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DimensionPaperBananaAutomated academic illustration for AI scientistsTelegram 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
Reliability9 / 209 / 20
Security and permissions8 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance10 / 2014 / 20
Documentation11 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience11 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Researchers and scientists needing quick generation of paper figures
  • Automating paper writing and visualization workflows
  • Users requiring multi-provider support (OpenAI, Gemini, etc.)
  • Those who want multi-agent pipeline with iterative refinement
  • 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 needing complex non-academic image generation (not suitable)
  • Users without API keys expecting full functionality
  • Users seeking real-time interactive drawing/editing
  • 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 API keys for VLM providers (e.g., OpenAI or Gemini)
  • Requires API keys for image generation providers (e.g., OpenAI or Gemini)
  • Needs file system access for reading inputs and writing outputs
  • 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 management could lead to unexpected costs if misused
  • Generated content may contain biases or errors; human review needed
  • Dependency on third-party providers may be affected by outages or policy changes
  • 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 DesktopClaude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex
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