bridge_send
Send legacy text or a protocol-v1 message; supports idempotent retries
How to use it
bridge_send is exposed by the Claude Bridge MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the bridge_send tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Claude Bridge
claude mcp add -s user claude-bridge -- claude-bridge --stdioOther tools in Claude Bridge (12)
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