ICTFax
List and track faxes on ICTFax, and send faxes when writes are enabled, over ICTCore REST.
Runs on your machine from its package; the steps are below.
What it does
- Reads
- Writes
- High impact
At most: moves money, runs code or commands, deletes data, or sends messages for you.
What it costs
FreeOdel charges nothing per call. The publisher may charge for its own service.
Runs locally over stdio
This server isn't hosted — your MCP client launches it from a package registry. Use one of the commands below, or drop the config into your client (e.g. Claude Desktop).
Run
npx -y ictfax-mcp
MCP client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"ictfax": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ictfax-mcp"
]
}
}
}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 # no install
npm install -g ictfax-mcp
Requires Node.js 18 or newer.
Configure
| 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"
}
}
}
}
Tools
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.
