Fast MCP Telegram (leshchenko1979)

Telegram MCP Server - Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateway for Telegram. 8 context-efficient tools, multi-tenant, MTProto bridge.

People connecting communication tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-23 · ★ 48 · #12 OF 99 MAINTAINED COMMUNICATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Fast MCP Telegram (leshchenko1979)

before you install - you'll need

API_ID · API_HASH

Environment variables documented in the project's README - it lists which are required and which have defaults.

Claude Code

claude mcp add leshchenko1979-fast-mcp-telegram --transport http https://tg-mcp.l1979.ru/v1/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "leshchenko1979-fast-mcp-telegram": {
      "url": "https://tg-mcp.l1979.ru/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://tg-mcp.l1979.ru/v1/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to tg-mcp.l1979.ru

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package fast-mcp-telegram - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.leshchenko1979 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Fast MCP Telegram (leshchenko1979) can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can search across all chats, send new message, edit existing message, and find users/groups/channels.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Fast MCP Telegram (leshchenko1979) lets an agent do.

Message

3 tools - e.g. Send new message; Edit existing message; Message phone numbers

send_message · edit_message · send_message_to_phone

Messages

2 tools - e.g. Search across all chats; Unified message retrieval

search_messages_globally · get_messages

read & search

2 tools - e.g. Find users/groups/channels; Get detailed profile info

find_chats · get_chat_info

run & execute

1 tool - e.g. Direct Telegram API (power user)

invoke_mtproto

Latest releases

v0.44.2 · 2026-08-23

Project URLs point at github.com/leshchenko1979/fast-mcp-telegram.

0.44.0 · 2026-07-28

Send and edit Telegram Rich Messages from MCP with a single parse_mode. · New Features · parse_mode="rich" - On send_message, edit_message, and send_message_to_phone, send Telegram Rich Messages with markdown/HTML…

0.43.0 · 2026-07-12

Bot API rich posts are now readable in get_messages - flattened text, embedded media tickets, and clearer missing-id and auth errors. · New Features · get_messages rich messages - Bot API 10.1 / MTProto RichMessage…

04 · Who maintains Fast MCP Telegram (leshchenko1979)

fast-mcp-telegram is maintained by leshchenko1979. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/leshchenko1979/fast-mcp-telegram
website: https://github.com/leshchenko1979/fast-mcp-telegram
category: communication - ranked #12 of 99 actively-maintained communication servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-23)
registry: io.github.leshchenko1979/fast-mcp-telegram (active, first published 2025-09-11 · 6 versions)
packages: pypi:fast-mcp-telegram

06 · Fast MCP Telegram (leshchenko1979) FAQ

Is Fast MCP Telegram (leshchenko1979) still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-23 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Fast MCP Telegram (leshchenko1979) do?

With this server connected, an agent can search across all chats, send new message, edit existing message, and find users/groups/channels.

How do I install Fast MCP Telegram (leshchenko1979)?

Run `uvx fast-mcp-telegram`. The README documents 2 environment variables (API_ID, API_HASH) to set first. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Fast MCP Telegram (leshchenko1979) require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.

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