Better-TG-CLI (Telegram) MCP server

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An unofficial, agent-friendly command-line client for Telegram that runs on your own account (MTProto via teleproto, TL layer 229). The command is telegram: about 60 commands for reading, searching, writing, bots, groups and exports, built so that AI agents (Claude Code, Codex, …) can drive it cheaply and safely.

$ telegram inbox -n 3
48 unread in 7 chats (showing 3)
1234567890 user unread=2 Alice @alice | see you at 7?
-1001234567 supergroup muted unread=41 Rust Moscow @rust_msk | anyone tried 1.90?
-1009876543 channel unread=5 Changelog | v2.4 is out
$ telegram read @alice -n 1 --json
{"chatTitle":"Alice","messages":[{"id":812,"date":"2026-09-27T10:02:11.000Z","sender":"Alice","senderId":"1234567890","text":"see you at 7?"}]}

[!WARNING]

Your account, your risk. This is an unofficial client that logs in as you. Telegram may

limit or freeze accounts that behave like bots. The risk is highest for new accounts, bulk

messaging, mass joins or invites, and anything that looks like spam. Use it the way you would

use Telegram yourself, keep writes off unless you need them, and read SECURITY.md

before letting an agent write. The authors are not responsible for restricted accounts.

Why this fork

A fork of skillhq/telegram, reworked for agents:

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.