Set up Twilio MCP in Cursor
Access Twilio communication APIs to send SMS, manage phone numbers, and interact with 1,400+ Twilio API endpoints from your AI editor.
1
Locate the config file
Cursor reads MCP server configuration from the following file:
.cursor/mcp.jsonCreate this file if it does not already exist.
2
Add the configuration
Add the following to your Cursor config file:
json
{
"mcpServers": {
"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"
}
}
}
}3
Set up environment variables
Twilio MCP requires the following environment variables:
TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SIDRequiredTwilio account SID
TWILIO_API_KEYRequiredTwilio API key
TWILIO_API_SECRETRequiredTwilio API secret
4
Verify it works
Restart Cursor. 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.