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telegram-mcp
by chaindead
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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CommunicationProductivity
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
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telegram-mcp · Summary

A Go-based MCP server that bridges Telegram API with AI assistants for managing messages, dialogs, and drafts.

filesystem · Summary

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

telegram-mcp · Use cases

  • Checking and summarizing unread Telegram messages through an AI assistant
  • Organizing Telegram chats by importance and categorization with AI suggestions
  • Monitoring specific chats for updates about topics and drafting responses

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 · Install

Installation

**Homebrew** (macOS/Linux):

brew install chaindead/tap/telegram-mcp

**NPX** (cross-platform):

npx -y @chaindead/telegram-mcp

**From Releases**: Download the appropriate binary for your platform from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/chaindead/telegram-mcp/releases)

**From Source**:

go install github.com/chaindead/telegram-mcp@latest

**Claude Desktop Configuration**:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram": {
      "command": "telegram-mcp",
      "env": {
        "TG_APP_ID": "<your-app-id>",
        "TG_API_HASH": "<your-api-hash>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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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