telegram-bot-mcp

Full-featured Telegram Bot API server for MCP (Model Context Protocol). 174 tools covering the entire Bot API — messages, chats, stickers, payments, forums, stories, and more.

Features

Messages — send (text, photo, video, audio, document, location, poll, dice, sticker, media groups), edit, forward, copy, delete, pin/unpin, reactions
Chats — info, settings, permissions, invite links, member management, verification
Bot — commands, profile, settings, description, menu button, admin rights
Stickers — create/edit/delete sticker sets, upload stickers, custom emoji
Payments — invoices, star transactions, gifts, refunds
Forums — create/edit/close/reopen/delete topics
Stories — post, edit, delete, repost
Business — business messages, accounts, connections
Games — send games, set scores, high scores
Webhooks — set, delete, get info

Quick Start

npm install

Claude Code

claude mcp add -e TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_token telegram -- node /path/to/mcp-telegram/index.js

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-telegram/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "your_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
`TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN`	Yes	Bot token from @BotFather
`TELEGRAM_DEFAULT_CHAT_ID`	No	Default chat ID (skip `chat_id` in tool calls)
`TELEGRAM_DEFAULT_THREAD_ID`	No	Default topic/thread ID for forum supergroups

Project Structure

index.js              # Entry point — registers all tool modules
utils/api.js          # Telegram API client, rate limiting, retry logic
tools/
  messages/           # send, edit, forward, manage
  chat/               # info, settings, invite, members, verify
  bot/                # core, commands, profile, settings
  stickers.js
  payments.js
  forum.js
  stories.js
  business.js
  games.js
  webhook.js