Open-source boilerplate for a text-message AI personal assistant
An open-source project provides starter code for building a personal AI agent you talk to via SMS text messages, using a Twilio phone number and Run's free tier. It's built on Google ADK as the . Voice calling is theoretically supported too, though it would need extra SIP routing code; Claude could reportedly handle writing that, and could also help port the agent portion to OpenClaw.
Current features are a reminders queue, conversation context stored in Firestore, and a tool. The creator describes using it mainly as a simple smart-reminder tool, and says it's rarely used heavily. Setting it up requires Twilio's A2P 10DLC compliance certification, which costs about $20 upfront plus roughly $1 per month for the phone number.
To use it, you fork the and replace placeholder values with your own account details.
Key points
- Runs on a Twilio phone number (requires A2P 10DLC certification, ~$20 plus ~$1/month) and Run's free tier
- Built using Google ADK as the
- Includes a reminders queue, Firestore-backed conversation context, and a tool
- Voice calling is theoretically possible but needs additional SIP routing code
- Published on GitHub — fork it and swap in your own account details to use it