Native app
Android
The phone itself does the sending. The app keeps a secure connection open and texts through Android’s own SMS service, from your SIM. Android 8 or newer.
Signed APK · GitHub Releases · Obtainium
New
Works as a custom connector in Claude
Your AI can text now. From your own number.
Pocketwire gives Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI agents a safe, audited line to your phone. Ask for a text in chat, tap Send when your phone asks, and it goes out from your number, on your own plan.
Works with
- Claude
- Claude Duet
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
- and any MCP client
How it works
Set it up once. Then just ask.
Pair a phone or a computer, connect your AI app, and approve texts as they come in. No phone numbers to rent, no API keys to paste.
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Install & pair
Install the Android app, or the desktop Bridge on a Mac, Windows or Linux computer. Enter the 8-character code from your dashboard and the device is linked to your account.
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Connect your AI
Add Pocketwire to Claude or any MCP client with one URL. Sign in and approve exactly what it may do: see your devices, send texts, check their status.
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Approve & send
When your agent wants to text, you see the number and the full message: on your Android phone, or in the dashboard for desktop setups. Tap Send or Reject. Either way, it lands in your activity log.
Platforms
Works where you are.
Android phones send texts themselves. iPhone users go through a Mac. Windows and Linux use KDE Connect with an Android phone.
For iPhone users
macOS + iPhone
The desktop Bridge drives Messages on your Mac, which sends SMS through your iPhone with Text Message Forwarding, or as iMessage. You approve texts in the dashboard.
Bridge · macos-messages driver
With an Android phone
Windows & Linux
The Bridge sends through KDE Connect, using an Android phone that’s paired with your computer. Handy when your phone lives on the desk next to you.
Bridge · kdeconnect driver
Remote MCP server
Any MCP client
Pocketwire speaks MCP over HTTPS with OAuth sign-in. Paste one URL into your AI app’s connector settings and approve access. Your agent gets four clearly described tools and nothing else.
- Claude
- Claude Duet
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
- Your own agent
Streamable HTTP · OAuth 2.1 · PKCE
An iPhone on its own can’t do this. iOS doesn’t let any app send a text in the background, so iPhone users need a Mac running the Bridge. We’d rather tell you now than after you sign up.
Safety first
Built for the day your agent gets it wrong.
An agent can misread a request, or be tricked by a web page or an email. Pocketwire assumes that will happen, and keeps you and hard limits between the agent and your contacts.
Approval on every message
New accounts ask before every single text. You see the number and the exact words, then tap Send or Reject. Requests nobody answers expire after 10 minutes. On Pro and Team you can let trusted contacts send without asking.
Limits that stop spam
Caps per minute, day and month, plus a daily cap on numbers you’ve never texted before. Short codes are refused outright.
Kill switch
Pause all sending from the dashboard or the Android app. While paused, every request is refused.
A full audit log
Every request is recorded: which app asked, which tool, the recipient, the status and when.
Your words aren’t kept
The log keeps the recipient, length, a SHA-256 fingerprint and the status. The text itself is deleted once it’s sent, unless you turn on history.
Access you can take back
AI apps sign in with OAuth and get only the access you approve on the consent screen. Disconnect any app from the dashboard in one click.
Plain talk about encryption
Pocketwire is not end-to-end encrypted. Your AI app sends each message to our server in an ordinary MCP tool call, so the server sees it while passing it on to your phone. Every hop uses TLS 1.3, recipients are encrypted at rest, and message text isn’t stored unless you ask for history. Want no third party in the path at all? Run it yourself.
For developers
One URL. Four tools.
A remote MCP server with OAuth 2.1, PKCE and dynamic client registration. Point any MCP client at it, sign in, and you’re done.
https://pocketwire.app/mcp
list_devicesYour paired phones and computers, and which ones are online.send_smsSends a text from your number. Waits up to about 25 seconds for the result, then returns a message ID to check later.get_message_statusWhere a message is now, from awaiting approval to delivered.list_recent_messagesRecent texts from your activity log, with their status.
mcp.json (Cursor and other JSON-configured clients)
{
"mcpServers": {
"pocketwire": {
"url": "https://pocketwire.app/mcp"
}
}
}Text my plumber at +48 501 234 567 and ask if Thursday morning still works. Tell me when it’s delivered.
Sending it from your phone. You’ll get a notification to approve it first.
Pocketwire
send_smssent{
"to": "+48501234567",
"body": "Hi! Does Thursday morning still work for the boiler repair?"
}You tapped Send on Pixel 8 · 14:02
{
"message_id": "msg_Qm3v7KxR2pTnF8wd",
"status": "sent",
"segments": 1
}Pocketwire
get_message_statusdeliveredDelivered at 14:02. It came from your own number, so they’ll know it’s you.
Pricing
Simple plans. No per-text fees.
Start free with one device. Upgrade for more devices, trusted contacts and a longer history.
Free
Try it with one phone.
$0forever
No card needed.
Start free- 1 device
- 50 messages a month
- Approval on every message
- 7-day activity log
- Community support
Pro
Most popularFor people who text through their AI every day.
$8per month
or $80 a year — 2 months free.
Start with Pro- Everything in Free, plus
- 3 devices
- 2,000 messages a month
- Smart approvals: trusted contacts can auto-send
- 1-year activity log
- Optional message history
- Email support
Team
For teams that share phones and agents.
$24per month
or $240 a year — 2 months free.
Start with Team- Everything in Pro, plus
- 10 devices
- 10,000 messages a month
- Shared workspace with roles
- Audit export
- Webhooks
- Priority support
Texts go out on your own mobile plan — Pocketwire never charges per text and never sells numbers.
Self-hosting & volume plans — talk to us. Prices in US dollars.
Does it work with an iPhone?
Yes, through a Mac. iOS doesn’t let any app send a text in the background, so Pocketwire can’t run on the iPhone itself. Instead, the desktop Bridge on your Mac uses the Messages app, which sends SMS through your iPhone with Text Message Forwarding, or sends iMessage. Your Mac needs to be awake and signed in to Messages, and you approve these texts in the dashboard.
We’re exploring an iPhone app that hands you a pre-filled message to send yourself. There’s no date for it yet.
Is the Android app on Google Play?
Not yet. Google Play allows only a few kinds of apps to send SMS and reviews each one, and we’re working on that. Meanwhile you install the signed APK from GitHub Releases, and Obtainium can keep it up to date for you. It needs Android 8 or newer.
What does a text cost?
Nothing extra from us. Texts go out from your own SIM on your own mobile plan, so your carrier’s usual rates apply, and many plans include texts. Pocketwire never charges per text. Plans differ in devices, monthly messages and features; see pricing.
What data do you store?
Your account, your paired devices, your settings, and a log of each request: which app asked, the recipient, the length, a SHA-256 fingerprint of the text, the status and the times. Recipients are encrypted at rest. The text itself is deleted once the message is sent, unless you turn on message history. We don’t sell data. The privacy policy has the details.
Is it end-to-end encrypted?
No, and we’d rather say so clearly. Your AI app sends each message to our server as part of an MCP tool call, so the server has to see it to pass it on to your phone. It travels over TLS 1.3 on every hop and isn’t kept afterwards unless you ask for history. If you need more, self-host.
Can I self-host it?
Yes. Pocketwire Cloud is one container and one SQLite file. Run docker compose up on your own server, point your devices and AI apps at it, and nothing passes through us. The self-hosting guide walks you through it, and for support or volume plans, talk to us.
Which AI apps and agents work with it?
Anything that can use a remote MCP server with OAuth sign-in: Claude as a custom connector, Claude Duet, Claude Code, ChatGPT where your plan supports custom connectors, Cursor, and agents you build yourself. You add https://pocketwire.app/mcp once and sign in.
Can my agent read my texts or replies?
No. Pocketwire only sends. It can’t read your inbox, the replies you get or any one-time codes, and there’s no tool for texting a list of people at once.
Give your AI a line to your phone.
Free for one device, set up in a few minutes. By default, nothing goes out until you tap Send.