WhatsApp MCP Server
Hi HN – I built an open-source, self-hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for WhatsApp: https://github.com/lharries/whatsapp-mcp It connects to your personal WhatsApp account via the WhatsApp Web multi-device API (using whatsmeow from the Beeper team), and doesn't rely on third-party APIs. All messages are stored locally in SQLite. Nothing is sent to the cloud unless you explicitly allow your LLM to access the data via tools – so you maintain full control and privacy. The MCP server can: - Search your messages, contacts, and groups - Send WhatsApp messages to…
WhatsApp MCP Server launched on March 31, 2025 with 229 votes, #171 of 7,215 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
WhatsApp MCP Server is an open-source, self-hosted tool that connects large language models to WhatsApp by linking to a personal account via WhatsApp Web's multi-device API. It stores all messages locally in SQLite and keeps data private unless explicitly shared with an LLM. The server lets users search messages, contacts, and groups, and enables AI agents to send WhatsApp messages on their behalf. It's designed for people who want to give AI assistants context from their WhatsApp conversations while maintaining full control over their data.
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From the sources
WhatsApp MCP server. Contribute to lharries/whatsapp-mcp development by creating an account on GitHub.
With this you can search and read your personal Whatsapp messages (including images, videos, documents, and audio messages), search your contacts and send messages to either individuals or groups. You can also send media files including images, videos, documents, and audio messages. It connects to your personal WhatsApp account directly via the Whatsapp web multidevice API (using the whatsmeow library). All your messages are stored locally in a SQLite database and only sent to an LLM (such as Claude) when the agent accesses them through tools (which you control). Here's an example of what you can do when it's connected to Claude. Caution: as with many MCP servers, the WhatsApp MCP is…from github.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hi HN – I built an open-source, self-hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for WhatsApp: https://github.com/lharries/whatsapp-mcp It connects to your personal WhatsApp account via the WhatsApp Web multi-device API (using whatsmeow from the Beeper team), and doesn't rely on third-party APIs.…
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