handset for VS Code
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