diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index eb0b748cb..9d1a87caa 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
         "roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-discord/defaults/main.yml",
         "roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-meta-messenger/defaults/main.yml",
         "roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-signal/defaults/main.yml",
+        "roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/defaults/main.yml",
         "roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-whatsapp/defaults/main.yml",
         "roles/custom/matrix-bridge-postmoogle/defaults/main.yml"
       ],
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/converge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d19adfc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Slavi Pantaleev
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+---
+- name: Include roles for mautrix-telegram Molecule tests
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+  vars_files:
+    - "{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY') }}/../../../molecule-shared/playbook-context.yml"
+  gather_facts: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: Include roles for mautrix-telegram Molecule tests
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: "{{ role_name }}"
+        public: true
+      loop:
+        - com.devture.ansible.role.playbook_help
+        - com.devture.ansible.role.systemd_docker_base
+        - "custom/{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY') | basename }}"
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: role_name
+
+- name: Ensure mautrix-telegram is started
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ensure systemd daemon is reloaded
+      ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
+        daemon_reload: true
+
+    - name: Ensure the mautrix-telegram systemd service is started
+      ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
+        name: matrix-mautrix-telegram.service
+        state: started
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/molecule.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b37a380e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Slavi Pantaleev
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+---
+dependency:
+  name: galaxy
+  options:
+    requirements-file: requirements.yml
+    force: true
+driver:
+  name: docker
+platforms:
+  - name: mautrix-telegram-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-ubuntu2604}-default
+    image: "geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-ubuntu2604}-ansible:latest"
+    command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
+    volumes:
+      - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
+    cgroupns_mode: host
+    privileged: true
+    pre_build_image: true
+provisioner:
+  name: ansible
+  config_options:
+    defaults:
+      callback_result_format: yaml
+  inventory:
+    group_vars:
+      all:
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_container_network: mautrix-telegram-molecule
+
+        # The stub prepare.yml stands up. It is not a real homeserver and the scenario
+        # does not attempt to bridge a Telegram account.
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_homeserver_address: http://matrix.molecule.local:8008
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_homeserver_domain: molecule.local
+
+        # Postgres is what group_vars/matrix_servers selects in the normal deployment.
+        # Name and user differ from the role defaults, so a migrated schema proves the
+        # bridge used the connection string the role composed from these values.
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_engine: postgres
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_hostname: matrix-postgres-molecule
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_name: molecule_telegram
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_username: molecule_telegram
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_password: molecule_pg_password_a492c8
+
+        # Plausibly shaped placeholders only. Starting the bridge does not contact Telegram;
+        # that happens after a user explicitly starts a login through the provisioning API.
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_api_id: 12345678
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_api_hash: "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef"
+
+        # These only have to reach the rendered configuration and registration.
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_appservice_token: molecule_telegram_as_token_2405cd
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_homeserver_token: molecule_telegram_hs_token_bdf713
+
+        # Each differs from the role and bridge defaults so parsed-config assertions can
+        # distinguish the role carrying a value through from an upstream default.
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_appservice_bot_username: molecule-telegrambot
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_command_prefix: "!molecule-tg"
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_network_displayname_template: '{% raw %}{{ .Username }} (Molecule){% endraw %}'
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_federate_rooms: false
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_bridge_personal_filtering_spaces: false
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_backfill_enabled: false
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_logging_level: debug
+
+        # Traefik is not deployed. The scenario checks the public address the bridge reads
+        # and the labels the role renders from these settings.
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_exposure_enabled: true
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_exposure_hostname: bridges.molecule.local
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_exposure_path_prefix: /bridges/telegram
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_scheme: https
+
+        # verify.yml is a separate play, so pin the paths that it must read there.
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_base_path: /matrix/mautrix-telegram
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_config_path: /matrix/mautrix-telegram/config
+        matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_data_path: /matrix/mautrix-telegram/data
+  env:
+    # Workaround for https://github.com/ansible/molecule/issues/4391
+    ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH: ${MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY}/../..:/.ansible/roles:/usr/share/ansible/roles:/etc/ansible/roles:${ANSIBLE_HOME:-~/.ansible}/roles
+scenario:
+  test_sequence:
+    - dependency
+    - cleanup
+    - destroy
+    - syntax
+    - create
+    - prepare
+    - converge
+    - idempotence
+    - verify
+    - cleanup
+    - destroy
+verifier:
+  name: ansible
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/prepare.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/prepare.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03881e357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/prepare.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Slavi Pantaleev
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+---
+- name: Prepare mautrix-telegram Molecule tests
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+  vars_files:
+    - "{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY') }}/../../../molecule-shared/vars.yml"
+    - "{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY') }}/../../../molecule-shared/playbook-context.yml"
+  gather_facts: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: Ensure apt cache is updated
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        update_cache: true
+        cache_valid_time: 600
+      when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
+
+    - name: Ensure required packages are installed
+      ansible.builtin.package:
+        name:
+          - python3-requests
+          - fuse-overlayfs
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Ensure Docker is installed
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: ansible-role-docker
+      vars:
+        docker_daemon_options:
+          storage-driver: fuse-overlayfs
+
+    # The role's file tasks resolve the owner/group by name. matrix-base creates them
+    # in a full playbook run, so the scenario supplies that small piece of context.
+    - name: Ensure the matrix group exists
+      ansible.builtin.group:
+        name: "{{ matrix_group_name }}"
+        gid: "{{ matrix_user_gid }}"
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Ensure the matrix user exists
+      ansible.builtin.user:
+        name: "{{ matrix_user_name }}"
+        uid: "{{ matrix_user_uid }}"
+        group: "{{ matrix_group_name }}"
+        create_home: false
+        system: true
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Ensure the base data path exists
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}"
+        state: directory
+        owner: "{{ matrix_user_name }}"
+        group: "{{ matrix_group_name }}"
+        mode: "0750"
+
+    # The dependencies must attach before converge asks the role to create the same network.
+    - name: Ensure the container network the role attaches to exists
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        argv:
+          - docker
+          - network
+          - create
+          - "{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_container_network }}"
+      register: mautrix_telegram_molecule_network
+      changed_when: mautrix_telegram_molecule_network.rc == 0
+      failed_when:
+        - mautrix_telegram_molecule_network.rc != 0
+        - "'already exists' not in mautrix_telegram_molecule_network.stderr"
+
+    - name: Ensure Postgres is running
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+        file: "{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY') }}/../../../molecule-shared/tasks/postgres.yml"
+      vars:
+        molecule_shared_postgres_network: "{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_container_network }}"
+        molecule_shared_postgres_database: "{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_name }}"
+        molecule_shared_postgres_username: "{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_username }}"
+        molecule_shared_postgres_password: "{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_password }}"
+
+    # The bridge calls /whoami before opening its appservice listener. This proves the
+    # Matrix-side startup only; no Telegram login or real external credential is involved.
+    - name: Ensure the homeserver stub is running
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+        file: "{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY') }}/../../../molecule-shared/tasks/homeserver-stub.yml"
+      vars:
+        molecule_shared_stub_network: "{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_container_network }}"
+        molecule_shared_stub_server_name: "{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_homeserver_domain }}"
+        molecule_shared_stub_user_id: "@{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_appservice_bot_username }}:{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_homeserver_domain }}"
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/requirements.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/requirements.yml
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..1567a5392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/requirements.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../../molecule-shared/requirements.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/verify.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/verify.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf4848952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-bridge-mautrix-telegram/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Slavi Pantaleev
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+---
+# Proves the bridge starts, reads the role-rendered configuration and registration, migrates
+# its Postgres schema, and opens its appservice listener. No Telegram login is attempted.
+- name: Verify mautrix-telegram
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+  vars_files:
+    - "{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY') }}/../../../molecule-shared/vars.yml"
+    - "{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY') }}/../../../molecule-shared/playbook-context.yml"
+  # These are deliberately lazy rather than set_fact. The bridge configuration contains Go
+  # templates; storing the parsed document as a fact would make Ansible template them again.
+  vars:
+    mautrix_telegram_config: "{{ mautrix_telegram_config_file.content | b64decode | from_yaml }}"
+    mautrix_telegram_registration: "{{ mautrix_telegram_registration_file.content | b64decode | from_yaml }}"
+    mautrix_telegram_labels_rendered: "{{ mautrix_telegram_labels.content | b64decode }}"
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    # Load the shipped version instead of pinning it in the scenario, so Renovate bumps are
+    # checked against the new image automatically.
+    - name: Load the role's defaults under a separate name
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        file: "{{ lookup('env', 'MOLECULE_PROJECT_DIRECTORY') }}/defaults/main.yml"
+        name: mautrix_telegram_role_defaults
+
+    - name: Wait for the mautrix-telegram service to become active
+      ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
+        name: matrix-mautrix-telegram.service
+      register: mautrix_telegram_service
+      until: mautrix_telegram_service.status.ActiveState == 'active'
+      retries: 30
+      delay: 5
+      failed_when: false
+
+    # Restart=always leaves a crash-looping service active, so both properties matter.
+    - name: Assert the service is active and has not been restarting
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - mautrix_telegram_service.status.ActiveState == 'active'
+          - mautrix_telegram_service.status.NRestarts is defined
+          - mautrix_telegram_service.status.NRestarts | int == 0
+        fail_msg: >-
+          matrix-mautrix-telegram.service is
+          {{ mautrix_telegram_service.status.ActiveState | default('unknown') }}
+          after {{ mautrix_telegram_service.status.NRestarts | default('?') }} restart(s)
+        success_msg: "matrix-mautrix-telegram.service is active and has not restarted"
+
+    # /live proves the listener opened; /ready additionally proves startup passed the
+    # homeserver identity check and database initialization.
+    - name: Wait for the bridge liveness endpoint
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        argv:
+          - docker
+          - run
+          - --rm
+          - --network={{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_container_network }}
+          - "{{ molecule_shared_image_curl }}"
+          - --silent
+          - --output
+          - /dev/null
+          - --write-out
+          - "HTTP_STATUS=%{http_code}"
+          - http://matrix-mautrix-telegram:8080/_matrix/mau/live
+      register: mautrix_telegram_live
+      changed_when: false
+      until: "'HTTP_STATUS=200' in mautrix_telegram_live.stdout"
+      retries: 24
+      delay: 5
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: Wait for the bridge readiness endpoint
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        argv:
+          - docker
+          - run
+          - --rm
+          - --network={{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_container_network }}
+          - "{{ molecule_shared_image_curl }}"
+          - --silent
+          - --output
+          - /dev/null
+          - --write-out
+          - "HTTP_STATUS=%{http_code}"
+          - http://matrix-mautrix-telegram:8080/_matrix/mau/ready
+      register: mautrix_telegram_ready
+      changed_when: false
+      until: "'HTTP_STATUS=200' in mautrix_telegram_ready.stdout"
+      retries: 24
+      delay: 5
+      failed_when: false
+
+    - name: Assert the bridge is live and ready on its appservice port
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - "'HTTP_STATUS=200' in mautrix_telegram_live.stdout"
+          - "'HTTP_STATUS=200' in mautrix_telegram_ready.stdout"
+        fail_msg: >-
+          The appservice health responses were live={{ mautrix_telegram_live.stdout | default('none') }}
+          and ready={{ mautrix_telegram_ready.stdout | default('none') }}
+        success_msg: "The bridge is live and ready on its appservice port"
+
+    - name: Read the configuration the role rendered
+      ansible.builtin.slurp:
+        src: "{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_config_path }}/config.yaml"
+      register: mautrix_telegram_config_file
+
+    # All scenario-provided values below differ from the role or component defaults.
+    - name: Assert the parsed configuration carries the scenario's values
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - mautrix_telegram_config.homeserver.address == matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_homeserver_address
+          - mautrix_telegram_config.homeserver.domain == matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_homeserver_domain
+          - mautrix_telegram_config.network.api_id | int == matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_api_id | int
+          - mautrix_telegram_config.network.api_hash == matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_api_hash
+          - mautrix_telegram_config.appservice.bot.username == matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_appservice_bot_username
+          - mautrix_telegram_config.appservice.as_token == matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_appservice_token
+          - mautrix_telegram_config.appservice.hs_token == matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_homeserver_token
+          - mautrix_telegram_config.bridge.command_prefix == matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_command_prefix
+          - not mautrix_telegram_config.bridge.personal_filtering_spaces
+          - not mautrix_telegram_config.matrix.federate_rooms
+          - not mautrix_telegram_config.backfill.enabled
+          - mautrix_telegram_config.logging.min_level == matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_logging_level
+          - "'(Molecule)' in mautrix_telegram_config.network.displayname_template"
+          - mautrix_telegram_config.bridge.permissions[matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_homeserver_domain] == 'user'
+        fail_msg: "The parsed configuration does not carry the scenario's values"
+        success_msg: "The parsed configuration carries the scenario's values"
+
+    - name: Assert the configuration points at the scenario's Postgres database
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - mautrix_telegram_config.database.type == matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_engine
+          - matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_username in mautrix_telegram_config.database.uri
+          - matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_name in mautrix_telegram_config.database.uri
+          - matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_hostname in mautrix_telegram_config.database.uri
+        fail_msg: >-
+          database.uri is {{ mautrix_telegram_config.database.uri | default('unset') }},
+          which was not built from the scenario's connection settings
+        success_msg: "The configuration points at the scenario's Postgres database"
+
+    - name: Assert the exposure settings produce the bridge's public address
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - mautrix_telegram_config.appservice.public_address == 'https://bridges.molecule.local/bridges/telegram'
+        fail_msg: >-
+          appservice.public_address is
+          {{ mautrix_telegram_config.appservice.public_address | default('unset') }}
+        success_msg: "The exposure settings produce the bridge's public address"
+
+    - name: Read the appservice registration the role rendered
+      ansible.builtin.slurp:
+        src: "{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_config_path }}/registration.yaml"
+      register: mautrix_telegram_registration_file
+
+    - name: Assert the parsed registration carries the scenario's identity and tokens
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - mautrix_telegram_registration.id == 'telegram'
+          - mautrix_telegram_registration.as_token == matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_appservice_token
+          - mautrix_telegram_registration.hs_token == matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_homeserver_token
+          - mautrix_telegram_registration.sender_localpart == '_bot_' + matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_appservice_bot_username
+          - mautrix_telegram_registration.url == 'http://matrix-mautrix-telegram:8080'
+        fail_msg: "The appservice registration does not carry the scenario's identity and tokens"
+        success_msg: "The appservice registration carries the scenario's identity and tokens"
+
+    # Check the namespace regexes by matching examples rather than reimplementing their escaping.
+    - name: Assert the registration namespaces cover the bot and Telegram ghost users
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - mautrix_telegram_ghost_regex | length > 0
+          - mautrix_telegram_bot_regex | length > 0
+          - mautrix_telegram_ghost_mxid is match(mautrix_telegram_ghost_regex)
+          - mautrix_telegram_non_ghost_mxid is not match(mautrix_telegram_ghost_regex)
+          - mautrix_telegram_bot_mxid is match(mautrix_telegram_bot_regex)
+        fail_msg: "The registration namespaces do not cover the bot and Telegram ghost users"
+        success_msg: "The registration namespaces cover the bot and Telegram ghost users"
+      vars:
+        mautrix_telegram_user_regexes: "{{ mautrix_telegram_registration.namespaces.users | map(attribute='regex') | list }}"
+        mautrix_telegram_ghost_regex: "{{ mautrix_telegram_user_regexes | select('search', 'telegram_') | first | default('') }}"
+        mautrix_telegram_bot_regex: "{{ mautrix_telegram_user_regexes | reject('search', 'telegram_') | first | default('') }}"
+        mautrix_telegram_ghost_mxid: "@telegram_12345678:{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_homeserver_domain }}"
+        mautrix_telegram_non_ghost_mxid: "@signal_12345678:{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_homeserver_domain }}"
+        mautrix_telegram_bot_mxid: "@{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_appservice_bot_username }}:{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_homeserver_domain }}"
+
+    # Tables can appear only after hostname resolution, authentication and migrations succeed.
+    - name: List the tables the bridge created in Postgres
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        argv:
+          - docker
+          - exec
+          - matrix-postgres-molecule
+          - psql
+          - --username={{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_username }}
+          - --dbname={{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_name }}
+          - --tuples-only
+          - --no-align
+          - "--command=SELECT tablename FROM pg_tables WHERE schemaname = 'public'"
+      register: mautrix_telegram_tables
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Assert the bridge migrated its schema into the configured database
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - mautrix_telegram_tables.rc == 0
+          - "'version' in mautrix_telegram_table_names"
+          - mautrix_telegram_table_names | length > 5
+        fail_msg: >-
+          The bridge did not migrate its schema into
+          {{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_database_name }}
+          (found {{ mautrix_telegram_table_names | length }} table(s))
+        success_msg: "The bridge migrated its schema into the configured database"
+      vars:
+        mautrix_telegram_table_names: "{{ mautrix_telegram_tables.stdout_lines | select | list }}"
+
+    - name: Read the running container's image and user
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        argv:
+          - docker
+          - container
+          - inspect
+          - matrix-mautrix-telegram
+          - --format
+          - "{{ '{{' }} .Config.Image {{ '}}' }} {{ '{{' }} .Config.User {{ '}}' }}"
+      register: mautrix_telegram_container
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Assert the running container uses the exact pinned image
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - mautrix_telegram_container.stdout.split()[0] == 'dock.mau.dev/mautrix/telegram:' + mautrix_telegram_role_defaults.matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_version
+        fail_msg: "The running container does not use the exact image the role pins"
+        success_msg: "The running container uses the exact image the role pins"
+
+    - name: Assert the running container uses the playbook-supplied identity
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - mautrix_telegram_container.stdout.split()[1] == (matrix_user_uid | string) + ':' + (matrix_user_gid | string)
+        fail_msg: "The running container does not use the {{ matrix_user_uid }}:{{ matrix_user_gid }} identity"
+        success_msg: "The running container uses the playbook-supplied identity"
+
+    - name: Read the labels the role rendered
+      ansible.builtin.slurp:
+        src: "{{ matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_base_path }}/labels"
+      register: mautrix_telegram_labels
+
+    - name: Assert the labels route the exposure hostname and prefix to the appservice port
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - "'traefik.enable=true' in mautrix_telegram_labels_rendered"
+          - "'traefik.http.services.matrix-mautrix-telegram-exposure.loadbalancer.server.port=8080' in mautrix_telegram_labels_rendered"
+          - "'traefik.http.routers.matrix-mautrix-telegram-exposure.rule=Host(`bridges.molecule.local`) && PathPrefix(`/bridges/telegram`)' in mautrix_telegram_labels_rendered"
+          - "'traefik.http.middlewares.matrix-mautrix-telegram-exposure-strip-prefix.stripprefix.prefixes=/bridges/telegram' in mautrix_telegram_labels_rendered"
+          - "'traefik.docker.network=' + matrix_bridge_mautrix_telegram_container_network in mautrix_telegram_labels_rendered"
+        fail_msg: "The labels do not route the exposure hostname and prefix to port 8080"
+        success_msg: "The labels route the exposure hostname and prefix to port 8080"