Inspects live Asterisk and FreeSWITCH PBX systems: channels, SIP registrations, trunk status, dialplan and call history, read-only by default.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add pbx --env ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD='<ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD>' --env FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD='<FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y pbx-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.pbx]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "pbx-mcp"]
env = { ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD = "<ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD>", FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD = "<FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD>" }
# codex mcp add pbx --env ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD='<ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD>' --env FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD='<FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y pbx-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pbx": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pbx-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD": "<ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD>",
"FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD": "<FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"pbx": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pbx-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD": "<ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD>",
"FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD": "<FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pbx": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pbx-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD": "<ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD>",
"FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD": "<FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pbx": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pbx-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD": "<ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD>",
"FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD": "<FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"pbx": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"pbx-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD": "<ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORD>",
"FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD": "<FREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
ASTERISK_AMI_PASSWORDFREESWITCH_ESL_PASSWORD
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.