Handset runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 29 installs a week from npm. Last commit 27 Aug 2026.
A business phone system for AI agents: send texts, place calls, read transcripts, buy numbers.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check Handset 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 handset -- npx -y @handset/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"handset": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@handset/mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.handset]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@handset/mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"handset": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@handset/mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"handset": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@handset/mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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Handset — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.