Is Faxbot safe to use?

Faxbot has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It requires authentication to connect, which limits unauthorized access. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Faxbot?

Faxbot supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

Faxbot provides 3 tools: SDKs, Security, Contributing. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Faxbot?

Faxbot is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is Faxbot actively maintained?

Faxbot is less actively maintained — last commit was 232 days ago. It has 7 GitHub stars.

Faxbot

Name: Faxbot
Author: DMontgomery40

faxbot · by DMontgomery40

Self-hosted, open source, fax-sending API. HIPAA compliant. This fax API includes MCP (Model Context Protocol) support for AI assistant integration.

7 6/wk 3 tools GitHub npm PyPI

No known CVEs

MIT license

Stale

Last commit 232d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

3 tools · ~108 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "faxbot": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "faxbot"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Faxbot does

The first and only open‑source, self‑hostable fax platform with a GUI‑first Admin Console, multi‑backend adapters (cloud + self‑hosted), and AI assistant integration.

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This server supports HTTP transport. Be the first to test it — help the community know if it works.

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~108 tokens total

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Faxbot safe to use?: Faxbot has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It requires authentication to connect, which limits unauthorized access. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Faxbot?: Faxbot supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Faxbot do?: Faxbot provides 3 tools: SDKs, Security, Contributing. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Faxbot?: Faxbot is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Faxbot actively maintained?: Faxbot is less actively maintained — last commit was 232 days ago. It has 7 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "faxbot": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "faxbot"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Faxbot does

The first and only open‑source, self‑hostable fax platform with a GUI‑first Admin Console, multi‑backend adapters (cloud + self‑hosted), and AI assistant integration.

Test This Server

This server supports HTTP transport. Be the first to test it — help the community know if it works.

README

The first and only open‑source, self‑hostable fax platform with a GUI‑first Admin Console, multi‑backend adapters (cloud + self‑hosted), and AI assistant integration.

GUI‑first: Admin Console

One place to configure backends, keys, inbound, storage, and run diagnostics.
Open http://localhost:8080 and use the Admin Console (served by the API).
Traits‑first UI: screens render only what your active provider supports.

Why Faxbot

One API, many backends: Phaxio, Documo, Sinch, SignalWire, and more (cloud), or self‑hosted FreeSWTICH, SIP/Asterisk, or anything else you can dream up.
Ability to mix and match outbound and inbound providers, total freedom, fit to your infrastructure.
HIPAA‑aligned controls: HMAC webhook verification, short‑TTL tokens, compliant logging.
AI integration: official MCP servers (Node & Python) for stdio/HTTP/SSE with Webhook support.
Identical SDKs: Node.js and Python with the same surface.

Quick start (Docker Compose)

Copy .env (see .env.example). Pick a backend:

Phaxio (recommended): set FAX_BACKEND=phaxio and PHAXIO_API_KEY/PHAXIO_API_SECRET.
Sinch: set FAX_BACKEND=sinch, SINCH_PROJECT_ID/SINCH_API_KEY/SINCH_API_SECRET.

Or one of 20 others that we have pre-made manifests for you to quickly load.

SIP/Asterisk: set FAX_BACKEND=sip and AMI vars (see docs).

Start the API (and Admin Console):

docker compose up -d --build api

Open the Admin Console: http://localhost:8080

Health checks:

API: curl http://localhost:8080/health
Ready: curl -i http://localhost:8080/health/ready

Optional MCP servers:

docker compose --profile mcp up -d --build faxbot-mcp
docker compose --profile mcp up -d --build faxbot-mcp-sse

iOS App (TestFlight)

The iOS companion lets you send faxes and check status from your phone. Email david@faxbot.net for an invite.

SDKs

Python: pip install faxbot
Node.js: npm install faxbot → SDK Usage

Architecture highlights

Traits‑first capabilities: /admin/providers and /admin/config expose active providers + traits; UI and API gate features by traits.
Canonical event & error model: normalized inbound/outbound events, status mapping, and standard error codes.
Provider adapters: clean boundaries for verify_webhook/parse_inbound/send/status/cancel.

Docs:

Security

Use X-API-Key (multi‑key) for auth.
Enforce HTTPS and HMAC signature verification for cloud webhooks.
No PHI in logs; only IDs/metadata are surfaced.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md. Please open issues/PRs; this project is GUI‑first and traits‑first—avoid backend‑name checks in new code.

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Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

77/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−23

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked faxbot against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (3)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~108 tokens total

Community

Reviews

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How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Faxbot safe to use?: Faxbot has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It requires authentication to connect, which limits unauthorized access. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Faxbot?: Faxbot supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Faxbot do?: Faxbot provides 3 tools: SDKs, Security, Contributing. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Faxbot?: Faxbot is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Faxbot actively maintained?: Faxbot is less actively maintained — last commit was 232 days ago. It has 7 GitHub stars.