telegram-mcp-server vs filesystem

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	telegram-mcp-server by abhinavkale-dev	filesystem by modelcontextprotocol
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Categories	CommunicationDeveloper Tools	File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Last commit	13 mo ago	this month

telegram-mcp-server · Summary

A Model Context Protocol server enabling AI assistants to interact with Telegram through standardized tools.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

telegram-mcp-server · Use cases

Automating customer support responses through Telegram
Creating AI-powered notification systems for Telegram groups
Building custom Telegram bots with AI capabilities

filesystem · Use cases

Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

telegram-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Install dependencies:

npm install

Create a .env file with your Telegram Bot Token:

TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_bot_token_here

Build the TypeScript project:

npm run build

Start the server:

npm start

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/telegram-mcp-server/dist/telegram-mcp.js"],
      "env": {
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "your_bot_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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