Telegram Archive MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 47 installs a week from npm. Last commit 8 Sep 2026.
MCP server for Telegram Archive — search messages, browse chats, and access history
We read the source, 22 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
postinstall: node postinstall.js
execSync(
ENV MCP_AUTH_TOKEN=""
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We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add telegram-archive-mcp -- npx -y telegram-archive-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"telegram-archive-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"telegram-archive-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.telegram-archive-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "telegram-archive-mcp"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"telegram-archive-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"telegram-archive-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"telegram-archive-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"telegram-archive-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
TELEGRAM_ARCHIVE_URL (Telegram Archive instance URL (e.g. http://localhost:3000)), TELEGRAM_ARCHIVE_USER (Telegram Archive login username), TELEGRAM_ARCHIVE_PASS (Telegram Archive login password).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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