TechCrunch reports WhatsApp Business launched an official MCP server so developers can use coding agents like Claude, Cursor, Codex, and ChatGPT for setup, messaging templates, testing, and troubleshooting—putting WhatsApp messaging behind the standard MCP tool interface.

Key Takeaways

  • ✓WhatsApp Business now has an official MCP server for coding agents.
  • ✓Claude, Cursor, Codex, and ChatGPT can handle setup, templates, testing, and troubleshooting.
  • ✓Customer messaging joins the same MCP toolchain as Slack/GitHub-style tools.
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