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DimensionDINO-X MCP ServerOfficial MCP server powered by DINO-X for fine-grained object detection and image understanding.Telegram MCP ServerTelegram MCP server powered by Telethon to let MCP clients read chats, manage groups, and send/modify messages, media, contacts, and settings.
FMRS54 / 100 · D70 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 209 / 20
Security and permissions10 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance11 / 2014 / 20
Documentation13 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience12 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Developers building multimodal AI applications that require object detection and image understanding.
  • Vision QA tasks requiring precise object localization and attribute reasoning.
  • Scenarios needing rapid deployment of local or cloud vision perception services.
  • Developers who want to integrate Telegram into MCP clients like Claude
  • Automation scenarios that need to manage multiple Telegram accounts
  • Building custom Telegram bots or workflows
  • Scenarios that require secure file operation path restrictions
Not for
  • Scenarios processing video streams (currently only static images are supported).
  • Offline operation (requires API key and network connectivity).
  • Users with strict privacy requirements who cannot send images to external APIs.
  • Use cases requiring official Bot API features (this server uses a user client)
  • Non-technical users who want a fully managed solution
  • Multiple processes using the same session without lock management
Required permissions
  • Requires access to remote APIs (sending images to the DINO-X cloud platform).
  • In STDIO mode, may require local filesystem write permissions to save annotated images.
  • Requires Telegram API ID and API Hash
  • Requires the user's Telegram session string (equivalent to account access)
  • Can send messages, media, contacts, and settings to any allowed chat
  • Can create or modify groups, channels, and chat settings
  • Can access and operate on the user's media files and contacts
Risks and side effects
  • API key leakage: keep your API key secure and avoid exposing it in public repositories.
  • Data privacy: images are sent to the DINO-X platform for processing; ensure compliance with your data policies.
  • Dependency on external service: the server relies on the DINO-X cloud platform; network outages or service disruptions may affect availability.
  • Session string leakage could lead to account compromise
  • Sending messages may raise privacy or security concerns
  • Prompt injection: Telegram content may be maliciously crafted, so precautions are needed
  • Risk of using unofficial PyPI package name; avoid pip install telegram-mcp
  • Concurrent clients using the same session may cause AuthKeyDuplicatedError
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex
Tools476