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# SMS

The MCP server for Marketing Cloud Engagement includes several tools for managing SMS messages. This table includes information about MCP tools for managing SMS messages.

| Tool Name                           | Description                                                                                                                 | Required Scopes          |
| ----------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| `sfmc_create_mobileconnect_keyword` | Create a MobileConnect keyword.                                                                                             | Channels \| SMS \| Write |
| `sfmc_create_sms_definition`        | Create a definition for a transactional SMS message.                                                                        | Channels \| SMS \| Write |
| `sfmc_create_sms_send_definition`   | Create an SMS send definition for transactional messaging.                                                                  | Channels \| SMS \| Write |
| `sfmc_get_mobileconnect_codes`      | Retrieve MobileConnect configurations for short or long codes.<br><br><b>Special considerations</b>: Read-only, open-world  | Channels \| SMS \| Read  |
| `sfmc_get_sms_definition`           | Retrieve an SMS message definition by its key.<br><br><b>Special considerations</b>: Read-only, open-world                  | Channels \| SMS \| Read  |
| `sfmc_get_sms_definitions`          | List all definitions for transactional SMS messages.<br><br><b>Special considerations</b>: Read-only, open-world            | Channels \| SMS \| Read  |
| `sfmc_get_sms_subscription_status`  | Retrieve the subscription status for an SMS message definition.<br><br><b>Special considerations</b>: Read-only, open-world | Channels \| SMS \| Read  |
| `sfmc_send_outbound_sms_message`    | Send a transactional SMS message immediately.<br><br><b>Special considerations</b>: Open-world                              | Channels \| SMS \| Send  |