# arbling-telegram-mcp

> Read-only MCP server that exposes curated Telegram groups to Claude Code and other MCP clients

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/arbling-telegram-mcp/claim

## Declared
- repository: https://github.com/yev-arbling/arbling-telegram-mcp
- version: 0.1.0
- license: Apache-2.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: claude, knowledge-base, mcp, second-brain, telegram
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:arbling-telegram-mcp

### Description (declared)

# arbling-telegram-mcp

A read-only MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives Claude Code, Cowork, and any other MCP client access to a curated set of Telegram groups via your own Telegram account (MTProto). It reads only the groups you explicitly list in a hand-edited YAML config — not your full Telegram history, not DMs, not unlisted groups. All data stays local on your machine.

## Privacy

This server is read-only. It cannot send messages, join or leave groups, react, or delete anything. It never accesses your DMs or private conversations. It only reads the groups you explicitly add to `curated-groups.yaml`. Your Telegram session file stays on your machine — it is never transmitted or logged. Your phone number is masked in all output. There is no telemetry, analytics, or any outbound network traffic beyond the Telegram API itself.

## 5-step onboarding

```sh
# 1. Get Telegram API credentials (one-time, free)
#    Go to https://my.telegram.org → "API development tools"
#    Create an app, save api_id and api_hash to your password manager.

# 2. Install the package
pip install arbling-telegram-mcp
# or via uvx (no install needed):
# uvx arbling-telegram-mcp auth

# 3. Authenticate (one-time interactive — needs your phone for the SMS code)
TELEGRAM_API_ID=<your_id> TELEGRAM_API_HASH=<your_hash> arbling-telegram-mcp auth

# 4. Discover your groups and create the curated config
TELEGRAM_API_ID=<your_id> TELEGRAM_API_HASH=<your_hash> \
  arbling-telegram-mcp list-groups > ~/.arbling-telegram-mcp/curated-groups.yaml
# Edit the YAML: move groups you care about into tech_news / investor / tech_mentors
# Delete any groups you don't want the MCP to read.

# 5. Add to your MCP client config — see "Claude Code config" below
```

## Claude Code config (`~/.claude.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram": {
      "command": "arbling-telegram-mcp",
      "env": {
        "TELEGRAM_API_ID": "<your_id>",
        "TELEGRAM_API_HASH": "<your_hash>"
      }
    }
  …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- communication.sms-voice (1, declared)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/arbling-telegram-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T09:23:24.415Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/arbling-telegram-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/arbling-telegram-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:arbling-telegram-mcp