# `io.usefulapi/openphone` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.usefulapi/openphone
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.usefulapi/openphone
- Version: 1.16.3 (active)
- Publisher: io.usefulapi (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T19:23:31.915Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
OpenPhone MCP by usefulapi
Send and read OpenPhone messages, calls, contacts and phone numbers.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:41:14.387Z over streamable-http.

**16 tools: 2 can delete or cancel things and 14 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 2 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 0 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 14 | allow |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Deletes or cancels (2)

Removes, cancels or revokes something. Claude Code: deny.

### `openphone_create_contact`

- The name "openphone_create_contact" says "create": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Create a new contact in the workspace. WRITE ACTION — this adds a persistent contact record. Emails and phoneNumbers are passed as simple string arrays and stored under default field labels. OpenPhone REST: POST /contacts.
```

### `openphone_send_message`

- The name "openphone_send_message" says "send": a word for sending, and what is sent cannot be taken back.
- The input addresses people (input.to): what it sends cannot be taken back.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Send an SMS/text message from one of your OpenPhone numbers to up to 10 recipients. WRITE ACTION — this actually sends a real text message (which may incur carrier cost and requires approved A2P 10DLC registration). OpenPhone REST: POST /messages.
```

## Only reads (14)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `openphone_get_call`

- The name "openphone_get_call" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get a single call by its id (starts with 'AC') — direction, status, duration, participants and timestamps. OpenPhone REST: GET /calls/{id}.
```

### `openphone_get_call_recordings`

- The name "openphone_get_call_recordings" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get the recordings for a call by its id — each with a URL, duration, start time and status. OpenPhone REST: GET /call-recordings/{callId}.
```

### `openphone_get_call_summary`

- The name "openphone_get_call_summary" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get the AI-generated summary and next steps for a call by its id. Availability depends on your plan and whether the call was summarized. OpenPhone REST: GET /call-summaries/{callId}.
```

### `openphone_get_call_transcript`

- The name "openphone_get_call_transcript" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get the transcription for a call by its id — dialogue segments with speaker, text and timestamps, plus overall status and duration. OpenPhone REST: GET /call-transcripts/{id}.
```

### `openphone_get_contact`

- The name "openphone_get_contact" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get a single contact by its id, including default fields (name, company, role, emails, phone numbers) and custom fields. OpenPhone REST: GET /contacts/{id}.
```

### `openphone_get_contact_custom_fields`

- The name "openphone_get_contact_custom_fields" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the workspace's contact custom-field definitions (name, key, type). Use the returned keys when creating contacts with custom fields. OpenPhone REST: GET /contact-custom-fields.
```

### `openphone_get_message`

- The name "openphone_get_message" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get a single message by its id (starts with 'AC'). OpenPhone REST: GET /messages/{id}.
```

### `openphone_list_calls`

- The name "openphone_list_calls" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List calls between one of your OpenPhone numbers and a participant, newest first, optionally filtered by user and created date range. Returns direction, status, duration and timestamps. OpenPhone REST: GET /calls.
```

### `openphone_list_contacts`

- The name "openphone_list_contacts" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List contacts in the workspace, optionally filtered by external ids or sources. Returns each contact's default fields (name, company, emails, phone numbers) and custom fields. OpenPhone REST: GET /contacts.
```

### `openphone_list_conversations`

- The name "openphone_list_conversations" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List conversations (threads), most-recent activity first, optionally filtered by phone number(s), user, and created/updated date ranges. Each conversation has participants, assignee, and last-activity metadata. OpenPhone REST: GET /conversations.
```

### `openphone_list_messages`

- The name "openphone_list_messages" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List messages in a conversation between one of your OpenPhone numbers and one or more participants. Returns text, direction, status and timestamps. OpenPhone REST: GET /messages.
```

### `openphone_list_phone_numbers`

- The name "openphone_list_phone_numbers" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the OpenPhone numbers in the workspace (id, number, name, formatted number, assigned users, restrictions). Usually the first call — most other tools need a phoneNumberId. OpenPhone REST: GET /phone-numbers.
```

### `openphone_list_users`

- The name "openphone_list_users" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List workspace users (id, email, name, role). Use to find a userId for scoping other calls. OpenPhone REST: GET /users.
```

### `openphone_list_webhooks`

- The name "openphone_list_webhooks" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List all webhooks configured in the workspace (id, url, events, status). Read-only inventory — this tool does not create or delete webhooks. OpenPhone REST: GET /webhooks.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `openphone`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_list_phone_numbers",
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_list_users",
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_list_contacts",
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_get_contact",
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_get_contact_custom_fields",
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_list_conversations",
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_list_messages",
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_get_message",
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_list_calls",
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_get_call",
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_get_call_summary",
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_get_call_transcript",
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_get_call_recordings",
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_list_webhooks"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_send_message",
      "mcp__openphone__openphone_create_contact"
    ]
  }
}
```
