{"id":"sparfenyuk-mcp-telegram","name":"mcp-telegram","af_score":42.8,"security_score":57.8,"reliability_score":28.8,"what_it_does":"An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides read-only access to the Telegram API (via MTProto/Telethon), exposing tools for listing dialogs (chats/channels/groups) and fetching unread messages from a given dialog.","best_when":"You want an AI assistant to read and summarize unread Telegram messages from your own account, and you control the runtime environment where the MCP server stores/authenticates with Telegram.","avoid_when":"You need full Telegram functionality (read/unread state changes, message history search, media downloads) or you require clearly documented operational guarantees (rate limits, retries/idempotency semantics, and security posture).","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:39:42.361214+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["Telegram MTProto sign-in using API ID/hash and user phone-number verification code (CLI command: mcp-telegram sign-in)","Environment variables in client runtime (TELEGRAM_API_ID, TELEGRAM_API_HASH) for Claude Desktop/Inspector usage"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["MCP server connectivity failures may occur if Claude Desktop is misconfigured (including uv binary path).","Environment variables TELEGRAM_API_ID / TELEGRAM_API_HASH must be set in the MCP runtime (e.g., Inspector).","Server is read-only as of README; some expected Telegram actions are not implemented."],"error_quality":0.0}