tgboard: Telegram directory

Search 100k+ Telegram channels, bots and groups

CommunityOnlineNo sign-inRU / CIS and globalFreeRead-only

What it can do

  • Find channels by topic
  • Top channels by subscribers
  • Info about a bot or group

What data it sees

Public directory data only.

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Directory with full-text search and rankings. No auth.

How to connect

How to connect tgboard: Telegram directory to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://tgboard.com/mcp/

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect tgboard: Telegram directory to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://tgboard.com/mcp/

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect tgboard: Telegram directory to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://tgboard.com/mcp/

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (4)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

search_telegramFull-text search across the tgboard catalog of Telegram resources. Args: query: What to look for (topic, name, keyword). type: Optional filter — channels | bots | apps | groups | stickers. lang: Result language: en | ru | it | es | fr | ar (default en). limit: Max results, 1-25 (default 10).
top_telegram_resourcesThe most-followed Telegram resources, optionally within one category. Args: type: channels | bots | apps | groups | stickers (default channels). category: Optional category slug, e.g. 'channels-crypto' (see list_telegram_categories). lang: Result language: en | ru | it | es | fr | ar (default en). limit: Max results, 1-25 (default 10).
get_telegram_resourceDetailed card of one catalog resource by its tgboard slug. Args: slug: The resource slug from a tgboard URL or a search result. lang: Description language: en | ru | it | es | fr | ar (default en).
list_telegram_categoriesCatalog categories with live resource counts (use slugs in other tools). Args: type: Optional filter — channels | bots | apps | groups | stickers. lang: Category-name language: en | ru | it | es | fr | ar (default en).