WireCat Telegram runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 7 340 installs a week from npm. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.
Your Telegram account for agents: read, search and send messages. Sign in with the tg CLI first.
What the code does
We read the source, 14 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.
postinstall: node install/postinstall.mjs
const child = spawn(command ?? "xdg-open", args, { detached: true, stdio: "ignore" })
const API = "https://api.telegram.org"
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This code can reach further than it looks
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.
Connect this server
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 tg-cli -- npx -y @wirecat/tg-cli{
"mcpServers": {
"tg-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@wirecat/tg-cli"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.tg-cli]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@wirecat/tg-cli"]{
"mcpServers": {
"tg-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@wirecat/tg-cli"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"tg-cli": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@wirecat/tg-cli"
]
}
}
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WireCat Telegram — questions
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