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uni-msg WhatsApp

NPM · UNI-MSG-MCP-SERVER · 2 COMPONENTS · SCANNED SEP 20

Drive WhatsApp from any MCP client: pair devices, send text and media, manage contacts and groups.

+3 this week 75 Trust /100
Trust breakdown (7 categories)

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →

Supply Chain Security98
  • No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
  • No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
  • No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
  • 31 of 95 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency19
Schema Quality & AI Usability79
  • AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
  • Tool/resource definitions use about 1043 tokens (~80/item across 13 items; 13 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
  • Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management87
  • Stability observed for 26 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage90
  • 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
  • 71% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety75
  • No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
  • 0 of 2 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation; "send_message" implies "send" and declares no destructiveHint at all, which the MCP spec reads as destructive by default. See how to fix → Fail
  • An AI judge read all 13 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
  • Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
Install

How do I install the uni-msg WhatsApp MCP server?

uni-msg WhatsApp runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y uni-msg-mcp-server. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

npm · uni-msg-mcp-server

# add to Claude Code
claude mcp add com-uni-msg-whatsapp -- npx -y uni-msg-mcp-server
// .cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-uni-msg-whatsapp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "uni-msg-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
// .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-uni-msg-whatsapp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "uni-msg-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Codex CLI
codex mcp add com-uni-msg-whatsapp -- npx -y uni-msg-mcp-server
// opencode.json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-uni-msg-whatsapp": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "uni-msg-mcp-server"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
# add to OpenClaw
openclaw mcp add com-uni-msg-whatsapp --command npx --arg -y --arg uni-msg-mcp-server
# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-uni-msg-whatsapp:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "uni-msg-mcp-server"]
// ~/.netclaw/config/netclaw.json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-uni-msg-whatsapp": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "uni-msg-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
# add to Vellum
assistant mcp add com-uni-msg-whatsapp -t stdio -c npx -a -y uni-msg-mcp-server
// mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-uni-msg-whatsapp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "uni-msg-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Changelog

Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.

  • 19 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 17 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 14 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 12 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 18 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 10 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 8 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 6 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 37 to 40. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 11 days of observed history at the previous scan, 12 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

  • 4 Sept 26 +1

    No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 30 to 33. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 9 days of observed history at the previous scan, 10 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

Diagnostics

Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.

Captured 20 Sept 2026 · Analysed npm/uni-msg-mcp-server@0.3.1

Provenance No attestation

The registry publishes no build provenance for this version, so there is nothing to verify.

Result No attestation
Ecosystem npm

Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →

Dependencies 95 packages
Packages resolved 95
Stale 31
Tree resolution Complete

Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →

MCP tools · 13 exposed · ~1,043 tokens

The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →

Tool Tokens
connect_device ~131

Step 2 of 3. Starts a session and returns an 8-character pairing code (and sometimes a QR string). Give the user the code and these exact instructions: on the phone holding that number, open WhatsApp → Settings → Linked devices → Link a device → "Link with phone number instead", then type the code. The code expires in about two minutes; if it lapses, call request_pairing_code for a fresh one rather than connect_device again. After they enter it, poll get_device_status until it reports connected.

NameTypeReqDescription
deviceIdstringyesFrom create_device or list_devices.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

create_device ~123

Register a new WhatsApp number so it can be paired. Step 1 of 3: create_device, then connect_device to get a pairing code, then the user enters that code on their phone. Creating a device may consume a slot on the account's plan, so check list_devices first rather than creating a duplicate for a number that already exists.

NameTypeReqDescription
namestringyesA label for this device, e.g. "Sales line".
phoneNumberstringyesThe number to pair, in international format, e.g. +971501234567.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

disconnect_device ~49

End a device session. The number stays registered and can be reconnected later, but it stops sending and receiving immediately, so confirm with the user before calling this.

NameTypeReqDescription
deviceIdstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

get_device_status ~59

Check one device: whether it is connected, and when it was last seen. Use when a send fails, to tell a disconnected device from a bad recipient.

NameTypeReqDescription
deviceIdstringyesDevice id, e.g. dev_abc123

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_contacts ~45

List saved contacts, optionally filtered by a search term.

NameTypeReqDescription
limitnumberDefault 25, max 100.
searchstringMatch against name or number.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_conversations ~82

List recent WhatsApp conversations for a device — who has been in touch and when. Use this to find the "peer" value that read_thread needs.

NameTypeReqDescription
deviceIdstringOptional. Omit to span all devices.
limitnumberDefault 50, max 500.
searchstringMatch against name or number.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_devices ~47

List the WhatsApp devices on this account with their connection status. Use this first — every send needs a deviceId, and only a device whose status is "connected" can deliver a message.

Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

list_groups ~49

List WhatsApp groups a device belongs to, with their JIDs. Use the JID as the "to" value in send_message to post to a group.

NameTypeReqDescription
deviceIdstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

read_thread ~98

Read the message history with one contact or group. "peer" is the other party's phone number or JID, as returned by list_conversations. Returns newest first; use page to go further back.

NameTypeReqDescription
deviceIdstringyes
limitnumberDefault 30, max 100.
pagenumberDefault 1.
peerstringyesPhone number or JID of the other party.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

request_pairing_code ~54

Issue a fresh pairing code for a device that is already connecting. Use this when the previous code expired — it is cheaper and more reliable than tearing the session down and starting again.

NameTypeReqDescription
deviceIdstringyes

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

send_media ~117

Send an image, video, audio clip or document by public URL. The URL must be reachable by uni-msg — a local file path will not work. Sends immediately; confirm the recipient first.

NameTypeReqDescription
captionstringOptional. Ignored for audio.
deviceIdstringyes
fileNamestringOptional, for documents.
kindstringyes
mediaUrlstringyesPublicly reachable https URL.
tostringyesPhone number in international format, or a JID.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

send_message ~126

Send a WhatsApp text message. The recipient may be a phone number in international format without "+" (e.g. 971501234567), or a JID for a group (…@g.us) or LID (…@lid). Sends immediately — there is no undo, so confirm the recipient with the user before calling this.

NameTypeReqDescription
contentstringyesMessage text, up to 4096 characters.
deviceIdstringyesWhich device sends it. See list_devices.
tostringyesPhone number in international format, or a JID.

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

upsert_contact ~63

Create a contact, or update it if the number already exists. Matching is by phone number, so this will not create a duplicate.

NameTypeReqDescription
emailstring
namestring
phoneNumberstringyesInternational format, no "+".

No output schema declared.

No examples provided.

Common questions

What is the uni-msg WhatsApp MCP server?

uni-msg WhatsApp is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.uni-msg/whatsapp. Drive WhatsApp from any MCP client: pair devices, send text and media, manage contacts and groups. This page covers its npm package (uni-msg-mcp-server).

Is the uni-msg WhatsApp MCP server safe to use?

uni-msg WhatsApp scores 75 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 20 September 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

What tools does the uni-msg WhatsApp MCP server expose?

uni-msg WhatsApp exposes 13 tools: list_devices, get_device_status, create_device, connect_device, request_pairing_code, and 8 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,043 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

Is the uni-msg WhatsApp MCP server still maintained?

uni-msg WhatsApp is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

What licence is the uni-msg WhatsApp MCP server under?

uni-msg WhatsApp declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.