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Summary
Drive MessageBird / Bird (multichannel CPaaS — SMS, voice, WhatsApp via Bird, RCS) from any AI agent. 8 tools, AccessKey header auth.
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Example prompts for MessageBird (Bird)
Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.
Claude is AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
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MessageBird (Bird) + Claude
Drive MessageBird / Bird (multichannel CPaaS — SMS, voice, WhatsApp via Bird, RCS) from any AI agent. 8 tools, AccessKey header auth.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
MESSAGEBIRD_ACCESS_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
messagebird.com).
Note: MessageBird rebranded to Bird in 2023 (bird.com). The API endpoints at rest.messagebird.com remain functional for existing customers as of 2025; new accounts may have different endpoint paths. Verify with your account dashboard.
Setup:
- Sign in to https://dashboard.messagebird.com → Developers → API access → Live or Test → copy AccessKey.
- Set
MESSAGEBIRD_ACCESS_KEY.
Authentication: header Authorization: AccessKey ${MESSAGEBIRD_ACCESS_KEY} (literal 'AccessKey' prefix).
Recipients format: international phone numbers WITHOUT the + sign. e.g. 31612345678 for the Netherlands.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Claude
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Recommended path — works on claude.ai web without editing any config file.
- In Claude, open Customize → Connectors.
- Click +, then Add custom connector.
- Enter a name, e.g.
MessageBird (Bird), and the remote MCP server URLhttps://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID, then click Add. - Click Connect and sign in to AnythingMCP (OAuth) to allow access.
All tools below appear in your chat — start typing prompts.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
messagebird_get_balance | Return account balance (payment) and currency |
messagebird_send_sms | Send an SMS |
messagebird_get_message | Get an SMS by ID with delivery status per recipient |
messagebird_list_messages | List SMS messages with filters |
messagebird_send_voice_call | Start an outbound voice call |
messagebird_lookup_phone | Look up phone number details: country, type (mobile/landline), formats |
messagebird_verify_create | Send a verification code (OTP) via SMS/voice |
messagebird_verify_check | Verify a token (OTP) against a previously-created verification ID |
FAQ
Does it work with Claude Code as well as Claude Desktop? Yes — point both at https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID.
Next steps
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