Android Texter runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 367 installs a week from npm. Last commit 6 Nov 2026.
Send and read SMS and MMS from your own Android phone and number via Android Texter.
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Today is the operative word: we check Android Texter every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add android-texter -e 'ATX_API_KEY=<ATX_API_KEY>' -- npx -y android-texter-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"android-texter": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"android-texter-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ATX_API_KEY": "<ATX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.android-texter]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "android-texter-mcp"]
env = { ATX_API_KEY = "<ATX_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"android-texter": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"android-texter-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ATX_API_KEY": "<ATX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"android-texter": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"android-texter-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ATX_API_KEY": "<ATX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<ATX_API_KEY> (Your Android Texter API key (starts with atx_). Create one at https://androidtexter.com/dashboard/settings/api-keys).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
ATX_API_BASE (API root URL. Only change this for a self-hosted or test backend).
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