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Dimensionemail-mcpFull-featured IMAP/SMTP email MCP server with multi-account, real-time watcher, and AI triage.Telegram MCP ServerTelegram MCP server powered by Telethon to let MCP clients read chats, manage groups, and send/modify messages, media, contacts, and settings.
FMRS49 / 100 · D70 / 100 · B
Reliability6 / 209 / 20
Security and permissions7 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance8 / 2014 / 20
Documentation15 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Users who need multi-account email management
  • Users who need real-time email monitoring and AI triage
  • Users who need email scheduling and calendar features
  • Users who want integration with multiple MCP clients (Claude, Cursor, etc.)
  • 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
  • Users who only need basic read/send email (may be overkill)
  • Email services that do not use IMAP/SMTP
  • Users who need production-grade stability and are concerned about experimental OAuth2
  • 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
  • Read emails and mailbox information
  • Send emails
  • Manage emails (move, delete, flag)
  • Manage labels
  • Access local calendar (macOS/Linux)
  • Create OS-level scheduled tasks via scheduler install
  • Send desktop notifications and webhook requests
  • 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
  • Requires storing email credentials (app passwords or OAuth2 tokens)
  • Broad access: can read, send, delete all emails
  • Experimental OAuth2 may be unstable
  • Scheduled emails depend on machine being online, otherwise may be missed
  • Desktop notifications may require extra permissions
  • 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, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Mistral VibeClaude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex
Tools4776