telegram-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| TELEGRAM_PHONE | No | Phone number for authentication | |
| TELEGRAM_API_ID | Yes | Your Telegram API ID | |
| TELEGRAM_API_HASH | Yes | Your Telegram API hash | |
| TELEGRAM_ENV_PATH | No | Path to .env file | |
| TELEGRAM_SESSION_DIR | No | Directory for session file |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| send_messageA | Send a message to a Telegram bot and wait for its reply. |
| get_historyA | Get message history with a Telegram bot. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 2 tools
The two tools have clearly distinct purposes: one retrieves message history, the other sends a message and waits for a reply. No overlap or ambiguity.
Both tools follow a consistent verb_noun pattern in snake_case (get_history, send_message), making them predictable and easy to understand.
With only 2 tools for a Telegram bot server, the surface is too thin. Typical Telegram interactions require more operations (e.g., listing bots, deleting messages), making this feel incomplete.
Obvious gaps exist: no tool to list available bots, delete messages, get updates, or handle multiple bots. The set covers only basic send and retrieve operations.