The Telegram MCP Server enables programmatic interaction with Telegram, offering the following capabilities:
Retrieve Unread Entities: Access chats or channels with unread messages
Fetch Unread Messages: Get all unread messages from a specific entity
Get Messages: Retrieve a limited number of recent messages from an entity
List All Entities: View all users, groups, or channels in the current session
Find Entity by ID: Get details for a specific entity
Send Messages: Communicate with entities, including options for markup and message replies
Provides access to Telegram messaging platform, enabling reading unread messages, retrieving conversation history, sending messages, and managing communication entities within a Telegram account.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Telegram MCP Server show me my unread messages"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
Python Project Manager, UV
Related MCP server: io.github.daedalus/mcp-telegram-bot
install dependencies
pip3 install uv
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate
uv syncedit .env file with your telegram api id and hash (My Telegram), don't share with others.
start the http-server
uv run http-server/http-server.py
install the MCP Server
uv run mcp install mcp-server/mcp-server.py
The MCP Server provides the following functions:
get_unread_entities: Get entities which have unread messages in them
get_unread_messages(id): Get all unread messages from a given entity id
get_messages(id, count): Get messages limited by a count from an entity
get_entities: Get all entities in the current session
get_entity_by_id(id): Get an entity from the current session
send_message(entity_id, content, reply_to_message_id): Send a message to an entity with optional markup and reply
Claude can't run MCP server >> Install uv with brew : brew install uv
Can't create new app in Telegram >> Disconnect VPN and retry
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If you are the server author, to access and configure the admin panel.
Telegram bridge for your MCP-compatible agent. Bidirectional, no LLM in our stack.
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