Microsoft Teams MCP Server (Inditex) vs Telegram MCP Server (chigwell)

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

	Microsoft Teams MCP Server (Inditex) Read, post and reply to Teams channel messages and mention members via Azure bot Verified stdio (local) API key Python	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	Python	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	379	1.2k
Last commit	5 days ago	9 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`docker run -i --rm --env-file .env ghcr.io/inditextech/mcp-teams-server:latest`	`git clone https://github.com/chigwell/telegram-mcp && cd telegram-mcp && uv sync && uv run main.py`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Microsoft Teams MCP Server (Inditex) if you prefer its approach (read, post and reply to teams channel messages and mention members via azure bot).

Pick Telegram MCP Server (chigwell) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add Microsoft Teams MCP Server (Inditex)

Install / run

docker run -i --rm --env-file .env ghcr.io/inditextech/mcp-teams-server:latest

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "microsoft-teams-mcp-server-inditex": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TEAMS_APP_ID",
        "-e",
        "TEAMS_APP_PASSWORD",
        "-e",
        "TEAMS_APP_TYPE",
        "-e",
        "TEAMS_APP_TENANT_ID",
        "-e",
        "TEAM_ID",
        "-e",
        "TEAMS_CHANNEL_ID",
        "ghcr.io/inditextech/mcp-teams-server:latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TEAM_ID": "<your-teams-team-id>",
        "TEAMS_APP_ID": "<your-azure-app-id>",
        "TEAMS_APP_TYPE": "SingleTenant",
        "TEAMS_CHANNEL_ID": "<your-teams-channel-id>",
        "TEAMS_APP_PASSWORD": "<your-azure-app-password>",
        "TEAMS_APP_TENANT_ID": "<your-azure-tenant-id>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires Docker to be installed and running.

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

Microsoft Teams MCP Server (Inditex) or Telegram MCP Server (chigwell) — which is better?

Pick Microsoft Teams MCP Server (Inditex) if you prefer its approach (read, post and reply to teams channel messages and mention members via azure bot). Pick Telegram MCP Server (chigwell) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Microsoft Teams MCP Server (Inditex) 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 Microsoft Teams MCP Server (Inditex) 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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