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Use BlueBot’s MCP server from VS Code’s agent mode.

What you can do

Give VS Code’s agent mode BlueBot’s tools so it can read and send texts while you work.
Have the agent read a real conversation while it writes the code that answers it.
Test your webhook handler on your laptop with bluebot listen, which forwards BlueBot’s webhooks to localhost.

Recommended
MCP
BlueBot’s MCP server gives the assistant tools to send texts, read conversations and check your Mac.
MCP in the docs
API
Your own code calls BlueBot’s REST API and listens to its signed webhooks.
API in the docs

Recipes

Set one up as written, or change it to fit how you work. The docs have the same recipes step by step.

01With MCP

Starts when

You ask VS Code’s agent

Add https://usebluebot.com/mcp to VS Code’s MCP configuration with your API key as the bearer token.
Open the chat in agent mode and ask: “Is my Mac online, and is anything held?”
The agent calls get_device_status and tells you when the Mac last checked in.

02With MCP

Starts when

You ask VS Code’s agent

Ask the agent to fetch your latest incoming text with list_messages.
Have it write a handler for message.received that reads the fields that text has.
Run your app and the handler on localhost to try it.

03With the API

Starts when

You run your app on localhost

Run npx bluebot listen and point it at your local server.
Send a test event to the endpoint from BlueBot’s dashboard or with POST /v1/webhooks/{id}/test.
Watch your handler verify the signature and read the event.

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