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Evolution WhatsApp

io.github.Ewertonslv/evolution-whatsapp-mcp ยท v0.3.1

Send and read WhatsApp messages, send media and manage instances via the Evolution API.

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add evolution-whatsapp-mcp -e EVOLUTION_API_URL=<EVOLUTION_API_URL> -e EVOLUTION_API_KEY=<EVOLUTION_API_KEY> -e EVOLUTION_DEFAULT_INSTANCE=<EVOLUTION_DEFAULT_INSTANCE> -e EVOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS=<EVOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS> -e EVOLUTION_READ_ONLY=<EVOLUTION_READ_ONLY> -e EVOLUTION_CONFIRM_WRITES=<EVOLUTION_CONFIRM_WRITES> -e EVOLUTION_ALLOWED_NUMBERS=<EVOLUTION_ALLOWED_NUMBERS> -- npx -y [email protected]
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "evolution-whatsapp-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EVOLUTION_API_URL": "<EVOLUTION_API_URL>",
        "EVOLUTION_API_KEY": "<EVOLUTION_API_KEY>",
        "EVOLUTION_DEFAULT_INSTANCE": "<EVOLUTION_DEFAULT_INSTANCE>",
        "EVOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS": "<EVOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "EVOLUTION_READ_ONLY": "<EVOLUTION_READ_ONLY>",
        "EVOLUTION_CONFIRM_WRITES": "<EVOLUTION_CONFIRM_WRITES>",
        "EVOLUTION_ALLOWED_NUMBERS": "<EVOLUTION_ALLOWED_NUMBERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "evolution-whatsapp-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EVOLUTION_API_URL": "<EVOLUTION_API_URL>",
        "EVOLUTION_API_KEY": "<EVOLUTION_API_KEY>",
        "EVOLUTION_DEFAULT_INSTANCE": "<EVOLUTION_DEFAULT_INSTANCE>",
        "EVOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS": "<EVOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "EVOLUTION_READ_ONLY": "<EVOLUTION_READ_ONLY>",
        "EVOLUTION_CONFIRM_WRITES": "<EVOLUTION_CONFIRM_WRITES>",
        "EVOLUTION_ALLOWED_NUMBERS": "<EVOLUTION_ALLOWED_NUMBERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "evolution-whatsapp-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "EVOLUTION_API_URL": "<EVOLUTION_API_URL>",
        "EVOLUTION_API_KEY": "<EVOLUTION_API_KEY>",
        "EVOLUTION_DEFAULT_INSTANCE": "<EVOLUTION_DEFAULT_INSTANCE>",
        "EVOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS": "<EVOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "EVOLUTION_READ_ONLY": "<EVOLUTION_READ_ONLY>",
        "EVOLUTION_CONFIRM_WRITES": "<EVOLUTION_CONFIRM_WRITES>",
        "EVOLUTION_ALLOWED_NUMBERS": "<EVOLUTION_ALLOWED_NUMBERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
EVOLUTION_API_URL
Required
Base URL of your Evolution API server, e.g. http://localhost:8080. Use https outside localhost.
EVOLUTION_API_KEY
Required, secret
Evolution API key, sent as the apikey header.
EVOLUTION_DEFAULT_INSTANCE
Optional
Default instance used when a tool call omits the instance argument.
EVOLUTION_TIMEOUT_MS
Optional
Per-request timeout in milliseconds (default 30000).
EVOLUTION_READ_ONLY
Optional
Set to true to hide every tool that sends or changes state (send_text, send_media, create_instance, disconnect_instance, configure_webhook).
EVOLUTION_CONFIRM_WRITES
Optional
Set to true to require a human confirmation (elicitation dialog) before send_text, send_media, create_instance, disconnect_instance or configure_webhook run. Clients that can show no dialog are refused. Default false; an unrecognised value counts as true and prints a warning.
EVOLUTION_ALLOWED_NUMBERS
Optional
Comma-separated phone numbers that send_text and send_media may reach. Empty means no restriction.

Details

Package[email protected] (NPM, stdio)
First published9 Nov 2026
Last updated9 Nov 2026
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