# Africa's Talking SMS

> Use this tool when you need to send SMS messages to recipients across African mobile networks, and want to customize messages dynamically with features like sender ID configuration. It solves problems of user engagement, notification, and alert systems by providing a simple SMS sending interface. The tool requires API credentials as input and sends customized text messages as output, making it ideal for applications needing direct SMS communication.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/brian-mwangi-africastalking-sms  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/brian-mwangi-africastalking-sms

## Description

Africastalking MCP Server enables Claude Desktop to send SMS messages through Africa's Talking SMS API. Built with TypeScript, it provides a simple tool for sending text messages to recipients across African mobile networks, supporting features like dynamic message customization and sender ID configuration. The implementation requires configuration of API credentials in the claude_desktop_config.json file, making it particularly useful for applications needing to send notifications, alerts, or engage users via SMS directly from Claude Desktop.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** communication
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/brian-mwangi-africastalking-sms)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/brian-mwangi-developer/africastalking-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "brian-mwangi-africastalking-sms"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/brian-mwangi-africastalking-sms` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/brian-mwangi-africastalking-sms/pull`

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