
Send messages with idempotency keys
Manage isolated multi-account sessions

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.18.0

mcp-registry: io.github.tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib@1.18.0 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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ghcr.io/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib:1.18.0-stdio

oci

ghcr.io/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib:1.18.0-stdio package definition

{
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "ghcr.io/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib:1.18.0-stdio",
  "registryType": "oci",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "TDLIB_API_ID",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Telegram API ID from my.telegram.org"
    },
    {
      "name": "TDLIB_API_HASH",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Telegram API hash from my.telegram.org"
    },
    {
      "name": "TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Telegram phone number; omit after preparing a persisted session when using QR authentication"
    },
    {
      "name": "TDLIB_AUTH_CODE",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "One-time Telegram login code for a fresh headless container"
    },
    {
      "name": "TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Telegram 2FA password when the account requires it"
    },
    {
      "name": "MCP_READ_ONLY",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "true",
      "description": "Keep true for safe first use"
    },
    {
      "name": "MCP_TOOL_PROFILE",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "reader",
      "description": "Tool surface: reader, inbox, community-admin, research, or all"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_API_ID=<YOUR_TDLIB_API_ID>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_API_HASH=<YOUR_TDLIB_API_HASH>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER=<YOUR_TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_AUTH_CODE=<YOUR_TDLIB_AUTH_CODE>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD=<YOUR_TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD>",
        "-e",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY=<YOUR_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "-e",
        "MCP_TOOL_PROFILE=<YOUR_MCP_TOOL_PROFILE>",
        "ghcr.io/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib:1.18.0-stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TDLIB_API_ID": "<YOUR_TDLIB_API_ID>",
        "TDLIB_API_HASH": "<YOUR_TDLIB_API_HASH>",
        "TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER": "<YOUR_TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER>",
        "TDLIB_AUTH_CODE": "<YOUR_TDLIB_AUTH_CODE>",
        "TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD>",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "MCP_TOOL_PROFILE": "<YOUR_MCP_TOOL_PROFILE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_API_ID=<YOUR_TDLIB_API_ID>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_API_HASH=<YOUR_TDLIB_API_HASH>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER=<YOUR_TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_AUTH_CODE=<YOUR_TDLIB_AUTH_CODE>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD=<YOUR_TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD>",
        "-e",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY=<YOUR_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "-e",
        "MCP_TOOL_PROFILE=<YOUR_MCP_TOOL_PROFILE>",
        "ghcr.io/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib:1.18.0-stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TDLIB_API_ID": "<YOUR_TDLIB_API_ID>",
        "TDLIB_API_HASH": "<YOUR_TDLIB_API_HASH>",
        "TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER": "<YOUR_TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER>",
        "TDLIB_AUTH_CODE": "<YOUR_TDLIB_AUTH_CODE>",
        "TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD>",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "MCP_TOOL_PROFILE": "<YOUR_MCP_TOOL_PROFILE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "telegram-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_API_ID=<YOUR_TDLIB_API_ID>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_API_HASH=<YOUR_TDLIB_API_HASH>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER=<YOUR_TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_AUTH_CODE=<YOUR_TDLIB_AUTH_CODE>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD=<YOUR_TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD>",
        "-e",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY=<YOUR_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "-e",
        "MCP_TOOL_PROFILE=<YOUR_MCP_TOOL_PROFILE>",
        "ghcr.io/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib:1.18.0-stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TDLIB_API_ID": "<YOUR_TDLIB_API_ID>",
        "TDLIB_API_HASH": "<YOUR_TDLIB_API_HASH>",
        "TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER": "<YOUR_TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER>",
        "TDLIB_AUTH_CODE": "<YOUR_TDLIB_AUTH_CODE>",
        "TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD>",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "MCP_TOOL_PROFILE": "<YOUR_MCP_TOOL_PROFILE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram-mcp-server": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_API_ID=<YOUR_TDLIB_API_ID>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_API_HASH=<YOUR_TDLIB_API_HASH>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER=<YOUR_TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_AUTH_CODE=<YOUR_TDLIB_AUTH_CODE>",
        "-e",
        "TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD=<YOUR_TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD>",
        "-e",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY=<YOUR_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "-e",
        "MCP_TOOL_PROFILE=<YOUR_MCP_TOOL_PROFILE>",
        "ghcr.io/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib:1.18.0-stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TDLIB_API_ID": "<YOUR_TDLIB_API_ID>",
        "TDLIB_API_HASH": "<YOUR_TDLIB_API_HASH>",
        "TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER": "<YOUR_TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER>",
        "TDLIB_AUTH_CODE": "<YOUR_TDLIB_AUTH_CODE>",
        "TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD>",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_MCP_READ_ONLY>",
        "MCP_TOOL_PROFILE": "<YOUR_MCP_TOOL_PROFILE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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