telegram-bot-mcp
Full-featured Telegram Bot API server for MCP (Model Context Protocol). 174 tools covering the entire Bot API — messages, chats, stickers, payments, forums, stories, and more.
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Features
- Messages — send (text, photo, video, audio, document, location, poll, dice, sticker, media groups), edit, forward, copy, delete, pin/unpin, reactions
- Chats — info, settings, permissions, invite links, member management, verification
- Bot — commands, profile, settings, description, menu button, admin rights
- Stickers — create/edit/delete sticker sets, upload stickers, custom emoji
- Payments — invoices, star transactions, gifts, refunds
- Forums — create/edit/close/reopen/delete topics
- Stories — post, edit, delete, repost
- Business — business messages, accounts, connections
- Games — send games, set scores, high scores
- Webhooks — set, delete, get info
Quick Start
npm installClaude Code
claude mcp add -e TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_token telegram -- node /path/to/mcp-telegram/index.jsClaude Desktop
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"telegram": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/mcp-telegram/index.js"],
"env": {
"TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "your_token"
}
}
}
}Environment Variables
| Variable | Required | Description | |---|---|---| | TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN | Yes | Bot token from @BotFather | | TELEGRAM_DEFAULT_CHAT_ID | No | Default chat ID (skip chat_id in tool calls) | | TELEGRAM_DEFAULT_THREAD_ID | No | Default topic/thread ID for forum supergroups |
Project Structure
index.js # Entry point — registers all tool modules
utils/api.js # Telegram API client, rate limiting, retry logic
tools/
messages/ # send, edit, forward, manage
chat/ # info, settings, invite, members, verify
bot/ # core, commands, profile, settings
stickers.js
payments.js
forum.js
stories.js
business.js
games.js
webhook.jsLicense
MIT
