# telegram-desktop-mcp

> A Telegram MCP server to control Telegram and read PDFs

Record `telegram-desktop-mcp` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/telegram-desktop-mcp/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/telegram-desktop-mcp
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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/telegram-desktop-mcp/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:telegram-desktop-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Telegram MCP Server

Telegram MCP server scaffold that logs in to Telegram using a QR code before starting the MCP server.

This project uses:

- `telethon` to connect to Telegram
- `qrcode` to print a login QR code in the terminal
- `python-dotenv` to load private keys from a local `.env` file

> مهم: لا ترفع مفاتيح Telegram الخاصة بك أو ملف `.session` إلى GitHub.

## Requirements

- Python 3.10+
- Telegram account
- Telegram API credentials from <https://my.telegram.org>

## 1. Get Telegram API ID and API Hash

1. Open <https://my.telegram.org>
2. Login with your Telegram phone number
3. Go to **API development tools**
4. Create an app
5. Copy:
   - `api_id`
   - `api_hash`

## 2. Install dependencies

Create and activate a virtual environment:

```bash
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
```

Install packages:

```bash
pip install telethon qrcode python-dotenv
```

## 3. Configure environment variables

Copy the example file:

```bash
cp .env.example .env
```

Edit `.env`:

```env
TELEGRAM_API_ID=123456
TELEGRAM_API_HASH=your_api_hash_here
TELEGRAM_SESSION=telegram_mcp
```

Replace the values with your real Telegram credentials.

## 4. How QR login works

When the server starts, it checks if your Telegram session is already authorized.

- If authorized, it continues normally.
- If not authorized, it prints a QR code in the terminal.

To login:

1. Open Telegram on your phone
2. Go to **Settings**
3. Go to **Devices**
4. Tap **Link Desktop Device**
5. Scan the QR code from the terminal

After scanning, a `.session` file is created locally. This file keeps you logged in.

## 5. Run

Current `server.py` contains the login helper and Telegram client setup.

If your MCP server has a main function, call this before starting MCP:

```python
await before_mcp_start()
```

Example:

```python
async def main():
    await before_mcp_start()
    await mcp.run_async()
```

Then run:

```bash
python server.py
```

## Project files

```text
server.py       # Telegr…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- communication.sms-voice (1, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.859, derived)
- dev.terminal (0.779, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/telegram-desktop-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-30T11:24:59.870Z)

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