AI Text-a-roo

Give any AI agent a phone number. In 60 seconds.

pip install aitextaroo

What is this?

AI Text-a-roo is an SMS gateway for AI agents. You sign up, get a phone number, and your agent can send and receive text messages.

This library connects your agent to the gateway. No webhook, no public IP, no server setup — just one outbound HTTPS connection.

Setup

Let your agent do it

Tell your agent:

Go to aitextaroo.com and set up SMS for me.

Your agent will find the setup instructions and handle everything.

Or use the CLI

# 1. Install
pip install aitextaroo

# 2. Verify your phone (sends a 6-digit code)
aitextaroo-setup --phone +12125551234

# 3. Enter the code, get your API key
aitextaroo-setup --phone +12125551234 --code 123456

# 4. Start the bridge
aitextaroo-bridge --api-key YOUR_KEY

The bridge auto-detects your AI agent and starts piping SMS through it.

Supported agents: claude (Claude Code), hermes, openclaw, nanoclaw.

How it works

Your phone                AI Text-a-roo              Your machine
    │                         │                          │
    ├── SMS "hey" ──────────► │                          │
    │                         ├── SSE stream ──────────► │
    │                         │                          ├── Agent processes
    │                         │   POST /v1/send ◄────────┤   the message
    │  ◄── SMS "hello!" ──────┤                          │
    │                         │                          │

1. User texts your assigned number
2. AI Text-a-roo pushes the message via SSE (Server-Sent Events)
3. Your agent processes it and replies via client.send()
4. The reply is delivered as SMS

No polling. No webhooks. No public IP. Works behind NAT, firewalls, VPNs.

Features

Conversation history

The bridge keeps conversation context so your agent can have coherent multi-turn conversations over SMS. History is saved to local JSONL files (~/.aitextaroo/sessions/) and survives bridge restarts.

• Bridge restart → picks up where you left off
• /new → starts a fresh session (old one is saved on disk)
• --no-persist → in-memory only, history gone when bridge stops
• Nothing is stored on our servers — files live on your machine only

Third-party relay (Pro plan)

Your agent can text anyone on your behalf. Replies get forwarded to your phone. Reply with > to respond through your agent's number.

SMS formatting

Agent responses are automatically cleaned for SMS — markdown bold, italic, code blocks, and headers are stripped to plain text.

SMS commands

Your user can text these commands:

Command	What it does
/help	List available commands
/new	Start a new conversation (old one is saved)
/status	Show agent name, uptime, session info, message count

Plans

Feature	Free ($0)	Pro ($5/mo)
Messages/day	10	200
2-way conversations	✓	✓
Security PIN	✓	✓
Relay to contacts	—	✓
Reply forwarding	—	✓

14-day free trial on Pro. Cancel anytime.

Python API

TextarooClient

import asyncio
from aitextaroo import TextarooClient

async def main():
    client = TextarooClient(api_key="YOUR_KEY")

    async for message in client.listen():
        print(f"Got: {message.text}")
        await client.send(f"You said: {message.text}")

asyncio.run(main())

listen(auto_reconnect=True) → AsyncIterator[InboundMessage]

Opens an SSE stream and yields messages as they arrive. Handles reconnection automatically.

send(text) → str

Send an SMS to the registered user. Returns the message ID.

account() → dict

Get account info (tier, assigned number, usage).

close()

Release resources.

Signup API (static methods)

# Send verification code
await TextarooClient.request_verification(phone="+12125551234")

# Confirm and get API key
result = await TextarooClient.confirm_verification(phone="+12125551234", code="123456")
print(result["api_key"])
print(result["assigned_number"])

InboundMessage

Field	Type	Description
id	str	Unique message ID (UUID)
text	str	Message body
received_at	str	ISO 8601 timestamp
channel	str	Always "sms"
trust_level	str	"low", "medium", or "high" (PIN verified)
has_pin	bool	Whether sender has a PIN set

CLI Reference

aitextaroo-bridge [OPTIONS]

Options:
  --api-key KEY          API key (or set AITEXTAROO_API_KEY)
  --agent NAME           Agent: auto, claude, hermes, openclaw, nanoclaw
  --sessions-dir PATH    Session file directory (default: ~/.aitextaroo/sessions/)
  --no-persist           Disable session persistence (in-memory only)
  --base-url URL         Custom API URL
  -v, --verbose          Debug logging

Privacy

• Messages pass through and disappear — nothing is stored on our servers
• Conversation history is saved as local files on your machine only
• Your phone number is hashed and encrypted at rest
• Session files are plain JSONL — inspect or delete them anytime

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
AITEXTAROO_API_KEY	Your API key (alternative to --api-key)
AITEXTAROO_BASE_URL	Custom API URL (for self-hosted)

License

MIT