Odile answering lines

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http answering-lines https://odilelabs.com/mcp/lines

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://odilelabs.com/mcp/lines

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "answering-lines": {
      "url": "https://odilelabs.com/mcp/lines"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

9 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• get_answering_line_offerRead the offer for starting a new After Hours answering line: a phone assistant that picks up the calls an owner forwards from their own business number, takes messages and bookings and tells the owner. Use it before set
• try_answering_lineCreate a test call so you can hear an After Hours answering line before anything is set up: it returns a shared test phone number and a 4-digit code (valid 24 hours, up to 5 calls). Calling the number and keying the code
• set_up_answering_lineStart setting up an After Hours answering line for the signed-in owner's business: a phone assistant that answers calls forwarded from the business's own number and takes messages and bookings for the owner. Nothing is b
• get_sip_addressCreate (first call) or read the SIP address and private trunk credentials for one of the signed-in owner's answering lines, so the owner's phone system can send calls to the line over SIP, with no phone number, instead o
• get_answering_lineList the signed-in owner's own After Hours answering lines and any set-ups still awaiting payment (under pending). Use it first: it returns the line_id that get_line_calls, get_line_messages, get_sip_address and buy_pack
• get_line_callsList the incoming calls answered by one of the signed-in owner's own lines, newest first, with the full caller number (E.164 or null) that get_answering_line shows only as its last four digits. Each item has id, at (ISO)
• get_line_messagesList the messages the answering line took from callers for one of the signed-in owner's own lines, newest first. Each item has id, at (ISO), name, phone, message and urgent, so it holds callers' names and phone numbers.
• get_receptionist_benchmarkRead Odile Labs' published benchmark of AI phone answering products: real test calls placed to public lines, scored against stated measures. Use it when someone asks how AI phone answering handles real calls, or to compa
• buy_packReturns a one-time Stripe checkout link for a prepaid pack, to top up something that already exists; to start a new answering line use set_up_answering_line. The customer opens the link and pays on Stripe's own page, and

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