Telegram MCP Server

Remote control AI coding assistants (Claude Code / Codex) via Telegram

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Why This Project?

Have you ever encountered these scenarios:

• 💤 Late at night in bed, you suddenly think of a bug that needs fixing, but don't want to get up and open your laptop?

• 🚇 On your commute, you want AI to refactor code for you, but your laptop isn't with you?

• 🏢 Multiple Claude Code or Codex sessions running on remote servers, and you want to check their progress anytime?

• ⏰ Long-running tasks (testing, building, refactoring) that take hours, but you don't want to sit in front of the computer?

Telegram MCP Server was created to solve these problems!

Through the MCP (Model Context Protocol), this project allows you to:

• 📱 Anytime, anywhere view and control AI coding assistants via Telegram

• 🔄 Multi-session management: Use screen on remote servers to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• 🌙 True unattended mode: Wait up to 7 days with smart polling, minimal system resources

• 💬 Simple interaction: Send messages via Telegram to give AI assistants next instructions

Perfect for:

• 24/7 remote servers

• Long-running tasks

• Multi-project parallel development

• Remote work from anywhere

Features

• 🌙 True Unattended Mode - Wait up to 7 days with smart progressive polling

• 📱 Remote Control - Control AI assistants from anywhere via Telegram

• 🔄 Two-way Communication - Send notifications, receive replies, continuous dialogue

• 📁 File Operations - View and download project files

• 🎯 Multi-session Management - Manage multiple projects simultaneously

• 🤖 Universal Support - Works with both Claude Code and Codex

Quick Start

1. Installation

2. Setup

Interactive wizard will help you:

• Create Telegram Bot

• Get credentials

• Auto-configure AI assistant

3. Usage

Check results in Telegram and continue the conversation!

How It Works

Core Features

MCP Tools (8 tools)

• telegram_notify - Send structured notifications (recommended)

• telegram_wait_reply - Wait for user reply (blocking poll)

• telegram_unattended_mode - Unattended mode (smart loop)

• telegram_send_code - Send code (with syntax highlighting)

• telegram_send_image - Send images

• telegram_send_file - Send files

• telegram_send - Send free-form messages

• telegram_get_context_info - Get session context info

Telegram Commands (6 commands)

• /sessions - List all sessions

• /status <id> - Check session status

• /to <id> <msg> - Send message to session

• /file <id> <path> - View file

• /delete <id> - Delete session

• /help - Show help

Smart Polling

Progressive polling strategy, wait up to 7 days:

Use Cases

Scenario 1: Overnight Tasks

Scenario 2: Remote Work

Scenario 3: Multi-project Management (Remote Server + screen)

Scenario 4: Late Night in Bed

Configuration

Claude Code

Supports three configuration scopes:

• User scope: ~/.claude/mcp.json - Global config

• Project scope: .mcp.json - Team shared

• Local scope: .claude/mcp.json - Project specific

Codex

Global config: ~/.codex/config.toml

Auto-includes tool_timeout_sec = 604800 (7 days timeout)

Environment Variables

Troubleshooting

Issue: Telegram Bot Not Responding

Issue: Codex 60s Timeout

Issue: Session Not Registered

Documentation

• Configuration Guide - Detailed configuration

• Polling Mechanism - Smart polling explained

• Troubleshooting - Common issues

• How MCP Works - Technical architecture

Requirements

• Python 3.10+

• Claude Code or Codex

• Telegram account

Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md

License

MIT License - see LICENSE

Support

• 🐛 Report Issues

• 💬 Discussions

• ⭐ Star if you find it useful!

Let AI coding assistants work for you, not you waiting for them 🚀