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io.github.handset-hq/handset

A business phone system for AI agents: send texts, place calls, read transcripts, buy numbers.

client:VS Code transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install handset in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "handset-api-key",
      "description": "HANDSET_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "handset-allow-live",
      "description": "HANDSET_ALLOW_LIVE",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "handset": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@handset/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HANDSET_API_KEY": "${input:handset-api-key}",
        "HANDSET_ALLOW_LIVE": "${input:handset-allow-live}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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