yutu vs Telegram MCP Server (chigwell)

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

	yutu CLI and MCP server for YouTube — upload, optimize, and manage videos, playlists, comments, and channel branding. Unverified stdio (local) OAuth Go	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	Go	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	OAuth	API key
GitHub stars	518	1.2k
Last commit	3 days ago	11 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npm i -g @eat-pray-ai/yutu`	`git clone https://github.com/chigwell/telegram-mcp && cd telegram-mcp && uv sync && uv run main.py`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick yutu if 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 verified, documented setup.

Add yutu

Install / run

npm i -g @eat-pray-ai/yutu

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yutu": {
      "command": "yutu",
      "args": [
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YUTU_CREDENTIAL": "/absolute/path/to/client_secret.json",
        "YUTU_CACHE_TOKEN": "/absolute/path/to/youtube.token.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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

Pick yutu if 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 verified, documented setup.

Can I use both yutu 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 yutu 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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