botcall

Phone numbers for AI agents. Provision numbers, receive SMS, extract verification codes. Use when you need to sign up for services, receive 2FA codes, or han...

botcall - Phone Numbers for AI Agents

Provision phone numbers and receive SMS verification codes.

Setup

1. Get an API key at https://botcall.io
2. Authenticate:

botcall auth login --api-key bs_live_YOUR_KEY

Commands

Check your plan and usage

botcall usage

Provision a phone number

botcall provision
botcall provision --area-code 206  # Seattle area code

List your numbers

botcall list

View received messages

botcall inbox
botcall inbox --limit 20

Wait for verification code

botcall get-code              # Wait up to 120s
botcall get-code --timeout 60 # Custom timeout

Returns just the code (e.g., 847291) for easy parsing.

Release a number

botcall release <number-id>

Upgrade plan

botcall upgrade starter  # $9/mo - 1 number, 100 SMS
botcall upgrade pro      # $29/mo - 5 numbers, 500 SMS

Manage billing

botcall billing  # Opens Stripe portal

Example: Sign up for a service

# 1. Get a number
botcall provision --area-code 415
# Output: [phone]

# 2. Use number to sign up (your agent does this)

# 3. Wait for verification code
CODE=$(botcall get-code --timeout 120)
echo "Code received: $CODE"

# 4. Enter code to complete signup

MCP Integration

For Claude Desktop/Cursor, add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "botcall": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@botcallio/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "BOTCALL_API_KEY": "bs_live_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Pricing

• Free: No numbers (signup only)
• Starter ($9/mo): 1 number, 100 SMS
• Pro ($29/mo): 5 numbers, 500 SMS

Links

• Website: https://botcall.io
• npm CLI: https://www.npmjs.com/package/botcall
• MCP: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@botcallio/mcp