Tgden — Telegram catalog & search vs Vrchat MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Tgden — Telegram catalog & search and Vrchat 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?

Choose Tgden — Telegram catalog & search when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: search_telegram, best_channels_by_category, channel_stats.

Explore Tgden — Telegram catalog & search Details

Choose Vrchat 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: VRCHAT_USERNAME, VRCHAT_AUTH_TOKEN.
• Primary tools included: Retrieve friends, notifications, and invite messages, Search avatars, worlds, and groups, Send friend requests and request invites.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Tgden — Telegram catalog & search Communication	Vrchat MCP sawa-zen Communication
Summary	Search 1.2M+ Telegram channels, 245k+ chats, 160k+ bots — no account, no key, no install.	This is an MCP server for interacting with the VRChat API. You can retrieve information about friends, worlds, avatars, and more in VRChat.
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": {
    "tgden-telegram-catalog-search": {
      "url": "https://tgden.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sawa-zen-vrchat-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "vrchat-auth-token-checker"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VRCHAT_USERNAME": "YOUR_VRCHAT_USERNAME_HERE",
        "VRCHAT_AUTH_TOKEN": "YOUR_VRCHAT_AUTH_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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