How to Use the Clickatell MCP in Claude Code

Trigger Clickatell SMS and WhatsApp notifications from your terminal using Claude Code and this MCP Server.

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Trigger Alerts with Claude Code

The `send_sms` tool handles paging developers perfectly when headless CI/CD pipelines fail. You pipe your error logs to your agent, and it fires a text message to the on-call engineer. The entire sequence runs from a single shell command. Broadcasting maintenance windows to your whole team requires the `send_bulk_messages` tool. Claude Code reads a CSV of employee phone numbers and dispatches the alerts simultaneously. Nobody misses the downtime warning because it hits their mobile devices instantly.

Monitor Account Health via MCP Server

Your agent executes `get_account_balance` before kicking off massive notification runs to prevent budget drains. Running automated scripts blindly costs money fast. It aborts the pipeline if your funds fall below a safe threshold. Auditing your workspace settings happens directly in the terminal with the `get_account_info` tool. The client pulls your current profile configuration and outputs it as clean JSON. DevOps engineers can verify active features without logging into a web portal.

Debug Delivery Failures

Claude Code runs `get_message_status` against specific message IDs to pinpoint where carrier rejections occurred. You see the exact network response codes right in your standard output. This cuts debugging time in half when diagnosing production alerts. Reviewing past traffic patterns takes just one prompt using the `list_message_history` tool. Your agent pulls the transaction logs for the last hour and filters out the successful sends. This leaves you with a concise list of failed deliveries to investigate.

Setup guide

Set up Clickatell MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see clickatell-alternative-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Clickatell transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Clickatell tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http clickatell-alternative-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Clickatell MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clickatell-alternative-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Clickatell MCP in Claude Code

Run the standard add command in your terminal. Pass the Vinkius HTTP transport URL along with your authentication headers.

Yes, you can embed the client in your bash scripts. It reads your target lists and executes the bulk send tool automatically.

The agent queries the status tool using the specific message ID returned from your initial send request. It then prints the carrier response to your terminal.

You can list existing templates or delete outdated ones directly from the command line. This keeps your approved message formats organized without a GUI.

Vinkius processes your transaction logs through a stateless isolate. We never store your historical message data or recipient numbers. Authentication tokens remain encrypted in memory and vanish after the CLI exits.

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