AgentPhone vs Campfire SMS
A side-by-side look at the AgentPhone and Campfire SMS MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose AgentPhone for communication work as a local process; choose Campfire SMS for communication as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose AgentPhone when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
PORT, AGENTPHONE_API_KEY, AGENTPHONE_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS, MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID, MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET, AGENTPHONE_BASE_URL, AGENTPHONE_OAUTH_AUTHORIZE.
Choose Campfire SMS when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
CAMPFIRE_API_URL, CAMPFIRE_CREDENTIAL, CAMPFIRE_CONFIG_PATH, CAMPFIRE_BRIDGE_STATE_PATH. - You want tools like
campfire_open_bridge, campfire_send_message, campfire_check_messages.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 82/100 · Excellent |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | API key required |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Freemium |
| Required env vars | PORTAGENTPHONE_API_KEYAGENTPHONE_ALLOW_ANONYMOUSMCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_IDMCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRETAGENTPHONE_BASE_URLAGENTPHONE_OAUTH_AUTHORIZE | CAMPFIRE_API_URLCAMPFIRE_CREDENTIALCAMPFIRE_CONFIG_PATHCAMPFIRE_BRIDGE_STATE_PATH |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Verified |
| GitHub stars | 125 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 5 views 1 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 5 |
| Full listing | View AgentPhone | View Campfire SMS |
Tools & capabilities
AgentPhone tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Campfire SMS tools 5
campfire_open_bridgeOpen (or reuse) an SMS bridge to your verified phonecampfire_send_messageSend you a textcampfire_check_messagesRetrieve your pending replies (they repeat until acknowledged)campfire_ackAcknowledge message IDs after handling themcampfire_close_bridgeClose the bridge when the session is done
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
AgentPhone
{
"mcpServers": {
"agentphone": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"agentphone-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PORT": "YOUR_PORT_HERE",
"AGENTPHONE_API_KEY": "YOUR_AGENTPHONE_API_KEY_HERE",
"AGENTPHONE_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS": "YOUR_AGENTPHONE_ALLOW_ANONYMOUS_HERE",
"MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
"MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
"AGENTPHONE_BASE_URL": "YOUR_AGENTPHONE_BASE_URL_HERE",
"AGENTPHONE_OAUTH_AUTHORIZE": "YOUR_AGENTPHONE_OAUTH_AUTHORIZE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Campfire SMS
{
"mcpServers": {
"campfire-sms": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@campfiresms/setup"
],
"env": {
"CAMPFIRE_API_URL": "YOUR_CAMPFIRE_API_URL_HERE",
"CAMPFIRE_CREDENTIAL": "YOUR_CAMPFIRE_CREDENTIAL_HERE",
"CAMPFIRE_CONFIG_PATH": "YOUR_CAMPFIRE_CONFIG_PATH_HERE",
"CAMPFIRE_BRIDGE_STATE_PATH": "YOUR_CAMPFIRE_BRIDGE_STATE_PATH_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
AgentPhone is categorized under Communication and uses a local stdio subprocess. Campfire SMS belongs to Communication and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick AgentPhone for communication work and Campfire SMS for communication.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
AgentPhone is bring-your-own-key: usage is billed by the API provider you supply a key for. Auth: api key required. Campfire SMS is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add agentphone and campfire-sms as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, AgentPhone has a quality signal of 51/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 125 GitHub stars. Campfire SMS has 82/100 (Excellent) with 5 views, 1 installs and 0 GitHub stars.