How to Use the Twilio SMS Sender MCP in Windsurf

Automate Alerts: Send SMS Messages with Windsurf's Autonomous Agent Capabilities.

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Connect Twilio SMS Sender MCP to Windsurf

Create your Vinkius account to connect Twilio SMS Sender to Windsurf and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.

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Out-of-Band Alerting

The `send_twilio_sms` tool lets your AI agent send raw SMS texts. This means it can alert users or systems outside of the main application flow. Cascade reads a goal—say, 'Notify John if the database fails'—and uses the Twilio SMS Sender to execute that message automatically.

Multi-Step Notifications

When your workflow requires multiple actions, Windsurf chains them. You can first check a status API, and then use `send_twilio_sms` to send a confirmation text. It handles the whole sequence: data retrieval followed by an external notification via SMS.

Event-Driven Triggers

Need to trigger an alert based on a specific event? The MCP Server provides `send_twilio_sms` for this. It sends texts using the required E.164 phone number and body content. This is perfect for setting up automated, out-of-band alerts that don't require manual intervention.

Setup guide

Set up Twilio SMS Sender MCP in Windsurf

Prerequisites

Windsurf IDE installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Click the Cascade assistant icon in the sidebar, then click the hammer icon (🔨) at the top of the panel. Select "Configure" to open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
2

Add the Twilio SMS Sender 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

Refresh MCPs

Go back to the hammer icon (🔨) in Cascade and click "Refresh". Windsurf will detect the new server. No full restart is needed — the connection is hot-reloaded.
4

Verify in Cascade

Start a new Cascade conversation and ask something like "Show my Twilio SMS Sender payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the Twilio SMS Sender tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "twilio-sms-sender-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Twilio SMS Sender MCP in Windsurf

Just set the goal in Cascade. If you tell it to notify someone, Cascade figures out that it needs to invoke `send_twilio_sms` and handles the parameters for you.

Yes, since Vinkius manages the MCP Server connection, your AI client securely connects. You don't worry about exposing credentials when using the Twilio SMS Sender tool.

Absolutely. Your agent can gather data from several sources, run internal logic, and then finish by sending an alert via `send_twilio_sms` as the final step.

It requires the destination number to be in E.164 format (like +1234567890). The tool enforces this structure when you use it.

This MCP Server handles phone numbers and text message bodies. It's critical to remember that only these two data types are processed when using the Twilio SMS Sender tool.

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