telegram-api-mcp

Name: telegram-api-mcp Review
Item: telegram-api-mcp
Rating: 2.8
Author: Aaron Matthews

Connector Development Usable

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Enables Claude to build and manage Telegram bots with production-grade reliability features like rate limiting and circuit breakers, reducing integration com…

Ultimate Telegram Bot API MCP server — full v9.6 coverage, meta-mode, rate limiting, circuit breaker. TypeScript.

Build a Telegram bot that sends automated alerts to engineering team channels
Create notification workflows that post deployment status updates to Telegram groups
Automate customer support ticketing by forwarding Telegram messages to your system

33 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Enables Claude to build and manage Telegram bots with production-grade reliability features like rate limiting and circuit breakers, reducing integration complexity and failure modes for teams embedding messaging into workflows.

Best for

Development teams building Telegram bot integrations requiring robust error handling and API compliance at scale.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/timoncool/telegram-api-mcp

By timoncool

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

claude mcp add telegram-api-mcp -- npx -y telegram-api-mcp

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Help me build a Telegram bot that sends automated alerts to engineering team channels

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars33Contributors2Last updated2026-10-28LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-10-28 · scanner v1

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse Quiet

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 28 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

2/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score2.75 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedSep 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 28 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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