Telegram Mcp Setup

Telegram MCP Setup Wizard

A Claude Code skill that walks you through connecting Telegram to Claude Code via [telegram-mcp](https://github.com/chigwell/telegram-mcp). Read, search, and draft messages in your Telegram chats — all from Claude.

What It Does

Interactive setup wizard that handles the entire process:

1. API credentials — Guides you through my.telegram.org (optionally using Claude in Chrome browser automation)
2. Session string — Four generation paths: QR code login (recommended), Python + venv, Docker, or uv
3. Secure storage — Stores credentials in macOS Keychain (or env vars on Windows)
4. MCP registration — Creates a launcher script and registers the server in Claude Code
5. Verification — Tests the connection with list_chats

Install

The easiest way — ask Claude Code:

Install the telegram-mcp-setup skill from https://github.com/BayramAnnakov/telegram-mcp-setup

Or download manually:

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/telegram-mcp-setup
curl -o ~/.claude/skills/telegram-mcp-setup/SKILL.md \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BayramAnnakov/telegram-mcp-setup/main/SKILL.md

Usage

In Claude Code:

/telegram-mcp-setup

After setup, install the companion [telegram-assistant](https://github.com/BayramAnnakov/telegram-mcp-setup) skill for workflows like daily digests, chat search, and writing style analysis.

Requirements

• macOS (primary) or Windows (experimental — see windows-setup.md)
• One of: Python 3.10+, Docker, or uv — for session string generation
• Optional: Claude in Chrome extension for browser-guided credential setup

How Data Flows

• telegram-mcp runs locally on your machine and fetches messages from Telegram servers.
• When Claude processes those messages (summarize, search, draft replies), the message content is sent to Anthropic's API — sam