Penniless Data Utilities vs Telegram MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Penniless Data Utilities and Telegram MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose Penniless Data Utilities when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Telegram MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: TG_APP_ID, TG_API_HASH.
• Primary tools included: Retrieve current account information, List dialogs with unread filtering, Fetch messages from a dialog.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	P Penniless Data Utilities Communication	Telegram MCP chaindead Communication
Summary	Ten x402-paid tools for JSON, YAML, cron, diff, text, DNS, WHOIS, GitHub, crypto, and email.	Telegram API integration for accessing user data, managing dialogs (chats, channels, groups), retrieving messages, and handling read status
Category & Scope	Communication

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "penniless-data-utilities": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "penniless-data-utilities"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chaindead-telegram-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@chaindead/telegram-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TG_APP_ID": "YOUR_TG_APP_ID_HERE",
        "TG_API_HASH": "YOUR_TG_API_HASH_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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