hdcd-telegram vs Better-TG-CLI (Telegram)
hdcd-telegram is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by gohyperdev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). Better-TG-CLI (Telegram) is an MCP server published by TheVilfer. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  hdcd-telegram |  Better-TG-CLI (Telegram) |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.2.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.37.0 Downloads/month (npm): 5 157 Downloads/week (npm): 964 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 3 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 | hdcd-telegram | Better-TG-CLI (Telegram) |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-12 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (better-tg-cli) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | 2 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/gohyperdev/hdcd-telegram-plugin | github.com/thevilfer/better-tg-cli |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 5 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
hdcd-telegram
Rust-based Telegram channel for Claude Code. Drop-in replacement for the official Bun-based Telegram plugin — same features, 20x lighter. 3.5 MB binary, ~5 MB RAM, <50ms startup. Includes access control (pairing, allowlists, group policies), voice transcription via Whisper, and all 4 MCP tools (reply, react, edit_message, download_attachment). Auto-downloads the correct binary for your platform on first use. Zero migration — reads existing token and access.json from the official plugin.
Better-TG-CLI (Telegram)
Telegram on your own account: read, search, send and press bot buttons. Writes need your approval.
How to run each
hdcd-telegram As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install hdcd-telegram@claude-communityBetter-TG-CLI (Telegram) As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio better-tg-cli -- npx -y better-tg-cli mcpCommands 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
The marketplaces of hdcd-telegram publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: hdcd-telegram · What it can do: Better-TG-CLI (Telegram) · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. 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.