ictfax-mcp
A Model Context Protocol server for
ICTFax, the open-source fax server built on the
ICTCore framework by ICT Innovations.
It lets an AI assistant list fax transmissions and check their status, and — only
when you turn writes on — upload a document and send a fax.
Install
npx -y ictfax-mcp
npm install -g ictfax-mcp
Requires Node.js 18 or newer.
| Variable | Required | Default | |
|---|
ICTFAX_BASE_URL | yes | | ICTCore REST base, normally ending in /api, e.g. https://your-ictfax/api |
ICTFAX_USERNAME | yes | | API account email (ICTCore logs in by email) |
ICTFAX_PASSWORD | yes | | Password for that account |
ICTFAX_ACCOUNT_ID | no | 1 | Account id to send faxes from |
ICTFAX_MCP_ALLOW_WRITE | no | false | Unlock upload/send (see Safety) |
ICTFAX_TIMEOUT_MS | no | 30000 | Per-request timeout |
ICTFAX_TLS_INSECURE | no | false | Skip TLS verification — self-signed test servers only |
Claude Desktop example
{
"mcpServers": {
"ictfax": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "ictfax-mcp"],
"env": {
"ICTFAX_BASE_URL": "https://your-ictfax/api",
"ICTFAX_USERNAME": "admin@example.com",
"ICTFAX_PASSWORD": "your-password"
}
}
}
}
Read tools are always available:
| Tool | What it does |
|---|
ictfax_list_faxes | List fax transmissions (id, contact, status, direction) |
ictfax_get_fax_status | Status of one transmission by id |
Write tools appear only when ICTFAX_MCP_ALLOW_WRITE=true:
| Tool | What it does |
|---|
ictfax_upload_document | Upload a local PDF as a fax document; returns a document_id |
ictfax_send_fax | Send a local document as a fax to a number — dials a real number |
Safety
The server is read-only by default. Sending a fax dials a real number and can
cost money, so ictfax_upload_document and ictfax_send_fax are not registered at
all unless you set ICTFAX_MCP_ALLOW_WRITE=true.
How it connects
ICTFax runs on ICTCore, which authenticates with a JWT from POST /authenticate
(login by email) and reads it back from the Authorization: Bearer header. Sending
a fax is a short chain the server handles for you: upload the document (metadata
then raw bytes, which ICTFax converts to fax format), create the recipient and a
sendfax program, create the transmission and send it.
About
Built by Tahir Almas at ICT Innovations — the team
behind ICTFax, ICTPBX, ICTContact, ICTDialer and the ICTCore framework these share.
ICTFax is free and open source; learn more at ictfax.org.
MIT licensed. Issues and PRs welcome at
github.com/ictinnovations/ictfax-mcp.