How to connect Telegram MCP with VS Code

How to connect Telegram MCP with VS Code VS Code is the most popular code editor out there. With its recent AI makeover, it can do more than just help you write code. You can connect your applications to it and let LLMs automate many of the mundane tasks in your workflow. In this guide, I will explain how to connect Telegram with VS Code in the most secure and robust way possible via Composio.

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How to connect Telegram MCP with VS Code

VS Code is the most popular code editor out there. With its recent AI makeover, it can do more than just help you write code. You can connect your applications to it and let LLMs automate many of the mundane tasks in your workflow.

In this guide, I will explain how to connect Telegram with VS Code in the most secure and robust way possible via Composio.

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Why use Composio?

Composio provides:

  • Access to 1,000+ managed apps from a single MCP endpoint. This makes it convenient for agents to run cross-app workflows.
  • Programmatic tool calling. Allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Large tool response handling outside the LLM context. This minimizes context bloat from large tool responses.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to thousands of tools across hundreds of apps. Composio loads the tools your agent needs, so LLMs are not overwhelmed by tools they do not need.

Integrate Telegram MCP with VS Code

1. Install with one click

Click the button below to add Composio to VS Code. You will be prompted to authorize. This requires VS Code 1.99+ with GitHub Copilot.

+Install in VS Code

2. Or add manually

Open or create .vscode/mcp.json in your project root and add the following configuration:

bash
{
  "servers": {
    "composio": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://connect.composio.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

3. Authorize

Click the install button to authorize VS Code to connect to Composio. VS Code will detect OAuth and prompt you to sign in.

VS Code MCP server install screen for Composio

A browser window will open to authorize.

Composio authorization browser window

4. Authenticate Telegram and start working

Back in VS Code chat, ask the agent to connect to Telegram or give it any Telegram-related task.

For example, ask it to:

  • "Send a welcome message to new group members"
  • "Forward latest announcement to all admins"
  • "Get total member count of your group"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access to Telegram.

That is it. Composio tools are now available in VS Code, and your Telegram account is ready to use.

Way Forward

Now that Telegram is connected, extend your setup by connecting the other apps you already use every day, so your agent can run true cross-app workflows end to end.

  • Connect Calendar to turn threads into scheduled meetings automatically.
  • Connect Slack or Teams to post summaries, approvals, and alerts where your team works.
  • Connect Notion, Linear, Jira, or Asana to convert requests into tickets, tasks, and docs.
  • Connect Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive to fetch, file, and share attachments without manual steps.
  • Connect HubSpot or Salesforce to log customer context, update records, and draft follow-ups.

Start with one workflow you do repeatedly, then keep adding apps as you find new handoffs. With everything behind a single MCP endpoint, your agent can coordinate multiple tools safely and reliably in one conversation.

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Telegram action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Answer Callback Query

Use this method to send answers to callback queries sent from inline keyboards.

Export Chat Invite Link

Generate a new primary invite link for a chat; any previously generated primary link is revoked.

Delete Message

Delete a message, including service messages.

Edit Message

Edit text messages sent by the bot.

Forward Message

Forward messages of any kind.

Get Chat Info

Get up to date information about the chat (current name of the user for one-on-one conversations, current username of a user, group or channel, etc.

Get Chat Administrators

Get a list of administrators in a chat.

Get Chat History

Get chat history messages via the getUpdates polling method, filtered by chat_id.

Get Chat Member

Get a chat member's status/role (including the bot itself) to preflight permissions and troubleshoot 403/empty-history issues.

Get Chat Members Count

Get the number of members in a chat.

Get Bot Info

Get basic information about the bot using the Bot API getMe method.

Get Updates

Use this method to receive incoming updates using long polling.

Send Document

Send general files (documents) to a Telegram chat using the Bot API.

Send Location

Send point on the map location to a Telegram chat using the Bot API.

Send Message

Send a text message to a Telegram chat using the Bot API.

Send Photo

Send photos to a Telegram chat using the Bot API.

Send Poll

Send a native poll to a Telegram chat using the Bot API.

Set Bot Commands

Use this method to change the list of the bot's commands.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Telegram MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Telegram tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Telegram and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. VS Code fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Telegram tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Telegram scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Telegram data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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