# How to integrate Telegram MCP with DeepSeek Harness ```json { "title": "How to integrate Telegram MCP with DeepSeek Harness", "toolkit": "Telegram", "toolkit_slug": "telegram", "framework": "DeepSeek Harness", "framework_slug": "deepseek", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/deepseek", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/deepseek.md", "updated_at": "2026-08-14T10:04:33.805Z" } ``` ## Introduction DeepSeek Harness (dsh) is an open-source agent runtime from DeepSeek AI, and every part of it is a plugin, so you can swap out the model adapter, the tool registry, or the agent loop. It runs on the Cordis framework and comes with a local Web UI, a headless CLI runner, and a Python SDK. You can point it at DeepSeek V4-Pro and V4-Flash, or at Anthropic, OpenAI, and other OpenAI-compatible providers. It is MIT licensed and still in developer preview. This guide shows how to connect your Telegram account to DeepSeek Harness, and you can do it with either the Composio Connect CLI or the Composio Connect MCP. The dsh-base bundle gives shell execution as a first-class tool, so the CLI is the easiest path for personal use. It is quick to set up and needs no server config, and the MCP path works well too, since the harness comes with a built-in MCP client. ## Also integrate Telegram with - [ChatGPT Work](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/chatgpt) - [Antigravity](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/antigravity) - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/codex) - [Kimi Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/kimi) - [Grok Build](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/grok-build) - [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/cursor) - [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/vscode) - [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/opencode) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/hermes-agent) - [Pi](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/pi-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/crew-ai) - [Pydantic AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/pydantic-ai) - [AutoGen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/autogen) ## TL;DR ### What is Composio Connect? Composio Connect lets anyone plug 1,000+ applications directly into their agent harness, including DeepSeek Harness, through a single hosted MCP endpoint. Each task runs as a session, a scoped runtime that ties together the user, the available toolkits, authentication, and execution state. It can: - Discover and load tools on-demand. A small set of meta tools lets the agent search for the right tool at runtime, so you never load hundreds of tool definitions into context. - Chain tools in a sandboxed remote workbench. Multi-step workflows run server-side, passing outputs between tools and working with files in the session's sandbox, so long chains finish without a lot of back-and-forth with the LLM. - Manage authentication end-to-end. Managed OAuth, per-user connected accounts, and account isolation are all handled for you, so you never wire up auth yourself. ## Connect Telegram to DeepSeek Harness ### Prerequisites: Install DeepSeek Harness DeepSeek Harness needs Node.js (20 or 22) and pnpm. Build it from source. This is also what the MCP path in Option 2 requires, since the built-in MCP client resolves its dependencies from the checkout: ```bash git clone https://github.com/deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness.git cd deepseek-harness pnpm install pnpm run build pnpm dsh web ``` ## What is the Telegram MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Telegram MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Telegram account. It provides structured and secure access to your chats and bot functionality, so your agent can send messages, manage conversations, retrieve chat data, and interact with users or groups on your behalf. - Automated message sending and editing: Let your agent send new messages or edit existing ones in any chat where your bot is present, making real-time communication a breeze. - Chat and group management: Effortlessly manage group chats by retrieving chat details, getting administrators, exporting invite links, or counting group members. - Advanced chat history and message handling: Ask your agent to fetch chat history, forward messages between chats, or delete messages for streamlined moderation and record-keeping. - Bot and user interaction: Enable the agent to answer callback queries from inline keyboards and fetch basic bot information for smarter, context-aware responses. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `TELEGRAM_ANSWER_CALLBACK_QUERY` | Answer Callback Query | Use this method to send answers to callback queries sent from inline keyboards. The answer will be displayed to the user as a notification at the top of the chat screen or as an alert. | | `TELEGRAM_EXPORT_CHAT_INVITE_LINK` | Export Chat Invite Link | Generate a new primary invite link for a chat; any previously generated primary link is revoked. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work and must have the appropriate administrator rights. | | `TELEGRAM_DELETE_MESSAGE` | Delete Message | Delete a message, including service messages. Limitations: cannot delete messages older than 48 hours in groups, forwarded messages, or content in protected chats (returns 400 'message can’t be deleted'). Bot must have delete/manage rights in the target chat; works reliably only on bot-authored messages in groups. Verify permissions via TELEGRAM_GET_CHAT or TELEGRAM_GET_CHAT_ADMINISTRATORS before calling. On flood control, Telegram returns HTTP 429 with a retry_after field; honor that backoff value. | | `TELEGRAM_EDIT_MESSAGE` | Edit Message | Edit text messages sent by the bot. Only bot-authored messages can be edited; editing messages from other users will fail. In groups, the bot must have edit permissions. | | `TELEGRAM_FORWARD_MESSAGE` | Forward Message | Forward messages of any kind. Service messages can't be forwarded. | | `TELEGRAM_GET_CHAT` | 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.). The bot must be a member of or have access to the target chat; calls fail if the bot was never added, was removed, or is blocked. | | `TELEGRAM_GET_CHAT_ADMINISTRATORS` | Get Chat Administrators | Get a list of administrators in a chat. On success, returns an Array of ChatMember objects containing information about all chat administrators except other bots. Only meaningful for supergroups and channels; private chats yield no useful data. The bot must be a member of the chat; if the bot has admin rights, its own entry will appear in the result, useful for verifying its permissions before moderation actions. | | `TELEGRAM_GET_CHAT_HISTORY` | Get Chat History | Get chat history messages via the getUpdates polling method, filtered by chat_id. Returns only updates from the specified chat. Bot can only retrieve messages sent after it joined the chat; missing older messages is expected. Requires no active webhook — a webhook causes HTTP 409 conflict; delete it before using this tool. Empty result arrays (ok=true) indicate no accessible messages, not a failure. Returned message dates are Unix timestamps in UTC seconds. | | `TELEGRAM_GET_CHAT_MEMBER` | Get Chat Member | Get a chat member's status/role (including the bot itself) to preflight permissions and troubleshoot 403/empty-history issues. Use before sending messages to verify bot membership and permissions. | | `TELEGRAM_GET_CHAT_MEMBERS_COUNT` | Get Chat Members Count | Get the number of members in a chat. The bot must be an administrator in the chat for this to work. Insufficient admin permissions surface as authorization errors, not as a zero or empty count. | | `TELEGRAM_GET_ME` | Get Bot Info | Get basic information about the bot using the Bot API getMe method. Returns fields like id, username, first_name, and capabilities. If the response returns ok=false, the bot token is invalid or revoked and must be replaced before any other API calls. Bot name, bio, and profile description are read-only via the Bot API; modify them via BotFather. | | `TELEGRAM_GET_UPDATES` | Get Updates | Use this method to receive incoming updates using long polling. An Array of Update objects is returned. IMPORTANT: This method will not work if an outgoing webhook is set up. Webhooks and getUpdates are mutually exclusive — call deleteWebhook first to switch modes (409 Conflict otherwise). Notes: - Only one method (webhook or polling) can be active at a time - Updates available for up to 24 hours if unclaimed - Recalculate offset after each response to avoid duplicates - Empty result array (ok=true) is valid, meaning no new updates - On HTTP 429, honor the retry_after value; keep polling to ~1 request/second - Only chats with updates since the bot joined or last offset appear in results - Update objects vary by type; always check update.message and update.message.text exist before accessing | | `TELEGRAM_SEND_DOCUMENT` | Send Document | Send general files (documents) to a Telegram chat using the Bot API. Prefer over TELEGRAM_SEND_PHOTO when original file format or image resolution must be preserved. Rapid sends trigger flood control (HTTP 429 with `retry_after` seconds); limit to ~1 message/second per chat and wait the specified `retry_after` duration before retrying. | | `TELEGRAM_SEND_LOCATION` | Send Location | Send point on the map location to a Telegram chat using the Bot API. | | `TELEGRAM_SEND_MESSAGE` | Send Message | Send a text message to a Telegram chat using the Bot API. Bots must be members of target groups/channels with post rights. Rate limit: ~1 msg/sec per chat, ~30 msg/sec globally; exceeding returns 429 with retry_after seconds that must be honored. | | `TELEGRAM_SEND_PHOTO` | Send Photo | Send photos to a Telegram chat using the Bot API. Telegram compresses and re-encodes images; use TELEGRAM_SEND_DOCUMENT to preserve original resolution/format. Each call produces a separate post; no media-group/album support. Returns HTTP 429 with `retry_after` seconds when sending too rapidly. | | `TELEGRAM_SEND_POLL` | Send Poll | Send a native poll to a Telegram chat using the Bot API. | | `TELEGRAM_SET_MY_COMMANDS` | Set Bot Commands | Use this method to change the list of the bot's commands. See https://core.telegram.org/bots#commands for more details about bot commands. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Telegram MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like DeepSeek Harness, Claude, Cursor, etc. directly to your Telegram account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can act on your behalf using natural language commands. ## Complete Code None listed. ## Conclusion ### Way Forward With Telegram connected, DeepSeek Harness can now act on your behalf whenever you ask it to. From here, you can extend the harness further: - Connect more apps: Calendar, Slack, Notion, Linear, and hundreds of others are available through the same Composio Connect setup, and each new integration adds to what your agent can do for you. - Build workflows across tools: Once multiple apps are connected, DeepSeek Harness can chain actions together, so it can turn an email into a calendar invite, a Slack message into a Linear ticket, or a meeting note into a follow-up draft. - Use the plugin system: Wrap common Telegram flows as dsh plugins or prompt templates so recurring tasks become one-line commands, and bundle your most-used Telegram tools into a named profile you can boot on demand. If you run into trouble or want to share what you've built, join the [community](https://discord.com/invite/composio) or check out the [Docs](https://docs.composio.dev?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_template&utm_campaign=deepseek-harness&utm_content=docs) for more configuration options. ## How to build Telegram MCP Agent with another framework - [ChatGPT Work](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/chatgpt) - [Antigravity](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/antigravity) - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/claude-code) - [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/claude-cowork) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/codex) - [Kimi Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/kimi) - [Grok Build](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/grok-build) - [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/cursor) - [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/vscode) - [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/opencode) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/hermes-agent) - [Pi](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/pi-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/crew-ai) - [Pydantic AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/pydantic-ai) - [AutoGen](https://composio.dev/toolkits/telegram/framework/autogen) ## Related Toolkits - [Gmail](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gmail) - Gmail is Google's email service with powerful spam protection, search, and G Suite integration. 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It ensures confidential data stays private and protected during transmission. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Telegram MCP? 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. ### Can I use Tool Router MCP with DeepSeek Harness? Yes, you can. DeepSeek Harness 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. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Telegram while using Tool Router? 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. ### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router? 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. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)