Telegram MCP Server for Cursor
io.github.tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib
Local-first TDLib Telegram MCP server with 110 tools, account isolation and production guardrails.
client:Cursor
transport:stdio
runtime:oci
Install Telegram MCP Server in Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"telegram-mcp-tdlib": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/tolboy/telegram-mcp-tdlib:1.16.2-stdio"
],
"env": {
"TDLIB_API_ID": "<TDLIB_API_ID>",
"TDLIB_API_HASH": "<TDLIB_API_HASH>",
"TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER": "<TDLIB_PHONE_NUMBER>",
"TDLIB_AUTH_CODE": "<TDLIB_AUTH_CODE>",
"TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD": "<TDLIB_2FA_PASSWORD>",
"MCP_READ_ONLY": "<MCP_READ_ONLY>",
"MCP_TOOL_PROFILE": "<MCP_TOOL_PROFILE>"
}
}
}
}
Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs