{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "bandwidth", "name": "Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP", "vendor": "Bandwidth", "vendorUrl": "https://www.bandwidth.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "messaging", "summary": "US carrier's messaging API for SMS, MMS and RCS over 10DLC, toll-free and short codes, with published US rates.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bandwidth", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bandwidth.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bandwidth.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/bandwidth.json", "repo": "https://github.com/Bandwidth/mcp-server", "transports": [ "http", "stdio", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://messaging.bandwidth.com/api/v2", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "bandwidth-sdk" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "bandwidth-sdk" } ], "auth": "oauth", "authNotes": "OAuth 2.0 client credentials. Exchange the client ID and secret at api.bandwidth.com/api/v1/oauth2/token for a Bearer token. Legacy API users with Basic auth are being migrated. The MCP server takes BW_CLIENT_ID and BW_CLIENT_SECRET.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Messaging is contract-first with account-managed onboarding. Published US rates are 10DLC SMS $0.004 and MMS $0.015 a message, toll-free SMS $0.007 and MMS $0.020, short code SMS $0.008 and MMS $0.020. The Build free trial (3,000 credits, no card) covers voice and SIP only (https://www.bandwidth.com/pricing/).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 or stablecoin payment path in docs, pricing or agent discovery files (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 2, "npmWeekly": 12740, "pypiWeekly": 39218, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://dev.bandwidth.com", "llmsTxt": "https://dev.bandwidth.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://dev.bandwidth.com/spec/messaging.yml", "capabilities": [ "messaging.sms", "messaging.mms", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.voice", "messaging.verify", "messaging.inbound" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "typescript", "python", "webhooks", "sms", "enterprise" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-22", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 64.3, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 185, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 73, "maintenance": 78, "payments": 20, "reliability": 70, "schema": 86, "security": 55, "transparency": 63 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "10DLC SMS $0.004, toll-free $0.007 and short code $0.008 a message, published. Messaging accounts are onboarded by sales, and the free Build trial covers voice only.", "strengths": [ "10DLC SMS $0.004, toll-free $0.007 and short code $0.008 a message, published", "OAuth 2.0 client credentials with roles, account scope and two-secret rotation", "A full queue returns 429 stating the allowed rate and queue size", "OpenAPI spec for messaging and llms.txt with Markdown pages", "MCP tool profiles keep a messaging agent to the send, list and media tools" ], "weaknesses": [ "Messaging accounts are onboarded by sales, and the free Build trial covers voice only", "No callback signing found", "No SLA, sub-processor list or retention periods found", "The MCP is beta, installed by cloning the repo, with no licence file", "No security.txt, bug bounty or disclosure policy found" ], "agentNotes": [ "Exchange the client ID and secret for a Bearer token first, tokens last 1 hour", "Set `BW_MCP_PROFILE=messaging` to load only the messaging tools", "Pass at least one filter to listMessages, with millisecond-precision timestamps", "On a 429, read the allowed rate in the error and pace sends to it" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 64.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 73, "maintenance": 78, "payments": 20, "reliability": 70, "schema": 86, "security": 55, "transparency": 35 }, "provenanceScore": 90 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST \"https://messaging.bandwidth.com/api/v2/users/$BW_ACCOUNT_ID/messages\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer $BW_ACCESS_TOKEN\" \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"to\":[\"+15555550123\"],\"from\":\"+15555550100\",\"text\":\"Hello from Bandwidth\",\"applicationId\":\"'$BW_MESSAGING_APPLICATION_ID'\"}'", "config": { "mcpServers": { "bandwidth": { "args": [ "--from", "/path/to/mcp-server", "start" ], "command": "uvx", "env": { "BW_CLIENT_ID": "${BW_CLIENT_ID}", "BW_CLIENT_SECRET": "${BW_CLIENT_SECRET}", "BW_MCP_PROFILE": "messaging" } } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/messaging.sms", "tool": "https://letme.dev/bandwidth" }, "sameCompany": [ "bandwidth-voice" ], "area": "communication", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "SMS outbound, US 10DLC", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.004, "note": "US, published list rate" }, { "item": "SMS outbound, US toll-free", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.007, "note": "US" }, { "item": "SMS outbound, US short code", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.008, "note": "US" }, { "item": "MMS outbound, US 10DLC", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.015, "note": "US" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Bandwidth Inc.", "domain": "bandwidth.com", "domainRegistered": "1995-02-20", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.bandwidth.com/legal/communications-services-agreement/", "privacy": "https://www.bandwidth.com/legal/privacy/", "statusPage": "https://status.bandwidth.com", "changelog": "https://www.bandwidth.com/release-notes/", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 90 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bandwidth.json", "live": { "slug": "bandwidth", "probe": { "target": "https://messaging.bandwidth.com/api/v2", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-05T03:48:45.99539229Z", "lastOk": false, "lastStatus": 503, "lastMs": 330, "lastNote": "server error", "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 0, "uptime30d": 0, "p50ms24h": 0, "p95ms24h": 0, "samples24h": 273, "samples30d": 1146, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 0 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 0 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 0 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 0 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 0 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 44, "ok": 0 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.bandwidth.com", "indicator": "maintenance", "summary": "Service Under Maintenance", "checkedAt": "2026-10-05T03:49:35.602536884Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "Bandwidth/mcp-server", "version": "v0.3.0", "released": "2026-06-11", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:21:55.395742091Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "bandwidth-sdk", "version": "8.3.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:21:55.241829652Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "bandwidth-sdk", "version": "23.3.0", "released": "2026-09-22", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:21:55.286968862Z" } ], "githubStars": 2, "npmWeekly": 14503, "pypiWeekly": 35330, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://bandwidth.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "unknown", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:16:04.580175049Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://dev.bandwidth.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:20.111053279Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "bandwidth.com", "registered": "1995-02-20", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/bandwidth.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:08:39.296680691Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T03:49:35.602536884Z" } }, "b": { "slug": "twilio", "name": "Twilio API + MCP", "vendor": "Twilio", "vendorUrl": "https://www.twilio.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "messaging", "summary": "Programmable Messaging (SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, RCS) and Verify over REST.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/twilio", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/twilio.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/twilio.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/twilio.json", "repo": "https://github.com/twilio-labs/mcp", "license": "MIT", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "twilio" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "twilio" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@twilio-alpha/mcp" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "HTTP Basic auth with the Account SID and Auth Token, or an API key SID and secret (recommended). The hosted docs MCP needs no credentials. The local alpha MCP takes `ACCOUNT_SID/API_KEY:API_SECRET` as a command-line argument, so it shows up in process lists.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Pay as you go, no monthly fee. US SMS $0.0083 a segment outbound or inbound on long code, toll-free or short code, plus carrier fees of $0.0035 (AT\u0026T), $0.0045 (T-Mobile) or $0.005 (Verizon) a message. US MMS $0.022 outbound, $0.0165 inbound on long code. Long code numbers $1.15 a month, toll-free $2.15. UK SMS $0.056. Failed messages $0.001 each. WhatsApp $0.005 a message Twilio fee plus Meta's template fees. Verify $0.05 a successful verification plus channel fees. Trial lasts 30 days with free units (100 SMS), no card (https://www.twilio.com/en-us/sms/pricing/us).", "priceSummary": "Pay per use", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 support in docs, pricing or MCP README (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 2, "popularity": { "githubStars": 111, "npmWeekly": 7213599, "pypiWeekly": 4834611, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.twilio.com/docs/messaging", "llmsTxt": "https://www.twilio.com/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/twilio/twilio-oai/main/spec/json/twilio_api_v2010.json", "capabilities": [ "messaging.sms", "messaging.mms", "messaging.whatsapp", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.verify", "messaging.inbound" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "no-card", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "typescript", "python", "webhooks", "whatsapp", "sms", "enterprise" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-28", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 80.4, "grade": "A", "agentReady": true, "rank": 5, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 1, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 40, "reliability": 90, "schema": 92, "security": 85, "transparency": 81 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Per-segment US prices, carrier fees by carrier and the $0.001 failed-message fee published without a login. US SMS at $0.0083 a segment plus $0.0035 to $0.005 in carrier fees, with inbound charged at the same rate.", "strengths": [ "Per-segment US prices, carrier fees by carrier and the $0.001 failed-message fee published without a login", "Restricted API keys with up to 100 endpoint permissions each", "Twilio APIs SLA at 99.95 per cent for every paying customer, with 10 per cent credits", "Public OpenAPI specs, llms.txt with Markdown twins and a numbered error dictionary", "twilio-node released three times in the last 90 days, most recently 6.1.2 on 2026-09-28" ], "weaknesses": [ "US SMS at $0.0083 a segment plus $0.0035 to $0.005 in carrier fees, with inbound charged at the same rate", "A US long code sends 1 message a second per Twilio's scaling guide, with the excess queued for up to 10 hours", "No idempotency key on message creation", "The MCP that can send is an alpha last published on 2025-07-07, and it takes the API secret as a command-line argument", "No security.txt on twilio.com" ], "agentNotes": [ "Use the hosted docs MCP to find the endpoint, then call the REST API with a restricted API key", "Set `ValidityPeriod` on time-sensitive sends, or a queued message can go out up to 10 hours late", "Check the Messages list for the original before retrying a send that timed out, there's no idempotency key", "Send only to verified numbers on a trial account, other recipients fail", "Validate `X-Twilio-Signature` on every inbound webhook" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 8, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "A", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 80.4 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 85, "payments": 40, "reliability": 90, "schema": 92, "security": 85, "transparency": 72 }, "provenanceScore": 90 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST \"https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/$TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json\" \\\n -u \"$TWILIO_API_KEY:$TWILIO_API_SECRET\" \\\n --data-urlencode \"To=+15558675310\" --data-urlencode \"From=+15017122661\" \\\n --data-urlencode \"Body=Hello from Twilio\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http twilio-docs https://mcp.twilio.com/docs", "config": { "mcpServers": { "twilio": { "args": [ "-y", "@twilio-alpha/mcp", "${TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID}/${TWILIO_API_KEY}:${TWILIO_API_SECRET}", "--services", "twilio_api_v2010" ], "command": "npx" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/messaging.sms", "tool": "https://letme.dev/twilio" }, "sameCompany": [ "twilio-voice", "stytch-connected-apps", "sendgrid" ], "area": "communication", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "SMS outbound, US", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.0083, "note": "per segment, plus carrier fees of $0.0035 to $0.005" }, { "item": "SMS outbound, UK", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.056 }, { "item": "MMS outbound, US", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.022 }, { "item": "WhatsApp Twilio fee", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.005, "note": "inbound or outbound, Meta template fees extra" }, { "item": "WhatsApp utility or authentication template, US (Meta fee)", "unit": "message", "usd": 0.0034, "note": "passed through by Twilio" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Twilio Inc.", "domain": "twilio.com", "domainRegistered": "2007-10-26", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.twilio.com/en-us/legal/tos", "privacy": "https://www.twilio.com/en-us/legal/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.twilio.com", "changelog": "https://www.twilio.com/en-us/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "The terms also name Twilio Ireland Limited for customers outside the US." ], "score": 90 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/twilio.json", "live": { "slug": "twilio", "probe": { "target": "https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-05T03:48:57.707243117Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 200, "lastMs": 15, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 7, "p95ms24h": 38, "samples24h": 273, "samples30d": 1146, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 44, "ok": 44 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.twilio.com", "indicator": "minor", "summary": "Partially Degraded Service", "checkedAt": "2026-10-05T03:50:00.198050267Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "twilio-labs/mcp", "version": "0.0.3", "released": "2025-03-25", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:42:32.789428185Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@twilio-alpha/mcp", "version": "0.7.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:42:30.744113269Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "twilio", "version": "6.1.2", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:42:30.579018738Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "twilio", "version": "9.11.2", "released": "2026-09-28", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:42:30.630910608Z" } ], "githubStars": 112, "npmWeekly": 7817134, "pypiWeekly": 5153208, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://twilio.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:43.282608786Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://www.twilio.com/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:18:20.462714763Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "twilio.com", "registered": "2007-10-26", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/twilio.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:05:12.523190086Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://www.twilio.com/en-us/sms/pricing/us", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:52:40.063019901Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-03T15:40:31.280177197Z", "fingerprint": "b98c31a1bf5b" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T03:50:00.198050267Z" } }, "summary": "Twilio API + MCP has a score of 80.4 (A) against Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP's 64.3 (B). Both do messaging sms. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 30 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bandwidth-vs-twilio", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bandwidth-vs-twilio.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bandwidth-vs-twilio.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bandwidth-vs-twilio.min.md" }, "markdown": "Twilio API + MCP has a score of 80.4 (A) against Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP's 64.3 (B). Both do messaging sms. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 30 points.\n\n- Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP: grade B, 64.3/100, rank #185 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bandwidth.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/bandwidth.json\n- Twilio API + MCP: grade A, 80.4/100, rank #5 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/twilio.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/twilio.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\nPick Twilio API + MCP for reliability (+20), schema \u0026 documentation (+6), agent ergonomics (+7), security \u0026 auth (+30), payments \u0026 pricing (+20), maintenance \u0026 community (+7), transparency \u0026 trust (+18).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP | Twilio API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 70 | 90 | Twilio API + MCP +20 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 86 | 92 | Twilio API + MCP +6 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 73 | 80 | Twilio API + MCP +7 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 55 | 85 | Twilio API + MCP +30 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 40 | Twilio API + MCP +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 78 | 85 | Twilio API + MCP +7 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 63 | 81 | Twilio API + MCP +18 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **64.3 · B** | **80.4 · A** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP | Twilio API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Bandwidth | Twilio |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://messaging.bandwidth.com/api/v2` | `https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01` |\n| Transports | HTTP, stdio, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | MIT |\n| Tools exposed | none | 2 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-09-22 | 2026-09-28 |\n| Popularity | 2 stars, 13k npm/wk, 39k PyPI/wk | 111 stars, 7.2M npm/wk, 4.8M PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (8) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP.** 10DLC SMS $0.004, toll-free $0.007 and short code $0.008 a message, published. Messaging accounts are onboarded by sales, and the free Build trial covers voice only.\n\n**Twilio API + MCP.** Per-segment US prices, carrier fees by carrier and the $0.001 failed-message fee published without a login. US SMS at $0.0083 a segment plus $0.0035 to $0.005 in carrier fees, with inbound charged at the same rate.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Bandwidth Messaging API + MCP\n\n1. Exchange the client ID and secret for a Bearer token first, tokens last 1 hour\n2. Set `BW_MCP_PROFILE=messaging` to load only the messaging tools\n3. Pass at least one filter to listMessages, with millisecond-precision timestamps\n4. On a 429, read the allowed rate in the error and pace sends to it\n\n### Twilio API + MCP\n\n1. Use the hosted docs MCP to find the endpoint, then call the REST API with a restricted API key\n2. Set `ValidityPeriod` on time-sensitive sends, or a queued message can go out up to 10 hours late\n3. Check the Messages list for the original before retrying a send that timed out, there's no idempotency key\n4. Send only to verified numbers on a trial account, other recipients fail\n5. 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