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                "Authorization": "${EXOTEL_MCP_AUTH_JSON}"
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          "registry": "pypi",
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      "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/twilio/twilio-oai/main/spec/json/twilio_api_v2010.json",
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        "voice.recording",
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          "Restricted API keys with up to 100 endpoint permissions each",
          "Public OpenAPI specs, llms.txt with Markdown twins, and a numbered error dictionary",
          "No-card trial with 75 free voice minutes for 30 days",
          "twilio-node released three times in the last 90 days, most recently 6.1.2 on 2026-09-28"
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          "1 outbound call a second per account by default",
          "No idempotency key on call creation",
          "The MCP that can place calls is an alpha last published in July 2025, and the hosted one only searches docs",
          "No security.txt on twilio.com"
        ],
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          "Use `\u003cConnect\u003e\u003cStream\u003e` for two-way audio. It blocks further TwiML until the websocket closes",
          "Use `\u003cConnect\u003e\u003cConversationRelay\u003e` when you only want to handle text, and set `interruptible` for barge-in",
          "Trial calls reach only verified numbers in your sign-up country",
          "Retry a 429 with backoff, but check the Calls list before retrying a create that timed out, since there's no idempotency key",
          "Validate `X-Twilio-Signature` on every webhook and websocket upgrade"
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          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
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            "grade": "A",
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          "schema": 92,
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          "transparency": 72
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        "provenanceScore": 90
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      "connect": {
        "http": "curl -X POST \"https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/$TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Calls.json\" \\\n  -u \"$TWILIO_API_KEY:$TWILIO_API_SECRET\" \\\n  --data-urlencode \"To=+15558675310\" --data-urlencode \"From=+15017122661\" \\\n  --data-urlencode \"Twiml=\u003cResponse\u003e\u003cSay\u003eHello from Twilio\u003c/Say\u003e\u003c/Response\u003e\"",
        "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"
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              "command": "npx"
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        "sendgrid",
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          "item": "Outbound call, US",
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          "note": "local or toll-free destinations"
        },
        {
          "item": "Inbound call, US local number",
          "unit": "call-minute",
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        },
        {
          "item": "Inbound call, US toll-free number",
          "unit": "call-minute",
          "usd": 0.022
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        {
          "item": "US local number",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 1.15
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        {
          "item": "US toll-free number",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 2.15
        },
        {
          "item": "Media Streams",
          "unit": "call-minute",
          "usd": 0.0044,
          "note": "on top of call minutes"
        },
        {
          "item": "ConversationRelay",
          "unit": "call-minute",
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        },
        {
          "item": "Call recording",
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        "legalEntity": "Twilio Inc.",
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        "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-voice.json",
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              "date": "2026-10-01",
              "probes": 276,
              "ok": 276
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 248
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "probes": 271,
              "ok": 271
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "probes": 270,
              "ok": 270
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        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.twilio.com",
          "indicator": "minor",
          "summary": "Partially Degraded Service",
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            "registry": "github",
            "name": "twilio-labs/mcp",
            "version": "0.0.3",
            "released": "2025-03-25",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:42:28.341727729Z"
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          {
            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "@twilio-alpha/mcp",
            "version": "0.7.0",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:42:26.54293887Z"
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          {
            "registry": "npm",
            "name": "twilio",
            "version": "6.1.2",
            "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:42:26.104679108Z"
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            "registry": "pypi",
            "name": "twilio",
            "version": "9.11.2",
            "released": "2026-09-28",
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          "url": "https://twilio.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
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        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://www.twilio.com/docs/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:18:18.461750128Z"
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        "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"
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            "url": "https://www.twilio.com/en-us/voice/pricing/us",
            "kind": "pricing",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:52:42.057003458Z",
            "changedAt": "2026-10-03T15:40:33.277161645Z",
            "fingerprint": "870f6e38fa5f"
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    "summary": "Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP has a score of 80.4 (A) against Exotel Voice API + MCP's 39.8 (E). Both do voice calls. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 80 points."
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/twilio-voice.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/twilio-voice.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Exotel Voice API + MCP for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\nPick Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP for reliability (+40), schema \u0026 documentation (+44), agent ergonomics (+40), security \u0026 auth (+45), payments \u0026 pricing (+20), maintenance \u0026 community (+80), transparency \u0026 trust (+18).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Exotel Voice API + MCP | Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 50 | 90 | Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP +40 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 48 | 92 | Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP +44 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 40 | 80 | Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP +40 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 40 | 85 | Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP +45 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 40 | Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP +20 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 5 | 85 | Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP +80 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 63 | 81 | Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP +18 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **39.8 · E** | **80.4 · A** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Exotel Voice API + MCP | Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Exotel | Twilio |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.exotel.com/v1` | `https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT | MIT |\n| Tools exposed | 62 | 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 | no | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | none | 2026-09-28 |\n| Popularity | 5 stars | 111 stars, 7.2M npm/wk, 4.8M PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2/5 (2) | 3.1/5 (8) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Exotel Voice API + MCP.** Local Indian numbers and DLT and TRAI handling. Per-minute rates and plan prices not published.\n\n**Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP.** Twilio APIs SLA at 99.95 per cent for every paying customer, with 10 per cent credits. US outbound at $0.014 a minute, plus $0.0044 for Media Streams or $0.07 for ConversationRelay.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Exotel Voice API + MCP\n\n1. Use api.in.exotel.com for India-hosted accounts and api.exotel.com for Singapore-hosted ones\n2. Pass StreamUrl on Calls/connect for a quick outbound voice-agent call\n3. Whitelist test numbers before calling on a trial account\n4. Pass confirm=true only after a person approves a destructive MCP tool call\n\n### Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP\n\n1. Use `\u003cConnect\u003e\u003cStream\u003e` for two-way audio. It blocks further TwiML until the websocket closes\n2. Use `\u003cConnect\u003e\u003cConversationRelay\u003e` when you only want to handle text, and set `interruptible` for barge-in\n3. Trial calls reach only verified numbers in your sign-up country\n4. Retry a 429 with backoff, but check the Calls list before retrying a create that timed out, since there's no idempotency key\n5. Validate `X-Twilio-Signature` on every webhook and websocket upgrade\n\n## Other comparisons with Exotel Voice API + MCP or Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP\n\n- [Bandwidth Voice API + MCP vs Exotel Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bandwidth-voice-vs-exotel-voice.md)\n- [Bandwidth Voice API + MCP vs Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/bandwidth-voice-vs-twilio-voice.md)\n- [Exotel Voice API + MCP vs Infobip Calls API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/exotel-voice-vs-infobip-calls.md)\n- [Exotel Voice API + MCP vs Plivo Voice API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/exotel-voice-vs-plivo-voice.md)\n- [Exotel Voice API + MCP vs SignalWire Voice API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/exotel-voice-vs-signalwire-voice.md)\n- [Exotel Voice API + MCP vs Sinch Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/exotel-voice-vs-sinch-voice.md)\n- [Exotel Voice API + MCP vs Telnyx Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/exotel-voice-vs-telnyx-voice.md)\n- [Exotel Voice API + MCP vs Vonage Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/exotel-voice-vs-vonage-voice.md)\n- [Exotel Voice API + MCP vs Voximplant](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/exotel-voice-vs-voximplant.md)\n- [Infobip Calls API + MCP vs Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/infobip-calls-vs-twilio-voice.md)\n- [Plivo Voice API vs Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/plivo-voice-vs-twilio-voice.md)\n- [SignalWire Voice API vs Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/signalwire-voice-vs-twilio-voice.md)\n- [Sinch Voice API + MCP vs Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sinch-voice-vs-twilio-voice.md)\n- [Telnyx Voice API + MCP vs Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/telnyx-voice-vs-twilio-voice.md)\n- [Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP vs Vonage Voice API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/twilio-voice-vs-vonage-voice.md)\n- [Twilio Programmable Voice API + MCP vs Voximplant](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/twilio-voice-vs-voximplant.md)\n",
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