Set up Twilio MCP in Continue

Access Twilio communication APIs to send SMS, manage phone numbers, and interact with 1,400+ Twilio API endpoints from your AI editor.

Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the configuration

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: twilio-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - @twilio-alpha/mcp
    env:
      TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID: YOUR_TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID
      TWILIO_API_KEY: YOUR_TWILIO_API_KEY
      TWILIO_API_SECRET: YOUR_TWILIO_API_SECRET

Set up environment variables

Twilio MCP requires the following environment variables:

TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SIDRequired

Twilio account SID

TWILIO_API_KEYRequired

Twilio API key

TWILIO_API_SECRETRequired

Twilio API secret

Verify it works

Restart Continue. Twilio MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 20 tools available.

This server adds approximately 10,300 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.

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