How do I install Telegram MCP Server?

Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.

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Telegram MCP Server MCP Server

Name: Telegram MCP Server
Author: tolboy

Local-first TDLib Telegram MCP server with 115 tools, account isolation and production guardrails.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tolboy-telegram-mcp-tdlib": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib:1.17.3-stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TDLIB_API_ID": "",
        "TDLIB_API_HASH": "YOUR_TDLIB_API_HASH",
        "TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER": "YOUR_TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER",
        "TDLIB_AUTH_CODE": "YOUR_TDLIB_AUTH_CODE",
        "TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD": "YOUR_TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD",
        "MCP_READ_ONLY": "true",
        "MCP_TOOL_PROFILE": "reader"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
TDLIB_API_ID	Yes	Telegram API ID from my.telegram.org
TDLIB_API_HASH	Yes	Telegram API hash from my.telegram.org Secret.
TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER	No	Telegram phone number; omit after preparing a persisted session when using QR authentication Secret.
TDLIB_AUTH_CODE	No	One-time Telegram login code for a fresh headless container Secret.
TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD	No	Telegram 2FA password when the account requires it Secret.
MCP_READ_ONLY	No	Keep true for safe first use
MCP_TOOL_PROFILE	No	Tool surface: reader, inbox, community-admin, research, or all

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