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+# Contributing to Telegram MCP
+
+Thank you for your interest in contributing to the Telegram MCP project! This document provides guidelines and instructions for contributing.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+1. **Fork the repository** on GitHub
+2. **Clone your fork** locally
+3. **Set up the development environment** by following the instructions in the README.md
+
+## Development Process
+
+1. **Create a feature branch** from the main branch
+2. **Make your changes** and commit them with descriptive commit messages
+3. **Test your changes** thoroughly
+4. **Push your branch** to your fork on GitHub
+5. **Submit a pull request** to the main repository
+
+## Coding Standards
+
+- Follow PEP 8 style guidelines for Python code
+- Include type hints for all function parameters and return values
+- Write comprehensive docstrings for all modules, classes, and functions
+- Use meaningful variable and function names
+
+
+## Pull Request Guidelines
+
+- Provide a clear description of the changes in your PR
+- Link any related issues
+- Keep PRs focused on a single feature or bug fix
+- Ensure your code passes all tests and linting checks
+
+## Feature Requests
+
+If you have an idea for a new feature:
+
+1. Check existing issues to see if it has already been suggested
+2. Create a new issue with the "feature request" label
+3. Include a detailed description of the feature and its use cases
+
+## Bug Reports
+
+When reporting a bug:
+
+1. Check existing issues to avoid duplicates
+2. Include detailed steps to reproduce the issue
+3. Describe the expected vs. actual behavior
+4. Include information about your environment (OS, Python version, etc.)
+
+## Project Structure
+
+The project is organized as follows:
+
+- `telegram-bridge/`: Python application that connects to Telegram's API
+- `telegram-mcp-server/`: MCP server implementation exposing Telegram tools
+- `run_telegram_server.sh`: Convenient script for running the server
+
+## Future Roadmap
+
+The project's roadmap includes:
+- Adding message threading support
+- Improving multimedia message handling
+- Adding support for editing messages
+- Creating a web UI for configuration and monitoring
+- Enhancing error handling and recovery
+
+## License
+
+By contributing to this project, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the same license as the project (see LICENSE file).
+
+## Questions?
+
+If you have any questions about contributing, feel free to open an issue or reach out to the maintainers directly.
+
+Thank you for your contributions!
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 - **Two-factor authentication**: If you have 2FA enabled on your Telegram account, you'll be prompted for your password during authentication.
 - **No Messages Loading**: After initial authentication, it can take several minutes for your message history to load, especially if you have many chats.
 
-For additional Claude Desktop integration troubleshooting, see the [MCP documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/server#claude-for-desktop-integration-issues).
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+For additional Claude Desktop integration troubleshooting, see the [MCP documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/quickstart/server#claude-for-desktop-integration-issues).
+
+## Next Steps
+
+This project is actively being developed. Future planned features include:
+
+- **Rich Media Support**: Handle and display photos, videos, and other media types
+- **Message Threading**: Better visualization of conversation threads
+- **Message Editing**: Support for editing sent messages
+- **Web UI**: A simple web interface for configuration and monitoring
+- **Expanded Search**: More advanced search capabilities for finding specific messages or running analysis on say unread chats
+- **Improved Security**: Enhanced authentication and encryption for local data
+
+If you'd like to contribute to any of these features or suggest new ones, please check out our [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) guide.
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