Telegram MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 736 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.
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We read the source, 4 h ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
API_BASE = "https://api.telegram.org/bot{}/"
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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 better-telegram-mcp -- uvx n24q02m-telegram
{
"mcpServers": {
"better-telegram-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"n24q02m-telegram"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.better-telegram-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["n24q02m-telegram"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"better-telegram-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"n24q02m-telegram"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"better-telegram-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"n24q02m-telegram"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN (Telegram bot token from @BotFather (for bot mode)), TELEGRAM_API_ID (Telegram API ID from my.telegram.org (for user mode)), TELEGRAM_API_HASH (Telegram API hash from my.telegram.org (for user mode)).
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