How to Install Twilio MCP in OpenAI Agents SDK

Official Twilio integration — send SMS, voice, chat, and programmable messaging through AI

What Twilio MCP does

The official Twilio MCP server gives AI agents control over programmable communications. Use it to send SMS, voice calls, WhatsApp, and chat messages from natural language workflows while keeping credentials secure. Features: - Send and receive SMS, MMS, and WhatsApp messages - Place and manage voice calls - Inspect message logs and delivery status - Manage phone numbers and messaging services - Trigger programmable communication workflows - Access Twilio Conversations and chat sessions - Query usage and billing metrics Twilio MCP is ideal for AI-powered notifications, authentication flows, and customer communications.

twilio

sms

voice

messaging

communications

Installation steps

1Install: pip install openai-agents
2Copy the snippet below into your agent code
3Replace placeholder env values with your real keys
4Pass mcp_servers=[mcp_server] to your Agent()

Python snippet

Python snippetpython

from agents import Agent
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStdio

mcp_server = MCPServerStdio(
    command="npx",
    args=["-y", "@twilio/mcp"],
    env={
        "TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID": "AC...",
        "TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN": "...",
    },
)

agent = Agent(
    name="My Agent",
    model="gpt-4o",
    mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
)

Full server details Open Config Editor

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