Discord MCP vs Telegram MCP Server (chigwell)

A side-by-side comparison of two Communication servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Discord MCP Connect AI assistants to Discord — manage channels, messages, roles, members, events and more via a JDA-powered bot. Unverified HTTP (remote) API key Java	Telegram MCP Server (chigwell) Full Telegram user-account MCP via MTProto: read chats, manage groups, send messages Verified stdio (local) API key Python
Category	Communication	Communication
Language	Java	Python
Transport	HTTP (remote)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	358	1.2k
Last commit	1 month ago	11 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`docker run -d -i --name discord-mcp --restart unless-stopped -p 8085:8085 -e SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVE -e DISCORD_TOKEN -e DISCORD_GUILD_ID saseq/discord-mcp:latest`	`git clone https://github.com/chigwell/telegram-mcp && cd telegram-mcp && uv sync && uv run main.py`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Discord MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Telegram MCP Server (chigwell) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Add Discord MCP

Install / run

docker run -d -i --name discord-mcp --restart unless-stopped -p 8085:8085 -e SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVE -e DISCORD_TOKEN -e DISCORD_GUILD_ID saseq/discord-mcp:latest

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "discord-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "http://localhost:8085/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Add Telegram MCP Server (chigwell)

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/chigwell/telegram-mcp && cd telegram-mcp && uv sync && uv run main.py

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram-mcp-server-chigwell": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/absolute/path/to/telegram-mcp",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TELEGRAM_API_ID": "<your-telegram-api-id>",
        "TELEGRAM_API_HASH": "<your-telegram-api-hash>",
        "TELEGRAM_SESSION_STRING": "<your-generated-session-string>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Discord MCP or Telegram MCP Server (chigwell) — which is better?

Pick Discord MCP if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Telegram MCP Server (chigwell) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Can I use both Discord MCP and Telegram MCP Server (chigwell)?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Discord MCP and Telegram MCP Server (chigwell) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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