whatsappme vs dev.wagate/wagate
whatsappme is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Asharib Ali. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). dev.wagate/wagate is an MCP server published by wagate.dev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-22. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace | ||
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace asharibali/whatsapp-me | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 17 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | whatsappme | dev.wagate/wagate |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 17 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@wagate/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 7, secrets among them: 4 | 4, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 1 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/asharibali/whatsapp-me | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-21 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
whatsappme
Get notified on WhatsApp when Claude completes tasks, encounters errors, or needs your input.
dev.wagate/wagate
Read WhatsApp chats and groups, and send messages when allowed, through the WaGate API.
How to run each
whatsappme As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add asharibali/whatsapp-me
/plugin install whatsappme@whatsappmedev.wagate/wagate As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "GATEWAY_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_GATEWAY_API_TOKEN>" --env "GATEWAY_CHANNEL_ID=<YOUR_GATEWAY_CHANNEL_ID>" --transport stdio wagate -- npx -y @wagate/mcpRequires: GATEWAY_API_TOKEN (secret), GATEWAY_CHANNEL_ID
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only whatsappme asks for
WHATSAPPME_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)WHATSAPPME_APP_SECRET (secret)WHATSAPPME_NGROK_AUTHTOKEN (secret)WHATSAPPME_PHONE_NUMBER_IDWHATSAPPME_PORTWHATSAPPME_USER_PHONE_NUMBERWHATSAPPME_VERIFY_TOKEN (secret)
Only dev.wagate/wagate asks for
GATEWAY_ALLOW_SENDGATEWAY_API_TOKEN (secret)GATEWAY_API_URLGATEWAY_CHANNEL_ID
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: whatsappme · What it can do: dev.wagate/wagate · Compare two other plugins
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