everything vs telegram-api-mcp

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	everything by modelcontextprotocol	telegram-api-mcp by timoncool
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everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

telegram-api-mcp · Summary

Comprehensive Telegram Bot API MCP server with full v9.6 coverage, meta-mode, and advanced rate limiting.

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

telegram-api-mcp · Use cases

Building Telegram bots with AI assistants that can send messages, media, polls and interact with chats
Managing Telegram groups/channels through automated moderation and content posting
Integrating Telegram functionality into AI-powered workflows and automations

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

telegram-api-mcp · Install

Installation

Claude Code

claude mcp add telegram -- npx telegram-api-mcp -e TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_token

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["telegram-api-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN": "your_token_from_botfather"
      }
    }
  }
}

From source

git clone https://github.com/timoncool/telegram-api-mcp.git
cd telegram-api-mcp
npm install && npm run build
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_token node dist/index.js

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