How to Use the Clickatell MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I connect the Clickatell MCP Server to Claude Code?

Run claude mcp add --transport http clickatell -- . Make sure all flags come before the server name. Verify the connection with claude mcp list.

Q: Can Claude Code and Clickatell test carrier routes?

Yes. The CLI agent can execute testcarriercoverage to validate MSISDN routes. It returns the automated validation check directly to your standard output.

Q: How do I debug failed deliveries from the terminal?

Ask the agent to investigate a specific number. It calls getdeliverystatus to extract the properties driving the final carrier status.

Pipe the Clickatell MCP Server directly into Claude Code to manage SMS infrastructure from your terminal.

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Headless Clickatell MCP operations

Run Clickatell SMS infrastructure tasks without ever touching a GUI. You can drop this MCP integration into a GitHub Action or an SSH session to manage messaging at the command line. Tell the CLI to audit your active campaigns. It fires `list_scheduled_campaigns` to identify active arrays. Then it immediately checks your budget using `get_account_balance`.

Script bulk SMS deployments

Firing off Clickatell notifications during a deployment shouldn't require custom API scripts. Your terminal agent handles the payload formatting natively. Pipe a list of on-call engineers to the agent. It structures the JSON and triggers `dispatch_bulk_sms` to hit those 164 boundaries. If a rollback happens, it runs `cancel_queued_message` to vaporize the scheduled drops.

Manage webhooks via CLI

Updating Clickatell HTTP logic bounds for inbound texts is a standard DevOps task. Now you can execute it through natural language in your shell. Instruct the agent to tear down an old routing block. It runs `wipe_inbound_rule` to obliterate the mapping. To spin up a new parser, it calls `upsert_inbound_rule` and verifies the changes with `list_inbound_rules`.

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-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-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-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 `claude mcp add --transport http clickatell -- `. Make sure all flags come before the server name. Verify the connection with `claude mcp list`.

Yes. The CLI agent can execute `test_carrier_coverage` to validate MSISDN routes. It returns the automated validation check directly to your standard output.

It does. You can instruct the agent to send a text, and it will use `dispatch_sms_message` to render the outbound SMS natively.

Ask the agent to investigate a specific number. It calls `get_delivery_status` to extract the properties driving the final carrier status.

Vinkius isolates your inbound webhook URLs and MSISDN data in an ephemeral container. The system relies on a managed endpoint token to authenticate. This completely avoids local credential sprawl on your machine.

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