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HonkIO MCP server

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Canadian SMS and email API for AI agents: send SMS and email, verify phones, handle CASL consent.

At a glance

HonkIO is an MCP server in the Productivity category. It runs locally over stdio via `npx -y @honkio/mcp`, and needs HONKIO_API_KEY and Authorization. It scores B (63/100) on the MCP Skills Hub health score as of Oct 28, 2026.

Source

One-click install

VS Code VS Code Insiders Cursor

Opens your editor and pre-fills the config. Your editor will ask before adding it.

How to install HonkIO in your AI client

Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.

How to install HonkIO in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI

Add the server

bash

claude mcp add honkio -e 'HONKIO_API_KEY=<HONKIO_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @honkio/mcp

Fill in your credentials
Replace <HONKIO_API_KEY>, Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN> with your real values. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
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Verify it's connected
bash
```
claude mcp list
```
Sharing it with your team?
Add `--scope project` to write it to .mcp.json in the repository root, which you can commit (with the secrets left as environment variables).
Use it in a session
Ask Claude to use the tools this server exposes. It discovers them automatically.

How to install HonkIO in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)

Open your MCP config
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add this server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "honkio": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@honkio/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HONKIO_API_KEY": "<HONKIO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <HONKIO_API_KEY>, Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN> with your real values. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Restart Claude Desktop
The tools appear under the 🔌 menu once the app reloads.

How to install HonkIO in CursorAI-first code editor

Create / edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "honkio": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@honkio/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HONKIO_API_KEY": "<HONKIO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <HONKIO_API_KEY>, Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN> with your real values. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Enable it
Cursor Settings → MCP → toggle the server on. Tools become available to the Composer/Agent.

How to install HonkIO in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml

toml

[mcp_servers.honkio]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@honkio/mcp"]
env = { HONKIO_API_KEY = "<HONKIO_API_KEY>" }

Fill in your credentials
Replace <HONKIO_API_KEY>, Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN> with your real values. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Run Codex
Codex loads MCP servers from config.toml on startup and exposes their tools to the agent.

How to install HonkIO in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "honkio": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@honkio/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HONKIO_API_KEY": "<HONKIO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <HONKIO_API_KEY>, Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN> with your real values. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Reload
Windsurf → Cascade → refresh MCP servers. Cascade can now call the tools.

How to install HonkIO in ClineVS Code autonomous agent

Open Cline → MCP Servers → Configure
Adds to cline_mcp_settings.json.

Add the server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "honkio": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@honkio/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HONKIO_API_KEY": "<HONKIO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <HONKIO_API_KEY>, Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN> with your real values. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.

How to install HonkIO in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support

Create .vscode/mcp.json

json

{
  "servers": {
    "honkio": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@honkio/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "HONKIO_API_KEY": "<HONKIO_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <HONKIO_API_KEY>, Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN> with your real values. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Start it
VS Code shows a ▶ Start action above the server entry. Agent mode (Copilot Chat) can then use the tools.

What does HonkIO need from you?

Bearer token — Bearer followed by your HonkIO API key (mk_test_... or mk_live_...)

HONKIO_API_KEYrequiredsecretEnvironment variable
Your HonkIO API key (mk_test_... to explore for free, mk_live_... for real sends)
HONKIO_MCP_READ_INBOXoptionalEnvironment variable
Set to 1 to register the two received-email read tools. Off by default: a received email is text a stranger wrote, and the agent can also send.
AuthorizationrequiredsecretHTTP header
Bearer followed by your HonkIO API key (mk_test_... or mk_live_...)
X-HonkIO-Read-InboxoptionalHTTP header
Set to 1 to register the two received-email read tools for this connection. Off by default: a received email is text a stranger wrote.

Pass secrets through your shell environment rather than committing them into a config file.

What tools does HonkIO expose?

This server runs as a local package. We only query remote servers for their tool list — asking this one would mean executing it, so its tools are listed in the documentation below.

What the code can do

Read from the published package source — never executed. Parsed 14 of 14 source files.

This server can read and write files, make network requests and read your environment variables.

How it was published

No provenance attestation — there is nothing linking this published artifact to a specific source commit.
1 npm maintainer — a single point of compromise · last published by jeffcaldwellca.

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Before you install

Signals gathered from the source repo and package registry — not a safety verdict.

What it can reach

Runs code on your machine — Executes as a local process with your user's permissions, including filesystem access.
Downloads at launch — The package is fetched from its registry each run unless you pin a version.

Client compatibility

Claude Code: NativeClaude Desktop: NativeCursor: NativeCodex CLI: NativeWindsurf: NativeCline: NativeVS Code: Native

Health score

B · 63

Maintenance, adoption, transparency and packaging — not a safety audit. How this is calculated

Maintenance30%not measurable
No commit history available.
Adoption20%not measurable
No usage data available.
Transparency20%25%
1/4: ✓ public source repo, ✗ declared license, ✗ documentation, ✗ discoverable tool list.
Provenance15%75%
Links to its own repository; package linkage unverified.
Packaging15%100%
Publishes a pinned version (1.13.2).

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