SMSTunnel runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 496 installs a week from npm. Last commit 3 Nov 2026.
Send texts (SMS) from your own Android phone and your own number, from any AI app.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check SMSTunnel 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 smstunnel-mcp -e 'SMSTUNNEL_API_KEY=<SMSTUNNEL_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @narcisbodea/smstunnel-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"smstunnel-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@narcisbodea/smstunnel-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SMSTUNNEL_API_KEY": "<SMSTUNNEL_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.smstunnel-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@narcisbodea/smstunnel-mcp"]
env = { SMSTUNNEL_API_KEY = "<SMSTUNNEL_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"smstunnel-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@narcisbodea/smstunnel-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SMSTUNNEL_API_KEY": "<SMSTUNNEL_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"smstunnel-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@narcisbodea/smstunnel-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SMSTUNNEL_API_KEY": "<SMSTUNNEL_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<SMSTUNNEL_API_KEY> (Your SMSTunnel API key, from https://dashboard.smstunnel.io/apps (Apps → Add an app)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
SMSTUNNEL_DEVICE_ID (Optional: the phone that sends when the assistant doesn't name one (its ID under Phones in the dashboard)), SMSTUNNEL_DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE (Optional: country calling code that completes numbers written without + or 00, e.g. +40), SMSTUNNEL_CONFIRM_EACH_TEXT (Optional: true (default) makes AI apps that support it ask you before every text; false for unattended runs).
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Send and read SMS through your own Android phone via textbee.dev, the open-source SMS gateway.
Read and send SMS through your own Android phone over KDE Connect on your LAN. No cloud relay.
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SMSTunnel — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.