tgden — Telegram catalog & search

Measured conclusion: Alive, not deep-tested. L2 outcome: not_attempted.

Search 1.2M+ Telegram channels, 245k+ chats, 160k+ bots — no account, no key, no install.

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Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tgden — Telegram catalog & search": {
      "url": "https://tgden.com/api/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (6)

• search_telegram

  Full-text search over the tgden catalog (1.7M+ channels, 430k+ group chats, 228k+ bots) with subscriber/member counts, categories and trust scores. Needs no Telegram account — this is the public catalog, so it finds communities the user has NOT joined. Use type to restrict to one entity kind.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Search query, any language
  • type — string — Entity kind filter (default all)
  • limit — integer — Max results (default 10)

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• channel_stats

  Full record for one channel by @username: subscribers, category, language, trust score, description.

  Parameters:

  • username (required) — string — Channel @username (with or without @)

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• search_posts

  Full-text search over recent posts from catalogued channels (1k+ view posts). Returns text snippets, channel and view counts.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Search query
  • limit — integer — Max results (default 10)

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• market_listings

  Fresh classified listings extracted from Telegram groups across the OTC network — Thailand (th), UAE (ae), Turkey (tr), Vietnam (vn), Georgia (ge), USA (us), Russia (ru): rent, sale, services, jobs, exchange. Filter by country and listing type.

  Parameters:

  • type — string — Listing type filter ('wanted' = demand: сниму/куплю/ищу, any kind)
  • limit — integer — Max results (default 10)
  • country — string — OTC country code

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• market_stats

  Listing totals by country and type for the OTC marketplace (th·ae·tr·vn·ge·us·ru).

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• best_channels_by_category

  Top Telegram channels ranked by subscribers for a given category. Use this when someone asks 'best telegram channels for [topic]' or 'top channels about [subject]'. Returns channel name, @username, subscriber count, language and description.

  Parameters:

  • category (required) — string — Category slug: crypto, news, tech, ai, finance, entertainment, gaming, marketing, education, sports, music, politics, business, food, travel, health, science, movies, anime, books
  • limit — integer — Max results (default 10)

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

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