WhatsApp MCP by TimelinesAI
Drive your TimelinesAI WhatsApp inbox from Claude, Cursor, Claude Code, or any MCP-compatible client. List chats, read history, send messages, react, label, assign teammates, check quotas - all 18 tools, all as you, all on the same quota the TimelinesAI UI uses. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.
Teams that work with chat, message and workspace and want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-05-29 · ★ 3 · #107 OF 109 MAINTAINED COMMUNICATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-30
MIT · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install WhatsApp MCP by TimelinesAI
Claude Code
claude mcp add initechsoftware-whatsapp-mcp-by-timeline --transport http https://mcp.services.timelines.ai/mcpClaude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"initechsoftware-whatsapp-mcp-by-timeline": {
"url": "https://mcp.services.timelines.ai/mcp"
}
}
}Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.
Using another client? Same JSON, different key
Claude Desktop · mcpServers
Cursor · mcpServers
VS Code · servers
Windsurf · mcpServers
Zed · context_servers
Cline · mcpServers
Roo Code · mcpServers
Continue · mcpServers
LibreChat · mcpServers
Gemini CLI · mcpServers
Codex CLI · mcp_servers
Full setup guides: every client.
02 · Evidence
https://mcp.services.timelines.ai/mcp
transport: streamable-http
endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-09-30
Security posture
What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.
runs as remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.services.timelines.ai
endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize
license MIT - declared in the repository
registry namespace io.github.InitechSoftware is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner
03 · What WhatsApp MCP by TimelinesAI can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
What you can build
With this server connected, an agent can filter chats by status, labels, assignee, group/direct, phone, name, dates, WA account - paginated 50/page, inspect a single message, send a message (text, attachment, or reply) in an existing chat, and send a message to any phone via a specific WA account (creates chat if none exists - cold send).
Capability map
Tools grouped from the project's README - what WhatsApp MCP by TimelinesAI lets an agent do.
Chat
10 tools - e.g. Full metadata for a single chat; Conversation context window around a specific message; Page through messages in a chat
chat_details · chat_history · get_chat_messages · chat_send_message · chat_open · chat_close…
Message
4 tools - e.g. Inspect a single message; Send a message to any phone via a specific WA account (creates chat if none exists - cold send); Threaded reply to a specific message
message_details · whatsapp_account_send_message · message_reply · message_react
Workspace
3 tools - e.g. Current plan, seats, messaging + API call quotas, billing period; Connected WhatsApp accounts (id, phone, owner, status); Teammates, roles, invitation status, account bindings
workspace_quotas · workspace_whatsapp_accounts · workspace_team
read & search
1 tool - e.g. Filter chats by status, labels, assignee, group/direct, phone, name, dates, WA account - paginated 50/page
list_chats
04 · Who maintains WhatsApp MCP by TimelinesAI
WhatsApp MCP by TimelinesAI is maintained by initechsoftware. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2026.
05 · Facts
- category
- communication - ranked #107 of 109 actively-maintained communication servers as of 2026-09-30.
- registry
- io.github.InitechSoftware/whatsapp-mcp-by-timelinesai (active, first published 2026-05-13 · 2 versions)
06 · WhatsApp MCP by TimelinesAI FAQ
Is WhatsApp MCP by TimelinesAI still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-05-29. We re-verify nightly.
What can WhatsApp MCP by TimelinesAI do?
With this server connected, an agent can filter chats by status, labels, assignee, group/direct, phone, name, dates, WA account - paginated 50/page, inspect a single message, send a message (text, attachment, or reply) in an existing chat, and send a message to any phone via a specific WA account (creates chat if none exists - cold send).
How do I install WhatsApp MCP by TimelinesAI?
Run `claude mcp add initechsoftware-whatsapp-mcp-b --transport http https://mcp.services.timelines.ai/mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does WhatsApp MCP by TimelinesAI require authentication?
Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-09-30, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.
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