# How to connect Sms alert to Claude Cowork

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  "title": "How to connect Sms alert to Claude Cowork",
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  "toolkit_slug": "sms_alert",
  "framework": "Claude Cowork",
  "framework_slug": "claude-cowork",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/claude-cowork",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/claude-cowork.md",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:26:36.844Z"
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## Introduction

Cowork is Anthropic's AI agent for knowledge work. Think of it as Claude Code for everything else. It works autonomously with your computer, local files, and applications to accomplish complex tasks.
This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Sms alert account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to check your current SMS credit balance, create a new contact group for marketing, fetch your available sender IDs, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

## Also integrate Sms alert with

- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/claude-code)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/codex)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/hermes-agent)
- [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/cli)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/crew-ai)

## Connect Sms alert to Claude Cowork

### Connecting Sms alert to Claude Cowork
1. Open Customize
In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.
2. Add the Composio MCP server
Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

```bash
https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
```

## What is Claude Cowork?

Claude Cowork is Anthropic's agent for general knowledge work. It can use your computer, files, and connected applications to complete longer-running tasks across your work tools.
With Composio Connect, Cowork can securely access apps like Sms alert through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent.

## What is the Sms alert MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Sms alert MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Sms alert account. It provides structured and secure access to your messaging platform, so your agent can send SMS, manage contacts and groups, handle templates, check balances, and create short URLs on your behalf.
- Send and manage SMS messages: Let your agent send messages across SMS, RCS, Telegram, and WhatsApp channels using predefined templates or custom content.
- Contact and group management: Easily create, delete, or organize contacts and groups, streamlining your customer engagement workflows.
- Template and sender ID operations: Retrieve, create, or manage SMS templates and sender IDs to ensure consistent branding and efficient communication.
- Credit balance and account monitoring: Ask your agent to check your current SMS credit balance and stay updated before launching campaigns or sending bulk messages.
- Short URL generation: Automatically create short URLs for any long links you need to share, making your messages cleaner and more effective.

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `SMS_ALERT_CHANGE_PASSWORD` | Change User Password | Tool to change the password for the authenticated user account. Use when the user needs to update their account password. |
| `SMS_ALERT_GET_BALANCE_CHECK` | Get SMS Alert Balance | Tool to retrieve the current SMS credit balance. Use when you need an up-to-date credit status before sending messages. If balance is low, gate high-volume sends before proceeding — insufficient credits cause messages to be silently dropped or rejected mid-campaign. |
| `SMS_ALERT_GET_DELIVERY_REPORT` | Get SMS Delivery Report | Tool to retrieve delivery report for sent SMS messages by batch ID. Returns message delivery status including mobile numbers, delivery status, and timestamps. Use after sending SMS campaigns to track delivery success. |
| `SMS_ALERT_GET_GROUP_DETAIL` | Get Group Detail | Tool to retrieve details of a specific SMS Alert group. Use after confirming the group ID. |
| `SMS_ALERT_GET_GROUP_LIST` | Get Group List | Tool to retrieve a list of SMS Alert groups. Use when you need to fetch all groups associated with your account. Call after authenticating your API key. |
| `SMS_ALERT_GET_SENDER_ID_LIST` | Get Sender ID List | Tool to fetch the list of available sender IDs. Use when you need to retrieve all sender IDs associated with your account. Use after configuring your API key. |
| `SMS_ALERT_GET_TEMPLATE_LIST` | Get SMS Template List | Tool to retrieve list of SMS templates from your SmsAlert account. Use when you need to display or manage your SMSAlert templates. |
| `SMS_ALERT_GET_USER_PROFILE` | Get User Profile | Tool to retrieve user login and profile information. Returns account details including balance, sender IDs, and account status. Use after configuring your API key to fetch complete user profile. |
| `SMS_ALERT_POST_CREATE_CONTACT` | Create New Contact | Create New Contact |
| `SMS_ALERT_POST_CREATE_GROUP` | Create New Group | Tool to create a new contact group. Use when needing to organize contacts into a new group. |
| `SMS_ALERT_POST_CREATE_SHORT_URL` | Create Short URL | Tool to create a short URL for a given long URL. Use when you need to shorten a URL before sharing. |
| `SMS_ALERT_POST_CREATE_TEMPLATE` | Create SMS Template | Tool to create a new SMS template. Use when you need to define reusable message content. |
| `SMS_ALERT_POST_DELETE_CONTACT` | Delete Contact | Tool to delete a specified contact. Use after confirming the contact's ID. |
| `SMS_ALERT_POST_DELETE_GROUP` | Delete Group | Tool to delete a specified group. Use after confirming the group's ID. |
| `SMS_ALERT_POST_DELETE_SHORT_URL` | Delete Short URL | Tool to delete an existing short URL. Use after confirming the short URL's ID. |
| `SMS_ALERT_POST_DELETE_TEMPLATE` | Delete SMS Template | Tool to delete an existing SMS template. Use when you have the template ID to remove it. |
| `SMS_ALERT_POST_EDIT_CONTACT` | Edit Contact | Tool to edit an existing contact’s details. Use when you need to update a contact’s information after confirming the contact_id. |
| `SMS_ALERT_POST_EDIT_GROUP` | Edit Group | Tool to edit an existing groups name. Use when you need to rename a group after confirming the group id. |
| `SMS_ALERT_POST_EDIT_PROFILE` | Update User Profile | Tool to update user account profile details. Use when modifying authenticated user profile after login. |
| `SMS_ALERT_POST_EDIT_TEMPLATE` | Edit SMS Template | Tool to edit an existing SMS template. Use when you need to update a template after confirming the template id. |
| `SMS_ALERT_POST_GENERATE_OTP` | Generate OTP | Tool to generate a one-time password (OTP). Use when you need to send an OTP to a mobile number using a predefined template. |
| `SMS_ALERT_POST_SENT_SMS_REPORT` | Get Sent SMS Report | Tool to retrieve SMS campaign sent report details. Use after campaigns are sent to analyze delivery results. Delivery status data may lag real time; treat results as non-final for time-sensitive workflows. |
| `SMS_ALERT_SEND_SMS_XML` | Send SMS via XML | Tool to send SMS messages using XML format for bulk sending. Use when you need to send multiple messages to different recipients with different content in a single API call. |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK

The Sms alert MCP server connects Claude Cowork to your Sms alert account through Composio. Once connected, Cowork can use the available Sms alert tools and triggers to complete tasks on your behalf.

## Complete Code

None listed.

## How to build Sms alert MCP Agent with another framework

- [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/claude-agents-sdk)
- [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/claude-code)
- [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/codex)
- [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/openclaw)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/hermes-agent)
- [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/cli)
- [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/google-adk)
- [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/langchain)
- [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/ai-sdk)
- [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/mastra-ai)
- [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/llama-index)
- [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/sms_alert/framework/crew-ai)

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Sms alert MCP?

With a standalone Sms alert MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Sms alert tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Sms alert and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Cowork?

Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Sms alert tools.

### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Sms alert while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Sms alert scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Sms alert data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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