# Bird MCP server

> Send and receive email, SMS, WhatsApp and voice messages through Bird's communications platform.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/bird
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://mcp.bird.com` (OAuth sign-in at the server); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: OAuth sign-in
- Category: [Communication & Meetings](https://mcp.tc/c/communication)
- Vendor: Bird (MessageBird)
- Homepage: <https://bird.com/docs/ai/mcp-server>
- Repository: <https://github.com/messagebird/bird-ai>

## About

Bird's hosted server connects an MCP client to the Bird communications platform. Through one API and one login, an assistant can send and receive across email, SMS, WhatsApp and voice, and work with the Bird account it is signed in to.

The server runs at https://mcp.bird.com over streamable HTTP. Users sign in once with Bird in the browser through OAuth and approve a consent screen; tool calls fail until then. The same server can also be run locally over stdio with the bird CLI. Bird also publishes agent skills in the messagebird/bird-ai repository (MIT license).

## What it can do

- Send email through Bird
- Send and receive SMS messages
- Send and receive WhatsApp messages
- Work with voice communications
- Sign in with a Bird account through browser OAuth

## Example prompts

- "Send an email to jane@example.com confirming tomorrow's meeting at 10am."
- "Send an SMS to +15551234567 saying the order has shipped."
- "Send a WhatsApp message to a customer with their delivery update."
- "Check whether the email I sent earlier was delivered."

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http bird https://mcp.bird.com
```

2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **bird** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the Bird (MessageBird) sign-in.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors** and click **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **Bird** and paste this URL:

```url
https://mcp.bird.com
```

3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when Bird (MessageBird) asks.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Bird&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.bird.com>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://mcp.bird.com` and click **Add**.

3. Click **Connect** and sign in when Bird (MessageBird) asks.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, open **Settings → Security and login** and turn on **Developer mode**.

2. Go to `chatgpt.com/plugins` and click **+** to create an app for a remote MCP server.

3. Paste `https://mcp.bird.com` as the server URL and choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to Bird (MessageBird) to sign in.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=bird&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21jcC5iaXJkLmNvbSJ9>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bird": {
      "url": "https://mcp.bird.com"
    }
  }
}
```

Cursor shows **Needs login** next to the server. Click it to sign in.

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=bird&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.bird.com%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"bird","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.bird.com"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "bird": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.bird.com"
    }
  }
}
```

VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts.

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bird": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.bird.com"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add bird --url https://mcp.bird.com
codex mcp login bird
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.bird]
url = "https://mcp.bird.com"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http bird https://mcp.bird.com
```

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth bird` to sign in.

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bird": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.bird.com"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.bird.com`.

## Details

- Server version: 0.106.0
- Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable, asks for credentials)
- Listed: 2026-10-03
- Updated: 2026-10-03

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Source: https://mcp.tc/i/bird (mcp.tc is an independent directory, not affiliated with this server's publisher). Corrections: https://mcp.tc/report