telegram-automation

Telegram Automation via Rube MCP

Automate Telegram operations through Composio's Telegram toolkit via Rube MCP.

Prerequisites

• Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available)
• Active Telegram connection via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit telegram
• Always call RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS first to get current tool schemas
• Telegram Bot Token required (created via @BotFather)

Setup

Get Rube MCP: Add https://rube.app/mcp as an MCP server in your client configuration. No API keys needed — just add the endpoint and it works.

1. Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS responds
2. Call RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit telegram
3. If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to configure the Telegram bot
4. Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows

Core Workflows

1. Send Messages

When to use: User wants to send text messages to a Telegram chat

Tool sequence:

1. TELEGRAM_GET_ME - Verify bot identity and connection [Prerequisite]
2. TELEGRAM_GET_CHAT - Get chat details and verify access [Optional]
3. TELEGRAM_SEND_MESSAGE - Send a text message [Required]

Key parameters:

• chat_id: Numeric chat ID or channel username (e.g., '@channelname')
• text: Message text content
• parse_mode: 'HTML' or 'MarkdownV2' for formatting
• disable_notification: Sen