• OUTBOUND
  • STATUS
  • LOGS
  • HUMAN

How to send and track SMS messages with your AI

Connect SignalWire to your AI client once. From then on, you can trigger texts and check their status through a simple chat interface.

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Short answer

How can I send and track SMS using my AI?

You tell your AI to send a message, and it uses SignalWire to push that text out. You can then ask the AI to check the delivery status of specific messages to see if they were successfully received. This setup gives you a direct line from your chat window to a recipient's phone.

The outcomes.

Where your messages land.

Once connected, your AI handles the heavy lifting of messaging and status checks.

OUTBOUND

Instant text delivery

Your AI uses the connection to push messages to phone numbers immediately. You get confirmation that the request was sent.

STATUS

Delivery verification

The AI checks the specific status of a message. You'll know if a text was delivered, failed, or is still pending.

LOGS

Message history access

You can ask your AI to look up previous messages. It pulls the details so you have a record of what was sent and when.

HUMAN

Manual intervention

If a message fails or a recipient replies, the AI flags it for you. You decide how to handle the follow-up or any necessary manual corrections.

The workflow

What your AI does when you ask to text.

The AI acts as the bridge between your conversation and the SignalWire API.

  1. Drafting the text

    Your AI takes your instructions and formats them into a clean SMS payload with a destination number.

    send_sms

  2. Dispatching the message

    The AI executes the command to send the text through the SignalWire network.

    send_sms

  3. Checking delivery

    To see if the text actually arrived, the AI looks up the specific message ID to find its current state.

    get_message

  4. Reporting status

    The AI reads the delivery data and tells you whether the message was successful or if there was an error.

    get_message

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off your first messaging tasks.

Starting points

Swap out the phone numbers and names with your actual contact details.

SignalWire Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_BMx6FcoRBBHH2BeSrLdvYcEXGz6p8yOjelwFGwOc/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — SignalWire capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "signalwire-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_BMx6FcoRBBHH2BeSrLdvYcEXGz6p8yOjelwFGwOc/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Send an SMS to +15550102030 saying 'Your appointment is confirmed'.

  • Check the delivery status of the last message I sent to Sarah.

  • Send a text to the contact in my Google Sheet named Mike.

  • Did my message to +15559876543 actually get delivered?

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect SignalWire once, then ask.

Just click the link to connect your account. Your credentials stay encrypted and secure, and you can start texting immediately.

Connect SignalWire to your AI

FAQ

How the messaging works

  • 01

    Can the AI send messages to groups?

    No. The AI sends individual SMS messages to specific phone numbers.

  • 02

    Can the AI read my incoming text replies?

    No. This connection is for sending messages and checking the status of those specific outgoing messages.

  • 03

    Does the AI decide when to send a text?

    No. The AI only sends a message when you explicitly tell it to in the chat.

  • 04

    Can I see the content of the messages I sent?

    Yes. By checking the message status, the AI can retrieve the details of the messages you dispatched.

  • 05

    Will the AI automatically retry if a message fails?

    No. If a message fails, the AI will report the error to you, and you can decide if you want to try again.

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