Text messaging

Text MadMax like a person, and your workflows run. One platform number serves everyone — identity comes from the sending phone, not from which number you text.

Verify numbers (once each)

Verified numbers work both directions; unverified numbers don't exist to MadMax.

In Settings → messaging, add a number and confirm the 6-digit code we text it. A personal workspace holds one number; a team workspace holds up to ten. Verified numbers work both directions: texts FROM them reach the workspace's text-trigger workflows, and the send-text step can message them. Texts from unverified numbers are dropped before anything is processed.

The Text trigger

Drop a Text trigger on the canvas — there's nothing to configure. The inspector shows the number to text, and the step arms as soon as the workspace has a verified number. Payload:

• payload.from — your number
• payload.text — the message you sent
• payload.message_id, payload.received_at

Testing it

Press Run, text the number from your phone, and watch the run animate on the canvas — the message doubles as the step's pinned sample.

Send a text from a workflow

The Send text step messages a number from your workspace's phone book. Recipients are added in Settings → messaging: each number confirms a 6-digit code once (a personal workspace holds one number, a team workspace up to ten), and the step only ever offers verified numbers.

• The body is mustache-rendered against the payload, e.g. {{payload.text}} or {{steps.<id>.output.field}}
• Long messages trim at 480 characters (about three SMS segments)
• A per-workspace daily send cap applies; STOP always opts a recipient out at the carrier level

When you have several text workflows

MadMax answers like an operator (when it can tell what you meant, it leads with its best guess — but only your digit reply runs anything):

You: expense 14.50 lunch at joe's MadMax: Sounds like Expense tracker. Reply 1 to run it. 1. Expense tracker 2. Standup notes You: 1 MadMax: Running "Expense tracker".

Your original message is held while the question is pending and routed untouched when you answer — you never retype. With exactly one text workflow running, messages route to it instantly, no question asked.

Good to know

• A workflow receives texts only while it's Active (or while you're testing with Run) — parked drafts are invisible to routing.
• Text STOP any time to stop receiving messages — the number suspends everywhere it's verified (triggers disarm, sends stop) until you text START. HELP for help. A number that hard- bounces repeatedly suspends the same way until re-verified. Message and data rates may apply; frequency varies. Details in our terms and privacy policy.