whatsapp-mcp vs io.github.codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloud
whatsapp-mcp is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by MSApps-Mobile. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). io.github.codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloud is an MCP server published by codespar. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-23. 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 |  whatsapp-mcp |  io.github.codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 0.2.1 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 9 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.2.2 Downloads/month (npm): 177 Downloads/week (npm): 35 Forks (GitHub): 51 Stars (GitHub): 274 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 | whatsapp-mcp | io.github.codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 9 (worse) | 274 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 (worse) | 51 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloud) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 1, secrets among them: 0 | 4, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 5 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/msapps-mobile/claude-plugins | github.com/codespar/mcp-dev-latam |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 2026-10-11 |
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
whatsapp-mcp
Connect Claude to WhatsApp — search messages, read conversations, send texts and media, and manage business outreach. Includes a conversation memory system that learns from every interaction. Gives Claude full access to your WhatsApp account through an MCP bridge.
io.github.codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloud
MCP server for WhatsApp Cloud API (Meta) — messages, media, and templates via Graph API
How to run each
whatsapp-mcp As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install whatsapp-mcp@claude-communityio.github.codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloud As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN>" --env "WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID=<YOUR_WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID>" --env "WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID=<YOUR_WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID>" --transport stdio mcp-whatsapp-cloud -- npx -y @codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloudRequires: WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret), WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_ID, WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_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 whatsapp-mcp asks for
WHATSAPP_MCP_PATH
Only io.github.codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloud asks for
WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)WHATSAPP_BUSINESS_ACCOUNT_IDWHATSAPP_GRAPH_VERSIONWHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: whatsapp-mcp · What it can do: io.github.codespar/mcp-whatsapp-cloud · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.