How to configure the Ozeki SMS MCP Server in Cherry Studio

This guide walks you through integrating the Ozeki SMS MCP Server with Cherry Studio, a desktop AI chat application that supports MCP servers natively through Streamable HTTP. By following this tutorial, you will learn how to navigate to the MCP Servers settings, add the Ozeki SMS Gateway as a custom server, and verify that the SMS tools are available.

What is an MCP server?

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server exposes tools that an AI model can call during a conversation. In this setup, the Ozeki SMS MCP Server provides SMS tools such as sending messages and listing incoming SMS. Cherry Studio connects to the MCP server over Streamable HTTP using the configured URL and Bearer token.

Cherry Studio SMS MCP Server Overview
Cherry Studio SMS MCP Server Overview

Cherry Studio MCP server configuration

# Navigate to the following location in Cherry Studio to add the MCP server:
# Settings -> MCP Servers -> Add Server -> Quick Create

# Enter the following details in the server form:
Name: Ozeki SMS MCP
Type: Streamable HTTP
URL: http://{address}:9529/mcp
Headers: Authorization=Bearer your-bearer-token

Steps to follow

We assume Ozeki SMS Gateway is already installed on your system and you have already created an MCP user account with an API key. You will also need Cherry Studio installed on your system. If you have not installed it yet, follow our Cherry Studio installation guide.

  1. Navigate to MCP Servers in settings
  2. Configure MCP Server
  3. Verify SMS tools

Video tutorial

The following video shows how to add the Ozeki SMS MCP Server to Cherry Studio step-by-step.

Step 1 - Navigate to MCP Servers in settings

Open Cherry Studio and navigate to Settings. Select the MCP Servers section from the left-hand menu, where all external MCP tool servers can be registered (Figure 1).

Navigate to MCP Servers in Cherry Studio settings
Figure 1 - Navigate to MCP Servers in Cherry Studio settings

Click the Add button and select Quick Create from the dropdown menu. This opens a streamlined form for registering a new MCP server without requiring a full JSON configuration (Figure 2).

Press Add then Quick Create in Cherry Studio
Figure 2 - Click Add then select Quick Create

Step 2 - Configure MCP Server

In the server form, enter Ozeki SMS MCP as the server name, set the Type to Streamable HTTP, and enter the URL of your Ozeki SMS Gateway in the URL field. In the Headers field, enter Authorization=Bearer your-bearer-token, replacing your-bearer-token with the API key you generated for your MCP user account. Click Save then press the connection toggle (Figure 3).

Configure MCP server then save and connect in Cherry Studio
Figure 3 - Enter the server details, save and connect

Step 3 - Verify SMS tools

Navigate to the Tools tab in the server entry to view the tools exposed by the Ozeki SMS MCP Server (Figure 4).

View MCP server tools
Figure 4 - View MCP server tools

Summary

You have successfully added the Ozeki SMS MCP Server to Cherry Studio. The Bearer token in the headers authenticates every request against your Ozeki SMS Gateway. With the server connected, the AI model can send and receive SMS messages through your gateway without any additional setup. Cherry Studio can now act on SMS-related instructions simply by being asked to do so in plain language.

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