Better-TG-CLI (Telegram)

Name: Better-TG-CLI (Telegram)
Author: TheVilfer

作者：TheVilfer版本 0.39.6i★ –i在你的电脑上运行

注册名称io.github.TheVilfer/better-tg-cli

安装

概览

作者提供的说明（英文原文）

Telegram on your own account: read, search, send and press bot buttons. Writes need your approval.

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它能帮你做什么

我们还没有为它写通俗的介绍。下面是我们从注册中心读取到的事实。

连接方式: 在你的电脑上运行
传输方式: stdio
分类: 聊天与邮件

安装

选择你使用的 AI 应用，然后复制设置。

安装之前

基础检查：1 项中通过 1 项
在你的电脑上运行，拥有你的用户账户的权限（文件、网络、应用）。
需要你自己填写： TG_PROFILE

你需要

npm已安装 Node.js（用于 npx 命令）

你用的是哪个应用？

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

在上方选择你的应用。我们会记住它，下次按钮会显示“安装到 …”。

打开 Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config，把下面的内容粘贴到 claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "better-tg-cli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "better-tg-cli",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TG_PROFILE": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

在终端中运行这条命令

claude mcp add better-tg-cli --env TG_PROFILE=your-value -- npx -y better-tg-cli mcp

运行前请先填写空着的值。

在 Cursor 中打开

或者自己复制设置

粘贴到项目中的 .cursor/mcp.json，或 ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "better-tg-cli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "better-tg-cli",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TG_PROFILE": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

浏览器会先询问是否打开应用，然后应用会显示设置并请你确认。密钥的值会留空，由你自己填写。

在 VS Code 中打开

或者自己复制设置

粘贴到项目中的 .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "better-tg-cli": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "better-tg-cli",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TG_PROFILE": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

浏览器会先询问是否打开应用，然后应用会显示设置并请你确认。密钥的值会留空，由你自己填写。

这个服务器在你的电脑上运行，而 ChatGPT 只能连接互联网上的服务器。请选择其他应用。

你的选择通过 Cookie 保存在这台设备上，无需账户。

需要你填写的值

TG_PROFILE env
Optional profile name, to keep this client on a separate Telegram session

这些设置是根据作者在注册中心的条目生成的。如果 README 的写法不同，请以 README 为准。

它能做什么

它在你的电脑上运行；安装后，工具列表会显示在你的 AI 应用中。

基础检查i

我们检查的是任何人都能看到的信息；我们没有阅读代码。不适用的检查项不计入总数。 · 检查于 2026年11月6日

✓ 通过
作者与仓库一致
注册名称已通过 GitHub 账户 TheVilfer 验证，该账户拥有此仓库
… 尚未检查
仍在维护
我们还没有从 GitHub 读取这个仓库
… 尚未检查
有许可证
我们还没有从 GitHub 读取这个仓库
– 不适用
端点有响应
它在你的电脑上运行，没有互联网端点
– 不适用
使用 OAuth 登录
在你的电脑上运行，改用本地设置
… 尚未检查
工具描述中没有隐藏指令
它在你的电脑上运行；我们只能读取互联网端点的工具列表

与“聊天与邮件”中的其他服务器比较i

星标数多于此分类中其他 1768 个服务器的 0%
发布到注册中心的时间比此分类中其他 1768 个服务器的 100% 更新
基础检查结果等于或优于此分类中其他 1768 个服务器的 100%

与注册中心里这个分类中所有活跃的服务器比较。只有当发布者拥有该仓库时，星标数才计入。

常见问题

Better-TG-CLI (Telegram) 安全吗？

它在 1 项适用的基础检查中通过了 1 项。我们没有阅读代码。在添加密钥或令牌之前，请先看看这个服务器要求哪些权限，并使用只具备所需权限的密钥。

它需要哪些密钥或代码？

注册中心没有列出必需的密钥，不过有些服务器会在首次使用时要求你登录。

它在我的电脑上运行还是在云端？

它在你的电脑上运行。你的 AI 应用会在需要时启动它，数据不会经过作者的服务器（除非它自己调用在线服务）。

它还在维护吗？

GitHub 仓库最后更新于–，最新版本（0.39.6）于今天进入注册中心。

哪些应用可以使用它？

支持 MCP 的应用，例如 Claude Desktop、Claude Code、Cursor 和 VS Code。你的电脑上还需要有 Node.js。

有什么可以替代它？

同一分类中有：Vexa, emailmd, MCP WhatsApp Cloud

替代选择

同一分类中其他作者的服务器，按星标数排序。

如何看卡片：★ GitHub 星标i三大支柱：评价 · 检查 · 使用情况i更新 = 最新版本发布到注册中心的时间i

Vexa

作者：Vexa-ai

Meeting bot and transcripts for Google Meet, Teams and Zoom. Live or after, speakers labelled.

在云端运行★ 2,949Apache-2.02个月前更新

安装

emailmd

作者：anypost

Render markdown into email-safe HTML, lint drafts for deliverability problems, and preview emails.

电脑或云端★ 1,385MIT31天前更新

安装

MCP WhatsApp Cloud

作者：codespar

MCP server for WhatsApp Cloud API (Meta) — messages, media, and templates via Graph API

在你的电脑上运行★ 277MIT5个月前更新

安装

作者的 README

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Better-TG-CLI is a Telegram CLI and MCP server for AI agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Claude Desktop, Gemini CLI) that works on your own Telegram account: agents read, search and send messages and press bot buttons, and you approve every send.

It is an unofficial, open-source client (MTProto via teleproto, TL layer 229). The command is telegram: about 60 commands for reading, searching, writing, bots, groups and exports, built so that agents can drive it cheaply and safely. It also ships as an MCP server (telegram mcp) and an agent skill.

$ telegram inbox -n 3

48 unread in 7 chats (showing 3) 1234567890 user unread=2 Alice @alice | see you at 7? -1001234567 supergroup muted unread=41 Rust Seattle @rust_sea | anyone tried 1.90? -1009876543 channel unread=5 Changelog | v2.4 is out $ telegram read @alice -n 1 --json {"chatTitle":"Alice","messages":[{"id":812,"date":"2026-09-27T10:02:11.000Z","sender":"Alice","senderId":"1234567890","text":"see you at 7?"}]}

[!WARNING]

Your account, your risk. This is an unofficial client that logs in as you. Telegram may

limit or freeze accounts that behave like bots. The risk is highest for new accounts, bulk

messaging, mass joins or invites, and anything that looks like spam. Use it the way you would

use Telegram yourself, keep writes off unless you need them, and read SECURITY.md

before letting an agent write. The authors are not responsible for restricted accounts.

Contents: Why Better-TG-CLI · Install · Log in · Usage · MCP server · FAQ · Development · Privacy · License

Why Better-TG-CLI

Made for agents:

Current Telegram layer. Bot replies with rich (layer 228+) content show real text instead of (no text). You can press bot buttons (click) and walk bot menus.
Token-efficient output. Off a TTY you get one compact line per item with the ID first, and JSON on one line with empty fields dropped. --max-text trims long posts. telegram help-all -g prints every flag, generated from the code.
Exact reads. Real pagination for --since/--until, --unread, threads and channel comments, forum topics, get by ID, search filters by type, sender or date, and me / Избранное for Saved Messages.
You approve every message. After login the agent asks you in the chat before each send, edit or delete, and shows the exact text; it sends only after your yes. Writing without asking (write-access on) needs your own confirmation in a terminal or a macOS dialog. Every write is logged to ~/.config/tg/audit.jsonl. Secrets live in the macOS Keychain, the Linux Secret Service or 1Password.
Small and self-contained. The npm package is one 0.3 MB file with zero runtime dependencies. Homebrew installs a standalone binary with no Node.

It started as a fork of skillhq/telegram and has since been reworked throughout.

Compared with other Telegram MCP servers

	Better-TG-CLI	chigwell/telegram-mcp	chaindead/telegram-mcp	WireCatLabs/tg-cli
What you get	CLI, MCP server, agent skill	MCP server	MCP server	CLI, MCP server, agent skill
Language	TypeScript (Node 20+ or a standalone binary)	Python	Go	TypeScript
Telegram library	teleproto (GramJS fork, layer 229)	Telethon	gotd/td	mtcute
Runtime dependencies	none (one file)	Python packages	one Go binary	npm packages
Install	Homebrew, Scoop, npm, binaries	pip, uvx, Docker	Homebrew, npx, go install	npm, bun

Taken from each project's README and manifest in November 2026; open an issue if something here is out of date. What sets Better-TG-CLI apart is the write model (read-only, ask, on, with approvals bound to the exact text) and output made for agents.

Install

brew install thevilfer/tap/better-tg-cli   # standalone binary, macOS and Linux

npm install -g better-tg-cli # Node >= 20, any OS

On Windows (experimental), with Scoop or npm:

scoop bucket add thevilfer https://github.com/TheVilfer/scoop-bucket

scoop install better-tg-cli

The Windows telegram.exe is not code-signed, so SmartScreen may warn about the release download.

telegram update upgrades an existing install, whichever of these you used. On a terminal the CLI checks for new versions once a day. Agents and pipes never see that notice, and TG_NO_UPDATE_CHECK=1 turns it off.

Downloading a binary from Releases by hand on macOS? It is not notarized, so remove the quarantine flag once: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ./telegram. Homebrew handles this for you.

Do not install @skillhq/telegram. It is the old upstream build on GramJS (layer 198).

Every channel ships the same version from one release:

Where	What you get	Install
Homebrew	standalone binary	`brew install thevilfer/tap/better-tg-cli`
npm	CLI and MCP server (Node 20+)	`npm install -g better-tg-cli`
Scoop (Windows, experimental)	standalone `telegram.exe`	`scoop bucket add thevilfer https://github.com/TheVilfer/scoop-bucket` then `scoop install better-tg-cli`
GitHub Releases	binaries and SHA256SUMS	download by hand
Claude Code plugin	skill (uses the installed CLI)	see below
Claude Desktop extension	MCP server, runs on Claude's built-in Node	download `.mcpb` and open it
Grok Build plugin	skill and MCP server	see below
Gemini CLI extension	skill and MCP server	`gemini extensions install https://github.com/TheVilfer/better-tg-cli`
Cursor, VS Code	MCP server	one-click buttons
Grok Bot	MCP server over HTTP from your Mac	see below
The CLI itself	agent skill for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and 7 more	`telegram skill install`
skills.sh	agent skill for any shell agent	`npx skills add TheVilfer/better-tg-cli`
MCP Registry	MCP server entry `io.github.TheVilfer/better-tg-cli`	through your MCP client

Claude Code plugin

The skill as a plugin, kept up to date by Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add TheVilfer/better-tg-cli

/plugin install better-tg-cli@better-tg-cli

The plugin is the skill alone, so install the CLI first (above) and log in once with telegram onboard in a terminal. Claude Code then runs telegram itself. Anthropic's plugin directory accepts MCP servers that run on your computer only from Verified organizations, so the MCP server is added on its own if you want it: claude mcp add telegram -- telegram mcp.

Codex plugin

The skill and the MCP server as a Codex plugin (also shows up in the ChatGPT desktop app):

codex plugin marketplace add TheVilfer/better-tg-cli

codex plugin add better-tg-cli@better-tg-cli

Grok Build plugin

Grok Build installs the plugin with the skill and the MCP server together:

grok plugin install TheVilfer/better-tg-cli --trust

or add the marketplace first, then install from the /plugins menu:

grok plugin marketplace add TheVilfer/better-tg-cli && grok plugin install better-tg-cli --trust

As an agent skill

The skill (skills/better-tg-cli) teaches any agent with a shell (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode and others) to use the CLI safely. It checks the setup, never logs in on its own, keeps writes behind your approval, and avoids ban-prone patterns. The CLI carries the skill and installs it itself, so it always matches your version:

telegram skill install                  # every supported agent found on this machine

telegram skill install -a claude-code codex telegram skill status # installed, outdated, linked or missing, per agent

It knows Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, Grok Build, OpenCode, Goose, Droid, Windsurf and Pi (telegram skill status lists the folders). Run it again after telegram update to refresh the skill. A skill folder that is a symlink is left alone unless you pass --force. For other agents, use the skills CLI:

npx skills add TheVilfer/better-tg-cli          # pick agents interactively

npx skills add TheVilfer/better-tg-cli -g -a claude-code -a codex -y

Log in

Through your agent (easiest): ask it to set up Telegram, or run telegram onboard yourself. It opens a page on 127.0.0.1 where you get a login key from better-tg-cli.com (it comes back to the page by itself) or enter your own keys, scan a QR code and type your 2FA password. The agent only starts the command and waits: it never sees the login key, the QR code or the password. The page answers only on a random secret path and closes when you're done.

With your own API keys (the default):

Open https://my.telegram.org/apps, create an application, and copy its api_id and api_hash.
Run telegram auth --qr and enter them. Then, on your phone, go to Settings → Devices → Link Desktop Device and scan the QR code. Enter your 2FA password if you have one. Plain telegram auth asks for y

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