fakechat vs telegram-topics
telegram-topics is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
fakechat is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by anthropics. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official). telegram-topics is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by takumi. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  fakechat | |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 0.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 4 643 Stars (GitHub): 44 178 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Community marketplace behindthebeat/claude-telegram-topics | Not listed | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | fakechat | telegram-topicsno longer listed · |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 | 0 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 44 178 | 1 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 4 643 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | Not published | 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | 3 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official | github.com/behindthebeat/claude-telegram-topics |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-14 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of telegram-topics
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Run a Telegram channel from your AI agent. Posts go out through your own bot, not your account.
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Telegram channel for Claude Code with per-project bot isolation. Each project gets its own Telegram bot, access policy, and message inbox — so messages to @alpha_bot reach…
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Connect a Telegram bot to your Claude Code session over MCP. The server logs in as a bot, forwards inbound messages into the session as <channel> notifications, and exposes tools…
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Telegram channels you administer: analytics, content plans, scheduled publishing. No userbot
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telegram com.jojapi/telegram
Telegram: FASTEST real time Telegram API. Retrieve channel's info and messages in milliseconds..
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Full-spectrum Telegram access for coding agents through the tg-agent CLI: channels, chats, messages, media, admin, content pipelines, analytics.
What each says it does
fakechat
Localhost web chat for testing the channel notification flow. No tokens, no access control, no third-party service.
telegram-topics
Telegram channel for Claude Code — messaging bridge with built-in access control and topic-based session routing.
How to run each
fakechat As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install fakechat@claude-plugins-officialtelegram-topics
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: fakechat · What it can do: telegram-topics · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.