Telegram MCP server vs Telegram MCP Server (chigwell)

A side-by-side comparison of two Communication servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Telegram MCP server Bridge AI assistants to your Telegram account: read dialogs, summarize unread messages, mark as read, and send drafts. Unverified stdio (local) API key Go	Telegram MCP Server (chigwell) Full Telegram user-account MCP via MTProto: read chats, manage groups, send messages Verified stdio (local) API key Python
Category	Communication	Communication
Language	Go	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	334	1.2k
Last commit	22 days ago	11 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @chaindead/telegram-mcp`	`git clone https://github.com/chigwell/telegram-mcp && cd telegram-mcp && uv sync && uv run main.py`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Telegram MCP server if you prefer its approach (bridge ai assistants to your telegram account: read dialogs, summarize unread messages, mark as read, and send drafts).

Pick Telegram MCP Server (chigwell) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add Telegram MCP server

Install / run

npx -y @chaindead/telegram-mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram-mcp-server": {
      "command": "telegram-mcp",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "TG_APP_ID": "<your-app-id>",
        "TG_API_HASH": "<your-api-hash>",
        "PATH": "<path_to_telegram-mcp_binary_dir>",
        "HOME": "<path_to_your_home_directory"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Telegram MCP Server (chigwell)

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/chigwell/telegram-mcp && cd telegram-mcp && uv sync && uv run main.py

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram-mcp-server-chigwell": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/absolute/path/to/telegram-mcp",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TELEGRAM_API_ID": "<your-telegram-api-id>",
        "TELEGRAM_API_HASH": "<your-telegram-api-hash>",
        "TELEGRAM_SESSION_STRING": "<your-generated-session-string>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Telegram MCP server or Telegram MCP Server (chigwell) — which is better?

Pick Telegram MCP server if you prefer its approach (bridge ai assistants to your telegram account: read dialogs, summarize unread messages, mark as read, and send drafts). Pick Telegram MCP Server (chigwell) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Telegram MCP server and Telegram MCP Server (chigwell)?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Telegram MCP server and Telegram MCP Server (chigwell) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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