Slack MCP Server (korotovsky) vs Telegram MCP server

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

	Slack MCP Server (korotovsky) Powerful Slack MCP with stdio/SSE/HTTP, DMs, group DMs and no-admin token auth Verified stdio (local) API key Go	Telegram MCP server Bridge AI assistants to your Telegram account: read dialogs, summarize unread messages, mark as read, and send drafts. Unverified stdio (local) API key Go
Category	Communication	Communication
Language	Go	Go
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	1.7k	334
Last commit	2 months ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y slack-mcp-server@latest --transport stdio`	`npx -y @chaindead/telegram-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

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

Pick Telegram MCP server if you prefer its approach (bridge ai assistants to your telegram account: read dialogs, summarize unread messages, mark as read, and send drafts).

Add Slack MCP Server (korotovsky)

Install / run

npx -y slack-mcp-server@latest --transport stdio

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slack-mcp-server-korotovsky": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "slack-mcp-server@latest",
        "--transport",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SLACK_MCP_XOXP_TOKEN": "<your-slack-user-oauth-token-xoxp>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Telegram MCP server

Install / run

npx -y @chaindead/telegram-mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "telegram-mcp-server": {
      "command": "telegram-mcp",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "TG_APP_ID": "<your-app-id>",
        "TG_API_HASH": "<your-api-hash>",
        "PATH": "<path_to_telegram-mcp_binary_dir>",
        "HOME": "<path_to_your_home_directory"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Slack MCP Server (korotovsky) or Telegram MCP server — which is better?

Pick Slack MCP Server (korotovsky) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Telegram MCP server if you prefer its approach (bridge ai assistants to your telegram account: read dialogs, summarize unread messages, mark as read, and send drafts).

Can I use both Slack MCP Server (korotovsky) and Telegram MCP server?

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 Slack MCP Server (korotovsky) and Telegram MCP server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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