SMS Helper is an AI-powered, function-calling text assistant designed to process and respond to SMS messages. This application is written in Python and hosted through Azure Functions, utilizing Twilio as the SMS texting platform.
- Backend can call external tools to perform various functions, such as scheduling text and phone reminders.
- This functionality is supported through by allowing AI to call flask-automated-reminders.
- Azure Functions allow us to write the backend purely in Python & easily deploy changes.
- Uses Twilio for SMS functionalities and integration.
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Create an Azure account & create a function with all defaults (Python).
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Create required environment variables on your function.
ACCOUNT_SIDAUTH_TOKENOPENAI_API_KEYSENTRY_DSN
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In VS Code, install the Azure Functions extension (this will make it way easier).
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Open the folder where this repo is located.
- (Optional) Edit
__init__.pycode to use alternative helper if you want to send less messages per request. - (Optional) If using the 'schedule reminders' function, edit system message and API call to get the current time and date if you want something different than pacific time.
- (Optional) Edit
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Go to the extension, and under 'Workspace' click on the little thunder sign and select 'Deploy to existing function...'.
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Follow the prompts and done. Get your URL endpoint from Azure & load on Twilio.
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Create Twilio account.
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Go to Phone Numbers > Manage > Active Numbers > Your number > Messaging configuration.
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Set when a message comes in to use a webhook with your Azure Function endpoint (see image below)
Note: Your endpoint will look like this:
https://YOUR-FUNCTION-NAME.azurewebsites.net/api/sms_helper
- Configure Azure & Twilio
- Create function in Azure
- Deploy
- Load on Twilio
- Text your new SMS bud
The project requires the following dependencies:
azure-functions==1.17.0twilio==8.10.2openai==1.3.2sentry-sdk
Contributions to SMS Helper are welcome. Just submit a pull request and I'll take a look at it.
GPL-3.0 license