Plivo MCP. Manage calls, messages, and SIP trunks from chat.
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Plivo MCP Server connects your AI agent directly to global telecommunications infrastructure. It lets you send live SMS messages, manage VoIP calls across E.164 formats, and audit call logs without writing boilerplate API code.
Use it to check account balances, list active phone numbers, or hang up stuck SIP sessions instantly.
What your AI agents can do
Get account info
Retrieves core Plivo account details, including usage limits and billing status.
Get call details
Fetches specific data about a single voice call based on its unique identifier.
Get message details
Retrieves granular details for one message, including the reason for delivery failure.
Sends a text message to any destination number using the E.164 format.
Initiates, lists details for, or terminates active phone calls through the network.
Retrieves your current Plivo account balance and operational limits.
Gets a list of all active DID numbers registered to the Plivo account.
Retrieves logs for both sent and received SMS messages, including failure reasons.
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Plivo: 10 Tools for Telecom & Messaging Ops
Use these tools in your agent prompts to automate core telecommunications functions like sending texts, managing calls, and checking account status.
019d75f7get account info
Retrieves core Plivo account details, including usage limits and billing status.
019d75f7get call details
Fetches specific data about a single voice call based on its unique identifier.
019d75f7get message details
Retrieves granular details for one message, including the reason for delivery failure.
019d75f7list calls
Lists all recent voice calls made or received through the account.
019d75f7list messages
Provides a history of both sent and received SMS messages.
019d75f7list plivo numbers
Lists all active, registered phone numbers (DIDs) available in the account.
019d75f7list sip endpoints
Provides a list of configured SIP endpoints used for routing calls.
019d75f7make voice call
Initiates an outbound voice call to a specified destination number.
019d75f7send sms
Sends a new SMS message from a source number to a target number.
019d75f7terminate call
Ends an active voice call session that is currently in progress.
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What you can do with this MCP connector
Look, forget those clunky web dashboards and boilerplate API calls. This Plivo MCP Server connects your AI client right into the global telecom infrastructure. You're not just managing data; you're handling actual communication—sending texts, bridging live VoIP calls, and digging through call logs, all without writing a line of code yourself.
When you use this server, your agent gets control over every aspect of Plivo’s services. It lets you check account balances, list out every active phone number, or hang up a stuck SIP session instantly. Here's what you can make your AI client do:
Account Status and Inventory
You need to know where you stand before you start calling. Your agent can pull the core Plivo account details using get_account_info, giving you immediate visibility into usage limits and current billing status. To see all the numbers you've got, use list_plivo_numbers; this tool lists every single active, registered DID (Direct Inward Dialing) number in your account.
For routing calls, it gives you a list of configured SIP endpoints via list_sip_endpoints. You can also get an accounting of all recent connections by running list_calls, which provides a history of both voice calls that came in and those that went out.
Managing Voice Calls
Controlling the phone lines is straightforward. To start a call, your agent executes make_voice_call, initiating an outbound voice connection to any specific destination number you give it. If the call is already running but gets stuck, use terminate_call to cleanly end that active session. Need details on a call that just happened? You can fetch granular data about one specific voice call using its unique ID with get_call_details.
This lets you trace everything about that single interaction.
Sending Texts and Auditing Messages
When it comes to SMS, your agent sends new texts by executing send_sms, mapping the destination number and the message content directly into the prompt. If you need a record of what happened before or after sending a text, use list_messages to get a full history of both sent and received messages.
For deep troubleshooting, you can retrieve granular details for any single message using get_message_details; this is critical because it tells you exactly why a delivery failed.
Workflow Summary
In short, your agent handles the whole cycle. You tell it to send an SMS and provide the E.164 format number; it executes that via send_sms. If you need to check if your account has bandwidth left, you call get_account_info. To confirm which numbers are active for a campaign, you run list_plivo_numbers, or to track down why last week's message bounced, you pull the failure reason using get_message_details after checking the main log with list_messages.
You never write boilerplate code; just tell your AI client what telecom operation you need done.
How Plivo MCP Works
- 1 Enable the Plivo integration module on Vurb and supply your required Auth ID and Auth Token.
- 2 Tell your AI client exactly what you need to do (e.g., 'Check my balance' or 'Send an SMS to X').
- 3 The agent executes the necessary tool calls, communicates with Plivo, and reports the result back to you.
The bottom line is: your AI client handles all the complex API interaction; you just talk naturally about telecom tasks.
Who Is Plivo MCP For?
This is for platform engineers and ops teams who spend too much time clicking through web dashboards or writing repetitive boilerplate code to manage communications. If your job involves routine SMS testing, monitoring call failures, or checking a balance before an outreach campaign, this saves you hours.
Runs diagnostics by asking the agent to ping get_account_info to check for low balances, or sending instant test messages to admin phones.
Verifies SMS integration endpoints dynamically by having the AI send live test payloads directly to staging mobile devices.
Purges stuck or phantom voice calls by telling the agent to run list_calls and then sweep them with terminate_call.
What Changes When You Connect
- Handle Emergencies Instantly: Don't wait for a developer to write code. Just ask the agent to
send_smsormake_voice_callin plain language to trigger immediate communications. - Full Visibility into Call Logs: Use
list_callsand thenget_call_detailsto track every connection state, helping debug why a call failed without digging through raw logs. - Maintain Operational Readiness: Run automated balance checks using
get_account_info. You'll know if you hit a billing constraint before an important outreach campaign starts. - Debug Message Failures: If an SMS didn't go out, use
list_messagesfollowed byget_message_detailsto pull the exact carrier rejection code. No guesswork needed. - Manage Infrastructure: Quickly get visibility into your assets by calling
list_plivo_numbersor mapping SIP routes withlist_sip_endpoints. It's a quick inventory check.
Real-World Use Cases
Debugging Stuck VoIP Sessions
A telecom ops worker notices several calls are stuck in 'connected' state, tying up resources. Instead of manually logging into the dashboard and finding the IDs, they instruct their agent to run list_calls first. The agent finds the phantom sessions, allowing the worker to then sweep them with a batch of terminate_call operations.
Emergency Alerting
A system outage happens at 3 AM. Instead of writing a Python script and deploying it, an on-call engineer simply prompts the agent: 'Send an SMS to all site managers.' The agent executes send_sms immediately using the configured source number.
Pre-Deployment Testing
A backend architect needs to confirm a new webhook is working. They ask their agent to make_voice_call to a test number and then use get_call_details to verify the call connected correctly, simulating real traffic before production.
Compliance Auditing
An auditor needs proof that all client communication attempts were logged. They prompt the agent to list_messages, filtering by dates and status codes, ensuring they pull comprehensive records of both success and failure events using get_message_details.
The Tradeoffs
Hardcoding Numbers
A developer writes a test script that manually inputs the source number, destination number, and text payload into three different variables. This breaks if the numbers change.
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Instead of writing boilerplate code, tell your agent to use send_sms. You just need to provide the intent (source/target/message), and the tool handles the correct E.164 formatting and API mapping.
Assuming Call Status
A user thinks a call is active because they hear ringing, but they don't know if it’s connected or just pending, leading to unnecessary attempts to terminate it.
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Always run list_calls first. This gives you the real-time status and unique IDs for any ongoing session before you attempt to use get_call_details or terminate_call.
Ignoring Billing Limits
Running a large campaign without checking if the account has sufficient funds, leading to service failure mid-campaign.
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Start every operation by asking for an account status check. The agent uses get_account_info and tells you exactly how much balance is available before you commit to sending messages.
When It Fits, When It Doesn't
Use this server if your core business process revolves around real-time, transactional communication: automated alerts, customer service routing, or high-volume messaging. The key benefit here is bypassing the GUI and scripting complex API calls via natural language.
Don't use it if you only need to analyze logs after they are already stored in a database (use a general log analysis tool instead). Also, if your primary goal is user interface development for communication, this isn't it—this is the backend engine. You must be dealing with actual phone numbers and telecom protocols; otherwise, stick to messaging APIs that don't involve voice or SIP trunks.
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Available Capabilities
Checking account balances and message logs used to require jumping between four different web dashboards.
Remember the old way? You had to open the billing portal to see if you could afford a campaign. Then, you’d switch over to the messaging dashboard just to check if your last 10 test messages succeeded or failed. If there was a call failure, you needed yet another tab for the logs.
Now, with Plivo, you ask one question: 'What's my status and what did I send yesterday?' The agent runs `get_account_info` and then calls `list_messages`, giving you both financial checks and delivery confirmation in a single chat thread.
The Plivo MCP Server makes managing live voice connections simple.
Before this, if you wanted to check an active call or hang up a stuck one, you had to find the unique ID on a complicated list and then manually run another API endpoint with that specific ID. It was tedious, high-friction work.
Now, your agent handles it. You just tell it: 'List all current calls.' Then follow up with, 'Terminate the call associated with ID X.' The whole sequence plays out in chat, zero boilerplate required.
Common Questions About Plivo MCP
How do I check my Plivo account balance using get_account_info? +
You ask the agent to run get_account_info. The tool returns your current billing status and remaining wallet amount directly in the chat.
What is the difference between list_calls and make_voice_call? +
list_calls shows you a history of calls that happened. make_voice_call initiates an actual, live outbound call right now.
I need to send a test SMS; what tool should I use? Use send_sms. +
Use the send_sms tool. You just provide the destination E.164 number and the message text, and it handles sending the payload.
How do I find out why a specific SMS failed? Use get_message_details. +
Use list_messages to find the object ID first. Then pass that ID to get_message_details. It pulls the exact reason, like 'carrier rejection' or 'invalid destination.'
I need to audit my infrastructure; how do I use `list_sip_endpoints` to check all active SIP trunks? +
It lists every registered SIP endpoint tied to your account. This shows you exactly which virtual phone numbers or gateways are currently connected and ready for routing, helping prevent connection gaps.
If a voice call fails unexpectedly, how do I use `get_call_details` to find out why it dropped? +
You provide the Call SID to get deep details on any specific call. This tool returns metadata like connection duration, routing path, and the exact failure code, letting you diagnose the issue immediately.
I have phantom calls stuck in a loop state; how do I use `terminate_call` to hang them up? +
You pass the Call SID into terminate_call. This forces an immediate disconnect on an active or looping session. It’s your tool for clearing out any rogue, persistent voice connections.
When I use `list_messages`, what information can I pull about message status and delivery attempts? +
The list shows both sent and received messages with rich metadata. You get the final delivery status, including any specific carrier error codes or bounce reasons for failed transmissions.
Can my AI directly check why a specific SMS message failed to send? +
Yes. When anomalous delivery states occur, the AI can query list_messages identifying problematic entries. Then, executing get_message feeding the discrete UUID returns explicit structural insights straight from Plivo’s carrier networks (e.g., 'Destination Not Found', 'Blocked by telecom firewall').
Is it possible to terminate a live stuck call from my text prompt? +
Absolutely. If you detect logic loops keeping Voice trunks active in list_calls, instruct the agent to issue the cancel_call action. Supplying the precise UUID forces the HTTP architecture to literally send a DELETE tear-down protocol, instantly vaporizing the connection physically.
Can the agent interact with my billing limits to warn me? +
Correct. Plivo natively exposes account architecture. Prompting the system to fetch get_account pulls cash balances, available capacity boundaries, and current currency mapping logic. It allows your Agent to perform autonomous diagnostics warning you natively before critical telecom endpoints shutdown due to zero-balance errors.
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