Kaption WhatsApp MCP server

@kaptionai/mcp-extension

MCP server that lets AI assistants read and manage your WhatsApp conversations through the KaptionAI Chrome extension. Also supports WebMCP for zero-config browser-native AI tool discovery.

Claude / Cursor ──stdio──> mcp-whatsapp ──ws://localhost:7865──> KaptionAI Extension ──> WhatsApp Web
Browser AI Agent ──navigator.modelContext──> KaptionAI Extension ──> WhatsApp Web (WebMCP)

Setup

1. Install the extension

Install the KaptionAI Chrome Extension and enable the MCP bridge in settings.

2. Configure your AI tool

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claudedesktopconfig.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whatsapp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kaptionai/mcp-extension@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add whatsapp -- npx -y @kaptionai/mcp-extension@latest

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project or go to Settings > MCP Servers:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whatsapp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kaptionai/mcp-extension@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whatsapp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kaptionai/mcp-extension@latest"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot)

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your project:

{
  "servers": {
    "whatsapp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kaptionai/mcp-extension@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Or add to your VS Code settings.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "whatsapp": {
        "type": "stdio",
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "@kaptionai/mcp-extension@latest"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Zed

Add to Zed settings (~/.config/zed/settings.json):

{
  "context_servers": {
    "whatsapp": {
      "command": {
        "path": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "@kaptionai/mcp-extension@latest"]
      }
    }
  }
}

OpenAI Agents SDK (Python)

from agents import Agent
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStdio

whatsapp = MCPServerStdio(
    name="whatsapp",
    command="npx",
    args=["-y", "@kaptionai/mcp-extension@latest"],
)

agent = Agent(
    name="assistant",
    instructions="You can access WhatsApp conversations.",
    mcp_servers=[whatsapp],
)

Any MCP-compatible client

This package runs as a standard MCP server over stdio. To connect from any client:

npx -y @kaptionai/mcp-extension@latest

The server communicates via stdin/stdout using the MCP protocol. Point your client's MCP configuration to this command.

3. Open WhatsApp Web

Open web.whatsapp.com in Chrome or Edge. The extension will auto-connect to the MCP server.

Tools

query

Query WhatsApp data — conversations, contacts, messages, transcriptions, labels, and communities.

# List conversations
query {}

# Search everything
query { query: "meeting" }

# Unread only
query { unread: true }

# Look up a conversation with messages
query { id: "5511999887766@c.us" }

# Search contacts
query { query: "Alice", entity: "contacts" }

# List labels (Business accounts)
query { entity: "labels" }

# Filter by label
query { label: "Important" }

# List communities
query { entity: "communities" }

# Filter by community
query { community: "My Community" }

# Get session info
query { entity: "session" }

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.