Chatroost - unofficial Telegram MCP server

Telegram MCP Server - a Model Context Protocol server that connects AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT to Telegram via the MTProto protocol. Unlike bots, this runs as a userbot -- it operates under your personal Telegram account using GramJS, giving full access to your chats, contacts, and message history.

People who work with gramjs, mtproto and telegram and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-16 · ★ 43 · #8 OF 105 MAINTAINED COMMUNICATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Chatroost - unofficial Telegram MCP server

before you install - you'll need

Set TELEGRAM_API_ID, TELEGRAM_API_HASH, TELEGRAM_PROXY_IP, TELEGRAM_PROXY_PORT, TELEGRAM_PROXY_SECRET, TELEGRAM_USE_WSS, TELEGRAM_SESSION_PATH before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add mcp-telegram-mcp-telegram --transport http https://mcp.mcp-telegram.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-telegram-mcp-telegram": {
      "url": "https://mcp.mcp-telegram.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://mcp.mcp-telegram.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-09-17

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.mcp-telegram.com

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @overpod/mcp-telegram - the @overpod scope differs from the repo owner (mcp-telegram); confirm it's the project's official package

registry namespace io.github.mcp-telegram is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Chatroost - unofficial Telegram MCP server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.42.0 · 2026-09-16

1.42.0 (2026-09-16) · Added · Add telegram-get-saved-music · Fixed · restore ru/zh outline and last-updated labels dropped by the VitePress 2 rename · cover telegram-get-saved-music in en/ru/zh and bump the tool count…

v1.41.7 · 2026-09-10

1.41.7 (2026-09-10) · brand the MCP Registry listing as Chatroost, mark it unofficial and advertise the hosted remote endpoint

v1.41.6 · 2026-08-27

1.41.6 (2026-08-27) · Fixed · unwrap messages.InvitedUsers so basic-group creation stops failing after the group is created · defer the length check to Telegram when parseMode is set, since markup is not the sent text…

04 · Who maintains Chatroost - unofficial Telegram MCP server

Chatroost - unofficial Telegram MCP server is maintained by mcp-telegram. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/mcp-telegram/mcp-telegram
website: https://mcp-telegram.com/
category: communication - ranked #8 of 105 actively-maintained communication servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-16)
registry: io.github.mcp-telegram/mcp-telegram (active, first published 2026-06-26 · 9 versions)
packages: npm:@overpod/mcp-telegram

06 · Chatroost - unofficial Telegram MCP server FAQ

What is Chatroost - unofficial Telegram MCP server?

Is Chatroost - unofficial Telegram MCP server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-16 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Chatroost - unofficial Telegram MCP server?

Run `npx -y @overpod/mcp-telegram`. The README documents 7 environment variables (TELEGRAM_API_ID, TELEGRAM_API_HASH, TELEGRAM_PROXY_IP…) to set first. Set TELEGRAM_API_ID, TELEGRAM_API_HASH, TELEGRAM_PROXY_IP, TELEGRAM_PROXY_PORT, TELEGRAM_PROXY_SECRET, TELEGRAM_USE_WSS, TELEGRAM_SESSION_PATH before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Chatroost - unofficial Telegram MCP server require authentication?

Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-09-17, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.

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