# iflow-mcp_telegram-mcp

> A Telegram MCP server for reading and writing messages.

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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/iflow-mcp-telegram-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Alexander Tsai
- homepage: https://github.com/alexandertsai/telegram-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/alexandertsai/telegram-mcp/issues
- version: 0.1.1
- protocols: mcp
- tags: telegram, mcp, claude, ai, llm
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:iflow-mcp_telegram-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Telegram MCP Server

Connect Claude to your Telegram account to read and send messages.

## Features

### Available Tools

1. **get_chats** - List your Telegram chats
   - Returns paginated list with chat names, IDs, and unread counts
   - For page 1, just provide page number
   - For subsequent pages, use the pagination parameters from the previous response

2. **get_messages** - Read messages from a specific chat
   - Fetches paginated message history
   - Automatically marks messages as read

3. **mark_messages_read** - Mark all unread messages in a chat as read

4. **send_message** - Send messages to any chat
   - Supports replying to specific messages

5. **get_conversation_context** - Analyze chat style for natural responses
   - Reads your conversation style guide from `convostyle.txt`
   - Helps Claude match your texting patterns

## Setup Guide

### Step 1: Get Telegram API Credentials

1. Go to [https://my.telegram.org/apps](https://my.telegram.org/apps)
2. Log in and create an application
3. Save your **API ID** and **API Hash**

### Step 2: Install

```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/alexandertsai/mcp-telegram
cd mcp-telegram

# Set up Python environment
pip install uv
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
uv sync
```

### Step 3: Configure

```bash
# Copy the example file
cp .env.example .env

# Edit .env and add your API credentials:
# TELEGRAM_API_ID=your_api_id_here
# TELEGRAM_API_HASH=your_api_hash_here
```

### Step 4: Authenticate

```bash
cd src/mcp_telegram
python telethon_auth.py
```

Follow the prompts:
- Enter your phone number (with country code, e.g., +1234567890)
- Enter the code sent to your Telegram
- Enter your 2FA password if you have one

### Step 5: Add to Claude Desktop

Find your Claude Desktop config file:
- **macOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`  
- **Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`

Add this configuration:…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- communication.sms-voice (1, declared)
- ai.prompting (0.791, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/iflow-mcp_telegram-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T21:24:19.130Z)

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