Fast MCP Telegram
Summary: Fast MCP Telegram is an MCP/HTTP gateway that lets AI agents read, search, send, and manage Telegram messages, chats, and media via 8 consolidated tools, with optional direct MTProto access.
Read & search messages:
search_messages_globally(across all chats) andget_messages(per-chat browse/search/by-IDs/replies).Send messages:
send_message(text, files, formatting, replies) andsend_message_to_phone(to phone numbers, with temporary contact handling).Edit messages:
edit_message(text only, own messages).Discover chats:
find_chats(by name/username/phone, filters, folders) andget_chat_info(profile, members, forum topics).Direct Telegram API:
invoke_mtprotofor any raw method (with safety guardrails).Multi-tenant, multi-account: one server supports many users, each with isolated Telegram sessions.
Authentication: QR code or phone/bot token login; web setup UI.
File handling: attachments via URLs, local paths, or data URIs (base64).
Advanced features: voice transcription (Premium), global search, folder filtering, replies to forum topics/channel posts, S3 session storage.
Provides tools to interact with Telegram, including sending messages, searching chats, retrieving messages, and direct access to the Telegram API via MTProto bridge.
This server has a remotely hosted endpoint. Open its connector listing for connection details, authentication requirements, and setup instructions:
Telegram MCP Server — Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateway for Telegram. 8 context-efficient tools, multi-tenant, MTProto bridge.
Try the Demo
Scan the QR code from Telegram mobile (Settings → Devices → Scan QR) — no phone typing, no OTP, no 2FA. Or enter your phone number as fallback.
Copy your Bearer token from the success page
Then choose your path:
MCP Client (AI assistants)
From the setup page, download the
mcp.jsonfileAdd the server to your AI client and ask: "send hello to my saved messages in telegram"
Direct API (curl)
Run the command below (replace TOKEN with yours):
curl -X POST "https://tg-mcp.l1979.ru/mtproto-api/messages.SendMessage" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"params": {"peer": "me", "message": "Hello!"}}'
Related MCP server: mcp-telegram
How It Works
This server sits between your AI agent and Telegram's API:
Your agent → MCP/HTTP → this server → MTProto → TelegramWhat it does: Authenticates you with Telegram (QR or phone/bot token), exposes 8 AI-friendly tools instead of 80+ micro-APIs, and bridges raw MTProto for power users. Multi-tenant — one server, many users, isolated sessions.
Features
Feature | Description |
:building_construction: Dual Transport | Stdio for local MCP clients, HTTP for remote deploys ( |
:closed_lock_with_key: Multi-User Authentication | Shared |
:dart: AI-Optimized | 8 consolidated tools vs 80+ micro-tools — context-efficient design, LLM-friendly API, MCP ToolAnnotations |
:globe_with_meridians: HTTP-MTProto Bridge | Direct curl access to any Telegram API method with entity resolution and safety guardrails |
:shield: Session ACL | Opt-in per-principal limits on |
:tv: QR & Web Setup | Scan QR from Telegram mobile for instant auth (no phone/OTP/2FA) or use phone/code/2FA fallback — live at |
:label: One Agent, Multiple Accounts | Optional |
:rocket: MTProto Proxy Support | Connect via MTProto proxy with automatic Fake TLS (EE prefix) and standard proxy detection |
:card_file_box: Unified Session Management | Single configuration system for setup and server; per-token session files on shared multi-user hosts |
:cloud: S3 Session Storage | Store sessions in S3-compatible object storage for ephemeral hosted deployments (Smithery, Fly.io, Railway) |
:mag_right: Intelligent Search | Global & per-chat message search with multi-query support and intelligent deduplication |
:mag: Unified Message API | Single |
:speech_balloon: Universal Replies | Get replies from channel posts, forum topics, or any message with one parameter |
:busts_in_silhouette: Smart Contact Discovery | Search users, groups, channels with uniform entity schemas, forum detection, profile enrichment |
:file_folder: Folder Filtering | Filter chats by dialog folder (archived, custom folders) with integer ID or name matching |
:envelope: Advanced Messaging | Send, edit, reply, post to forum topics, formatting, file attachments, and phone number messaging |
:paperclip: Secure File Handling | Rich media sharing with SSRF protection, size limits, album support, optional HTTP attachment streaming |
:outbox_tray: Inline File Uploads | Data: URI (base64) file uploads in |
:microphone: Voice Transcription | Automatic speech-to-text for Premium accounts with parallel processing and polling |
:zap: High Performance | Async operations, parallel queries, and memory-conscious batching |
:shield: Production Reliability | Auto-reconnect, configurable logging, comprehensive error handling |
Quick Start
1. Install and authenticate
Quickest path (remote server): Open /setup → scan QR → copy token (see Try the Demo).
CLI path (local stdio): Run fast-mcp-telegram-setup once to create a Telegram session — then fast-mcp-telegram serves it:
uvx --from fast-mcp-telegram fast-mcp-telegram-setup \
--api-id="your_api_id" \
--api-hash="your_api_hash" \
--phone-number="+123456789"Bot token alternative (no phone, no OTP):
Set BOT_API_TOKEN instead of --phone-number. See Installation Guide.
2. Configure MCP Client
stdio mode (local): Add to your MCP client config (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json) — stdio (standard input/output) is the default transport for local MCP clients:
{
"mcpServers": {
"telegram": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["fast-mcp-telegram"],
"env": {
"API_ID": "your_api_id",
"API_HASH": "your_api_hash"
}
}
}
}http-auth mode (remote): Add to your MCP client config (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"telegram": {
"url": "https://tg-mcp.l1979.ru/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
}
}
}
}Get your token by scanning the QR code on the setup page or see Installation Guide for deploying your own server.
3. Start Using
{"tool": "search_messages_globally", "params": {"query": "hello", "limit": 5}}
{"tool": "get_messages", "params": {"chat_id": "me", "limit": 10}}
{"tool": "send_message", "params": {"chat_id": "me", "message": "Hello!"}}Deploy to Remote Server
Deploy your own MCP server on a VDS — see Installation Guide for step-by-step instructions.
Available Tools
Tool | Purpose | Key Features |
| Search across all chats | Multi-term queries, date filtering, chat type filtering |
| Unified message retrieval | Search/browse, read by IDs, get replies (posts/topics/messages), date filtering in all modes |
| Send new message | File attachments (URLs/local/data URIs), classic formatting (markdown/html), |
| Edit existing message | Classic or |
| Find users/groups/channels | Multi-term search, contact discovery, folder filtering, username/phone lookup |
| Get detailed profile info | Member counts, bio/about, online status, forum topics, common groups, enriched data |
| Message phone numbers | Auto-contact management, optional cleanup, file support (URLs/data URIs), |
| Direct Telegram API (power user) | Raw MTProto methods, entity resolution, PII/credential fields dropped by default ( |
See Tools Reference for detailed documentation with examples.
Documentation
Installation Guide - Local setup and remote server deployment
Tools Reference - Complete tools documentation
MTProto Bridge - Direct API access via curl
Contributing - Guidelines for contributors
Security - Security features and best practices
Telemetry
Anonymous tool telemetry since v0.30.1 — heartbeat every 6h, no credentials or message content collected. Opt out with DO_NOT_TRACK=1. See ADR 0005.
Auth flow telemetry since v0.38.0 — atomic events during setup (phone, QR, bot token, reauthorize). Buffered flush on flow completion. See ADR 0008.
License
MIT License - see LICENSE
mcp-name: io.github.leshchenko1979/fast-mcp-telegram
Available Tools
8 toolsedit_messageEdit messageADestructiveIdempotentInspect
Replace the text of an existing message in a Telegram chat. Only works on messages sent by the authenticated account. Cannot edit media or other message attributes — text only. parse_mode: classic markdown/html/auto or rich (Rich Message; dialect auto-detected). schedule_date (ISO 8601) reschedules an already-queued message; it does not turn a delivered message into a scheduled one, and the result then carries status='scheduled'. Success: dict with message_id, date, chat, text, status='edited', and edit_date (rich messages also set rich=true and rich_format). Error: dict with ok=false and error string (e.g. message not found or not editable). Use edit_message to update a previously sent message; use send_message to create new ones. Full documentation: https://github.com/leshchenko1979/fast-mcp-telegram/blob/main/docs/Tools-Reference.md
Inputs: chat_id (required), message (required), message_id (required), parse_mode, +1 more. Returns: Return type for ``send_message`` and ``edit_message``.
find_chatsFind chatsARead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Find users/groups/channels by name, username, or phone. Comma-separated usernames are searched in parallel and results are merged round-robin. Global search (query required) searches all Telegram; with min_date, max_date, or filter, search uses dialog list or a named filter; include_peers filters use last-activity from GetPeerDialogs; flag-based filters use dialog list dates. Success: dict with key chats (list of chat objects). Full documentation: https://github.com/leshchenko1979/fast-mcp-telegram/blob/main/docs/Tools-Reference.md
Inputs: limit, query, folder, public, +3 more. Returns: Return type for ``find_chats``.
get_chat_infoGet chat infoARead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Load profile and metadata for one user, bot, group, or channel. Success: info dict; forum chats may include topics up to topics_limit; user targets may include common_chats up to common_chats_limit. Full documentation: https://github.com/leshchenko1979/fast-mcp-telegram/blob/main/docs/Tools-Reference.md
Inputs: chat_id (required), topics_limit, common_chats_limit. Returns: Return type for ``get_chat_info``.
get_messagesGet messages in chatARead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Read or search messages in one chat: browse latest, search text, fetch by ids, or load replies to a message (comments, forum topics, threads). Use from_user to filter by sender (server-side, per-chat only). Use context to include neighboring messages and reply chains around each result. Use include_replies to fetch up to 5 direct replies per result. Do not combine message_ids with query or reply_to_id. Results are ordered by ascending date-time (oldest first) in every mode, including message_ids and nested context lists; limit selects the newest N. Success: messages, has_more, optional total_count and discussion fields. Full documentation: https://github.com/leshchenko1979/fast-mcp-telegram/blob/main/docs/Tools-Reference.md
Inputs: chat_id (required), limit, query, context, +9 more. Returns: Return type for ``search_messages_globally`` and ``get_messages``.
invoke_mtprotoInvoke MTProtoADestructiveInspect
Low-level Telegram API (MTProto) invoke for methods not wrapped by other tools. Dangerous methods require allow_dangerous=true. Success: API result dict or normalized error. PII and credential-shaped fields (phone, access_hash) are dropped from a successful result by default; pass include_sensitive=true for the raw payload. A bare message id needs a chat binding: requests with no peer field (messages.GetMessages, messages.DeleteMessages) are refused, because a bare id resolves against an arbitrary dialog. Use channels.GetMessages or messages.GetHistory, which carry the binding. messages.GetHistory cannot address a forum topic (no thread_id/top_msg_id in the schema, and channels.GetHistory does not exist) -- use messages.Search with top_msg_id, or the high-level get_messages with reply_to_id. Full documentation: https://github.com/leshchenko1979/fast-mcp-telegram/blob/main/docs/Tools-Reference.md
Inputs: params_json (required), method_full_name (required), resolve, allow_dangerous, +1 more. Returns: Return type for ``invoke_mtproto``. The success payload is a JSON-safe dict who…
search_messages_globallySearch messages globallyARead-onlyIdempotentInspect
Search all Telegram chats at once (not scoped to one chat). Comma-separated query terms; optional filters by date, chat kind, and public username. Results are ordered by ascending date-time (oldest first); limit selects the newest N. Success: message list and metadata dict. Global search ignores include_total_count. Full documentation: https://github.com/leshchenko1979/fast-mcp-telegram/blob/main/docs/Tools-Reference.md
Inputs: query (required), limit, public, max_date, +4 more. Returns: Return type for ``search_messages_globally`` and ``get_messages``.
send_messageSend messageADestructiveInspect
Send text and optional file attachments to a Telegram chat. Supports reply-to (including forum topics and channel discussion groups), parse_mode: classic markdown/html/auto (entities) or rich (Rich Message document; dialect auto-detected). parse_mode=rich cannot be combined with files. File attachments as http(s) URLs, local paths, or data: URIs. When files are provided, the message text becomes a caption. For channel posts with reply_to_id, automatically posts in the linked discussion group. schedule_date (ISO 8601, must be in the future) queues the message instead of delivering it now, so the result carries status='scheduled' plus scheduled and schedule_date. save_as_draft=true saves the text as the chat's draft instead of sending it (empty message clears the draft; user sessions only, bots cannot; text-only, so no files, no parse_mode='rich', no schedule_date). Success: dict with message_id, date, chat, text, status='sent', and sender info (rich messages also set rich=true and rich_format). Error: dict with ok=false and error string. Use send_message to create new messages; use edit_message to modify existing ones. Use send_message_to_phone when targeting a phone number instead of a chat_id. Full documentation: https://github.com/leshchenko1979/fast-mcp-telegram/blob/main/docs/Tools-Reference.md
Inputs: chat_id (required), message (required), files, parse_mode, +3 more. Returns: Return type for ``send_message`` and ``edit_message``.
send_message_to_phoneSend message to phoneADestructiveInspect
Send to a phone number: may create a temporary contact, then send text or files. Supports parse_mode: classic markdown/html/auto or rich (Rich Message; dialect auto-detected). parse_mode=rich cannot be combined with files. schedule_date (ISO 8601, future) queues the message instead of delivering now; save_as_draft=true saves the text as the draft in that chat instead of sending. Success: send result plus contact_was_new / contact_removed when applicable. Full documentation: https://github.com/leshchenko1979/fast-mcp-telegram/blob/main/docs/Tools-Reference.md
Inputs: message (required), phone_number (required), files, last_name, +6 more. Returns: Return type for ``send_message_to_phone``.
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TDQS
Scored across 8 tools
Each tool has a fairly distinct role: reading (get_messages, get_chat_info), searching (search_messages_globally, find_chats), writing (send_message, edit_message), plus a phone-targeted send and an MTProto escape hatch. The only mild overlaps are find_chats vs get_chat_info (locate vs profile) and the two send_message variants, but names and descriptions make the intended split clear.
All snake_case with a leading verb (get_, search_, send_, edit_, find_, invoke_), which is predictable. Minor deviations: qualifier suffixes on search_messages_globally and send_message_to_phone, and invoke_mtproto uses a protocol name rather than a resource noun.
Eight tools is well within the 3-15 sweet spot for a Telegram client surface, and each tool covers a substantive capability rather than a thin variant. Nothing appears redundant or padded.
Read, search, send, edit, chat discovery and profile lookup are covered, and invoke_mtproto provides an escape hatch for the rest. However, common lifecycle operations like deleting messages, forwarding, or joining/leaving chats have no first-class tool, leaving agents to fall back on raw MTProto calls.
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