What is this?

Textmagic now speaks a shared standard called MCP (Model Context Protocol). Think of it as a universal plug that lets an AI assistant securely work with your Textmagic account. Once connected, you can ask the assistant in plain language to send a text, check replies, or tidy up your contacts, and it does it in your Textmagic account.

Your Textmagic MCP address (needed for coding tools only): https://mcp.textmagic.com

What you can do

Once connected, you can ask your assistant to:

📤 Send and schedule SMS

• Send a text to one person, a group, or a whole contact list.
• Preview first: the assistant always shows you the recipients, the message, and the exact cost before anything is sent. You confirm, then it sends.
• Schedule messages for later, or set up recurring sends (e.g. every Monday).

📥 Track delivery and read replies

• Check whether messages were delivered.
• Read incoming replies from your customers.
• Review past send sessions and their cost.

👥 Manage contacts, lists and tags

• Search, view, create and update contacts.
• Organize contacts into lists and tag them.

💳 Account

• Check your balance, currency, timezone and local time.

Real-life examples (just type these)

• “How many SMS credits do I have left?”
• “Text John Smith: ‘Your appointment is tomorrow at 3 PM.'”
• “Send a reminder to everyone in my ‘Clients’ list about our sale this weekend.”
• “Show me the replies I got today and summarize them.”
• “Did my last batch of messages get delivered?”
• “Every Monday at 9 AM, text my ‘VIP’ list this week’s offer.”
• “Add all contacts from France to the ‘EU’ list and tag them ‘newsletter’.”
• “Find the contact with phone +14155550132 and update their email.”

Permissions (what you’re granting)

When you connect, you approve exactly what the assistant may do. These are the permissions Textmagic shows on the consent screen:

How signing in works (same for every tool)

Whatever tool you use, the sign-in is the same and takes seconds:

1. You add Textmagic in the tool (one click from the directory in Claude and ChatGPT; paste the address in coding tools).
2. Your browser opens a Textmagic consent screen showing which assistant is asking and what it wants to do.
3. You click Authorize access.
4. Done. The tool is connected. You never copy or paste any token.

The consent screen shows the requesting app and its logo, a “Switch account” link (to authorize under a different Textmagic account), the full list of permissions (each expandable), and Authorize access / Cancel buttons.

Setup by tool

Jump to your tool:

Claude – Web

You’ll need: a claude.ai account (works on Free, Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise).

Textmagic is an official connector in the Claude directory, so there’s nothing to paste.

Steps

1. Sign in at claude.ai.
2. Open the Textmagic listing directly: claude.ai/directory/connectors/textmagic.
   (Or browse there: Settings → Connectors → Browse connectors and search for “Textmagic”.)



3. Click Connect.
4. Approve on the Textmagic consent screen. The connector shows Connected.

Use it in a chat: click the “+” (or type “/”) in the message box → Connectors → make sure Textmagic is on for the conversation. Then just ask.

Team/Enterprise: an Owner must first enable connectors for the organization (Organization settings → Connectors), then each member connects and signs in individually.

Prefer manual setup? You can still add Textmagic as a custom connector: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste https://mcp.textmagic.com.

Claude – Desktop

You’ll need: the Claude Desktop app (macOS or Windows) and to be signed in. It works exactly like the web. No config file needed.

Steps

1. Open Claude Desktop and sign in.
2. Open Settings → Connectors → Browse connectors and search for “Textmagic”.



3. Click Connect.
4. A browser window opens for sign-in → approve → connector shows connected.

Use the “Connectors” section, not “Developer / Edit Config” or “Extensions”. Those are for tools that run on your own computer; Textmagic is a remote service.

Claude Code (CLI)

For developers using the terminal.

Add the server:

claude mcp add --transport http textmagic https://mcp.textmagic.com

Sign in:

1. Run claude to start a session, then type /mcp.
2. Select textmagic → Authenticate → your browser opens → approve → status becomes ✓ Connected.
   (Or, non-interactively: claude mcp login textmagic.)

Handy commands: claude mcp list (see status) · claude mcp get textmagic · claude mcp remove textmagic.

Scope (where it’s saved): add --scope user to make it available across all your projects, or --scope project to share it with your team via a .mcp.json file in the repo. Default is this project only.

ChatGPT

You’ll need: ChatGPT on the web, signed in. Textmagic is an official plugin in the ChatGPT plugin directory, so no Developer mode and no URL to paste.

Steps

1. Sign in at chatgpt.com.
2. Open the Textmagic listing directly: Textmagic on ChatGPT Plugins.
   (Or browse there: Settings → Plugins → Browse plugins and search for “Textmagic”.)



3. Click the install/connect button on the listing.
4. Sign in on the Textmagic consent screen → approve → connected. Textmagic now appears under Settings → Plugins.

Use it in a chat: just ask — mention Textmagic by name the first time (e.g. “Using Textmagic, check my SMS balance”) and ChatGPT will use the plugin. Write actions (like sending an SMS) show a Confirm dialog first.

Advanced: if you prefer manual setup, Developer mode still works — turn it on under Settings → Security and login → Developer mode, then add a connector with the URL https://mcp.textmagic.com and OAuth authentication. Most people won’t need this.

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

You’ll need: VS Code 1.102+, GitHub Copilot + Copilot Chat, and Copilot Agent mode (pick “Agent” in the Chat mode dropdown). MCP tools only run in Agent mode.

Add it (easiest way)

1. ⇧⌘P / Ctrl+Shift+P → MCP: Add Server.
2. Choose HTTP.
3. URL: https://mcp.textmagic.com · Server ID: textmagic.
4. Choose Workspace (this project) or Global (all projects).

Or edit the config file directly (.vscode/mcp.json for a project, or the user mcp.json):

{
  "servers": {
    "textmagic": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.textmagic.com"
    }
  }
}

Sign in: on first connect VS Code asks you to trust the server, then opens a browser consent page → approve. No token needed.

Verify: run MCP: List Servers to see status, or click Configure Tools in the Chat view to see Textmagic’s tools.

Cursor

You’ll need: Cursor v1.0+.

Add via config — global file ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or project file .cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "textmagic": {
      "url": "https://mcp.textmagic.com"
    }
  }
}

(Or: Cursor Settings → Tools & MCP → New MCP Server, which opens this same file.)

Sign in: the Textmagic row shows “Needs authentication” with a Connect button → click it → browser opens → approve.

Verify: the row shows a green dot and an expandable tool list.

Tip: Cursor limits the assistant to ~40 tools total across all servers. If you run several MCP servers, disable the ones you’re not using.

Windsurf

You’ll need: the latest Windsurf build (OAuth support). Cascade is the assistant that uses it.

Add via config — file ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json (Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_config.json). Note the field is serverUrl:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "textmagic": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.textmagic.com"
    }
  }
}

(Or open it via the Cascade panel → MCP/Plugins (hammer) icon → “Open MCP Config file”.)

Then: fully restart Windsurf (or click Refresh in the MCP panel). It doesn’t reload servers otherwise. A browser window opens for consent → approve.

Verify: the MCP/Plugins panel shows textmagic with a green/active status and its tools.

Cline

You’ll need: the Cline extension (latest version) in VS Code.

Add via UI

1. Open Cline → click the MCP Servers icon.
2. Go to the Remote Servers tab.
3. Name: textmagic · URL: https://mcp.textmagic.com · Transport: Streamable HTTP.
4. Click Add Server → a browser opens for consent → approve.

Or edit the config (Configure MCP Servers button opens it):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "textmagic": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://mcp.textmagic.com",
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}

Make sure "type": "streamableHttp" is set. Leaving it out defaults to a legacy mode and won’t connect.

Verify: the server shows a green indicator and an expandable tool list.

Other tools

All of these support the modern MCP + OAuth flow, so a bare URL is enough. Field names differ slightly:

• Zed — in settings.json, add under context_servers: "textmagic": { "url": "https://mcp.textmagic.com", "headers": {} }. Leave headers empty to trigger the browser sign-in.
• JetBrains AI Assistant / Junie — Settings → Tools → AI Assistant → Model Context Protocol (MCP), add a server with the url field; when it says “Authorization required”, click Authorize → browser sign-in.
• Cherry Studio — Settings → MCP Servers → Add, set Type = streamableHttp and put the URL in the baseUrl field.
• Goose — goose configure → Add Extension → Remote Extension (Streamable HTTP) → paste the URL.

These clients update quickly. If a field name differs, look for “remote / HTTP server URL” and leave any token/header fields blank so the browser sign-in kicks in.

Managing and disconnecting

You can see and revoke every connected assistant in Textmagic:

1. Go to Settings → My account → Connected apps (/settings/account/connected-apps).
2. You’ll see each connected app with when it was last used and who owns it.
3. Click an app to open its details: connection info and the full list of granted permissions.
4. To revoke access, click Delete connection. This disconnects the app and invalidates its access immediately.

Good to know / troubleshooting

• Sending costs credit. Only “Send SMS messages” spends your balance, and you always see the cost and confirm first. Check your balance anytime by asking “What’s my SMS balance?”
• Nothing sends by accident. The assistant previews recipients + message + cost and waits for your confirmation.
• “Switch account” on the consent screen lets you authorize under a different Textmagic account (e.g. a client’s).
• It must reach the internet. Claude and ChatGPT connect from their own cloud, so the Textmagic URL just needs to be public (it is). A tool running only on your laptop can’t be used this way.
• Tool limits in coding tools. Cursor (~40), VS Code (128) and Windsurf (100) cap how many tools the assistant can use at once across all servers. If Textmagic’s tools don’t all appear, disable other MCP servers you’re not using.
• Connected but no tools? Toggle the server off and on (or restart the tool) to re-fetch the tool list.