Signal Messaging

Signal Messaging via Rust MCP

Live Tools (from server.rs)

MCP Config

{
  "signal": {
    "command": "cargo",
    "args": ["run", "--release", "--example", "signal-server-stdio"],
    "cwd": "/Users/alice/worlds/s/signal-mcp",
    "env": { "RUST_LOG": "signal_mcp=info" }
  }
}

Transclusion Protocol

This skill is a sparse pointer with live transclusion targets. On every interaction where signal-messaging is loaded, the agent SHOULD:

1. Read server.rs tool definitions (3 #[tool( blocks) for current API surface
2. Read IMPLEMENTATION_STATUS.md for what's placeholder vs real
3. Inject as XML into the conversation context:

<loaded_skill name="signal-messaging">
  <transcluded from="signal-mcp/src/server.rs" extracted="tool-signatures">
    <!-- live content from grep '#\[tool(' server.rs -->
  </transcluded>
  <transcluded from="signal-mcp/IMPLEMENTATION_STATUS.md" extracted="status">
    <!-- live implementation status -->
  </transcluded>
  <static>
    <!-- the rest of this SKILL.md -->
  </static>
</loaded_skill>

Why Transclusion > Static

• server.rs adds a 4th tool → skill auto-updates
• Implementation status changes from placeholder → real → skill reflects it
• Zero maintenance; the code IS the documentation
• Anthropic API XML injection is already the delivery mechanism for <loaded_skill> tags

Status (transcluded 2026-04-04)

• ✅ Compiles, 6 tests pass
• ⚠️ Tools are placeholder implementations awaiting libsignal-protocol integration
• ✅ Resource listing: sessions, identities (JSON)
• ✅ Tool router with macro-derived handlers

Relationship to Beeper

beeper (unified) ──── Beeper Desktop bridge ──── Signal (via Matrix)
                                                      │
signal-messaging ──── Rust MCP server ────────────── Signal (native)
                      (bypass route)                   │
                                                  libsignal-protocol

Use signal-messaging when:

• Beeper Desktop is not running
• You need E2E encryption primitives directly
• You need safety number verification
• You want to avoid Matrix protocol overhead