Platfone Receive SMS & Virtual Numbers

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Platfone provides virtual phone numbers for account verification, testing, and automation workflows. The Platfone MCP server enables AI agents to obtain temporary numbers and receive SMS messages from MCP-compatible clients like Claude, VS Code Copilot, Codex, etc.

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Why MCP?

Instead of manually integrating the API, AI agents can:

• Order numbers autonomously by country and service name
• Wait for SMS codes
• Retry or cancel activations

All via structured tool calls — no custom backend required.

Features

• Full activation lifecycle — from ordering a number to receiving SMS
• ETag-cached catalog — countries and services are cached in-memory with 5-minute TTL and ETag-based conditional refresh — never sent to the agent
• Human-friendly inputs — use "Israel" or "Telegram" instead of IDs; names are auto-resolved server-side
• Dual transport — stdio and http from a single codebase
• API key auth — works with your existing Platfone API key

Installation

See the full Installation Guide for detailed instructions.

Quick Start

NPM:

PLATFONE_API_KEY=your_key npx @platfone/mcp

Agent Guidelines

• Always call check_price first to verify cost and availability
• Then call order_number to rent a number
• Call check_sms until SMS is received or expired
• Use retry_activation if no SMS arrives
• Use cancel_activation to release funds if no longer needed

Tools

Tool	Description
get_balance	Check account balance: total, reserved, and available funds.
check_price	Check pricing and availability for a country + service pair before ordering.
order_number	Order a virtual phone number. Accepts names ("Israel") or IDs ("il"). Returns activation_id + phone.
check_sms	Poll activation state. Returns SMS code when received, or current status with polling instructions.
retry_activation	Request another SMS on the same number. Free of charge.
cancel_activation	Cancel an active activation before SMS is received. Refunds reserved amount.

Note: Country and service catalogs are cached server-side and auto-resolved from human-readable names. The agent never receives the full catalog — only resolved IDs or disambiguation hints.

Typical AI Agent Flow

1. check_price         (country: "Israel", service: "Telegram")  → verify cost & availability
2. order_number        (country: "Israel", service: "Telegram")  → returns activation_id + phone
3. check_sms           (activation_id)                            → poll or check once for SMS

Optional steps:

• retry_activation — request another SMS on the same number (free)
• cancel_activation — cancel before SMS arrives (refunds balance)

Development

Read the full Development Guide for setup instructions and testing tips.

Troubleshooting

Error	Solution
UnauthorizedException	Check your PLATFONE_API_KEY is valid
PaymentRequiredException	Top up your Platfone balance
NoNumbersAvailableException	Try a different country or service
TooManyRequestsException	Rate limited — wait and retry
MaxPriceExceededException	Retry order_number with the suggested max_price and returned order_id
TooManyActivationsException	Max concurrent active activations reached — cancel or wait for expiry

License

See LICENSE.md. Licensed under the MIT License.

Use of the Platfone API is subject to Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.