Telegram Bot MCP server
MCP server that exposes a Telegram bot
1 stars23 downloads/wk
Reviews
Write oneNobody has reviewed Telegram Bot yet.
If you have run it, two minutes of your experience saves the next person an afternoon.
Telegram Bot tools (3, 1 write)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
get_meGet bot information.
get_updatesGet recent updates from Telegram.
send_messagewrite actionSend a message to a specified Telegram chat.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan4 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 159 days ago8/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
How Telegram Bot compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 82/100
- higher than 63% of 48,273 servers
- Tools
- 3
- the typical server has 7
- Tools that change things
- 33%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- GitHub stars
- 1
- more than 65% of 28,534 servers
- Downloads a week
- 23
- more than 10% of 11,915 servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 2 read · 1 send or post
Install Telegram Bot in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add mcp-telegram-bot -- uvx mcp-telegram-bot
What the publisher says
From the Telegram Bot repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
mcp-telegram-bot
MCP server that exposes a Telegram bot
Install
pip install mcp-telegram-botSetup
- Create a Telegram bot by talking to @BotFather on Telegram
- Get your bot token
- Set the TELEGRAMBOTTOKEN environment variable
Usage
export TELELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN="your-bot-token-here"
mcp-telegram-botMCP Tools
- sendmessage**: Send a message to a Telegram chat
- getme**: Get bot information
- getupdates**: Get recent updates from Telegram
MCP Resources
- bot://status: Get bot status
mcp-name: io.github.daedalus/mcp-telegram-bot
Development
git clone https://github.com/daedalus/mcp-telegram-bot.git
cd mcp-telegram-bot
pip install -e ".[test]"
# run tests
pytest
# format
ruff format src/ tests/
# lint
ruff check src/ tests/
# type check
mypy src/License
MIT
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Telegram Bot: common questions
- Is Telegram Bot MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (82/100). Read the Telegram Bot safety report
- How do I install Telegram Bot?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Telegram Bot need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Telegram Bot maintained?
- The last commit was 195 days ago (2026-04-21). The latest release is v0.1.0.
- How does Telegram Bot compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 82/100 (higher than 63% of 48,273 servers); tools 3 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 33% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.