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Production-grade MCP server for Telegram — dual-mode Bot API + MTProto, domain-separated tools

Project description

Better Telegram MCP

mcp-name: io.github.n24q02m/better-telegram-mcp

MCP server for Telegram with dual-mode support: Bot API (httpx) for quick bot integrations and MTProto (Telethon) for full user-account access.

CI codecov PyPI Docker License: MIT

Python Telegram MCP semantic-release Renovate

better-telegram-mcp MCP server

Features

  • Dual mode -- Bot API (httpx) for bots, MTProto (Telethon) for user accounts
  • 6 tools with action dispatch: message, chat, media, contact, config, help
  • Auto-detect mode -- Set bot token for bot mode, or API credentials for user mode
  • Web-based OTP auth -- Browser-based authentication with remote relay support for headless environments
  • Tool annotations -- Each tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint
  • MCP Resources -- Documentation available as telegram://docs/* resources
  • Security hardened -- SSRF protection, path traversal prevention, error sanitization

Setup

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Tools

Tool Actions Description
message send, edit, delete, forward, pin, react, search, history Send, edit, delete, forward messages. Pin, react, search, browse history
chat list, info, create, join, leave, members, admin, settings, topics List and manage chats, groups, channels. Members, admin, forum topics
media send_photo, send_file, send_voice, send_video, download Send photos, files, voice notes, videos. Download media from messages
contact list, search, add, block List, search, add contacts. Block/unblock users (user mode only)
config status, set, cache_clear, setup_status, setup_start, setup_reset, setup_complete Server status, runtime settings, cache, credential setup (relay, status, reset, complete)
help -- Full documentation for any topic

MCP Resources

URI Content
telegram://docs/messages Message operations reference
telegram://docs/chats Chat management reference
telegram://docs/media Media send/download reference
telegram://docs/contacts Contact management reference
telegram://stats All documentation combined

Security

  • SSRF Protection -- All URLs validated against internal/private IP ranges, DNS rebinding blocked
  • Path Traversal Prevention -- File paths validated, sensitive directories blocked
  • Session File Security -- 600 permissions, 2FA via web UI only (never stored in env vars)
  • Error Sanitization -- Credentials never leaked in error messages

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/n24q02m/better-telegram-mcp.git
cd better-telegram-mcp
uv sync
uv run better-telegram-mcp

License

MIT -- See LICENSE.

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