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Connect Claude AI to Poke via MCP

This integration was built from scratch and verified working on January 14, 2025.

This guide shows you how to connect Claude AI (Anthropic) to Poke - the AI assistant that works through iMessage, WhatsApp, SMS, and Telegram. Once connected, you can chat with Claude directly from your messaging apps.

What This Does

Why This Matters

With Claude integrated into Poke, you can:

Prerequisites

Quick Start (5 minutes)

1. Clone and Setup

2. Create Configuration Files

wrangler.toml

tsconfig.json

3. Create the MCP Server

Create src/index.ts:

4. Deploy to Cloudflare

You'll see output like:

5. Set Your Anthropic API Key

Important: Get your API key from https://console.anthropic.com/settings/keys

6. Test the Deployment

7. Connect to Poke

8. Start Chatting!

Message Poke through iMessage, WhatsApp, or SMS and ask it to use Claude:

Understanding the Architecture

MCP Protocol Details

Transport

This implementation uses the Streamable HTTP transport (not SSE), which Poke requires:

Available Tools

JSON-RPC Methods

Customization

Change the Claude Model

Edit the model parameter in callClaude():

Available models:

Add Custom Tools

Add new tools to the TOOLS array and handle them in handleToolCall():

Add Rate Limiting

Cloudflare Workers supports rate limiting. Add to wrangler.toml:

Troubleshooting

"Invalid MCP server URL" in Poke

"API key not configured"

Claude API Errors

Timeout Errors

Security Considerations

Adding Basic Authentication

To add API key authentication:

Then in Poke, add your auth key to the API Key field when creating the integration.

Cost Estimation

A typical conversation costs approximately $0.01-0.05 depending on length.

Alternative Deployments

Render (Python/FastMCP)

Poke provides an official template: https://github.com/InteractionCo/mcp-server-template

AWS Lambda

Adapt the code to use AWS Lambda with API Gateway.

Self-hosted

Run on any server that supports Node.js/Deno with HTTPS.

Key Technical Details

Why Streamable HTTP (Not SSE)

Many MCP tutorials show SSE (Server-Sent Events) transport, but Poke requires Streamable HTTP transport. This was the key insight that made this integration work:

If you're getting "Invalid MCP server URL" errors, you're probably using the wrong transport.

The /mcp Endpoint

Poke expects:

Common Pitfalls

Resources

License

MIT License - feel free to use and modify.

Contributing

Found an issue or want to improve this guide? Open an issue or PR!

Acknowledgments

This integration was built with assistance from Claude Code (Anthropic's AI coding assistant). The irony of using Claude to build a Claude integration is not lost on us.

Built by @axlibiza - January 2025

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