Self-hosted Telegram Bot MCP server for rich text, media and interactive buttons.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add telegram-bot-mcp-server -e MCP_API_KEY=<MCP_API_KEY> -e TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=<TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN> -e TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=<TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID> -- npx -y @cyuanxv/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"telegram-bot-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyuanxv/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"MCP_API_KEY": "<MCP_API_KEY>",
"TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "<TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>",
"TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID": "<TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"telegram-bot-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyuanxv/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"MCP_API_KEY": "<MCP_API_KEY>",
"TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "<TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>",
"TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID": "<TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"telegram-bot-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyuanxv/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"MCP_API_KEY": "<MCP_API_KEY>",
"TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "<TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>",
"TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID": "<TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
MCP_API_KEYRequired, secret | Choose a strong local MCP access key. Use the same key in the Authorization header. |
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKENOptional, secret | Your own Telegram Bot token. Required for real Bot operations. |
TELEGRAM_CHAT_IDOptional, secret | Your own default Telegram chat ID. |
Details
| Package | @cyuanxv/[email protected] (NPM, streamable-http) |
| First published | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.cyuanxv/telegram-bot-mcp-server |
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