ManyContacts MCP Server

WhatsApp Business CRM: send messages, manage contacts, campaigns, and AI agents.

Local serverstdio

What is the ManyContacts MCP server?

ManyContacts MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on ManyContacts directly instead of describing what you should do. WhatsApp Business CRM: send messages, manage contacts, campaigns, and AI agents.

What you get

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for ManyContacts — the WhatsApp Business CRM. Enables AI agents (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) to manage contacts, send WhatsApp messages, run campaigns, configure AI auto-replies, and perform all CRM operations programmatically.

What the assistant can call

Once ManyContacts is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Cursor — The Cursor tool exposed by this server
  • Contacts — All contact operations use phone numbers as identifiers (with country code, no + prefix, e.g. 34600000000)
  • Messaging — The Messaging tool exposed by this server
  • Templates — WhatsApp Business templates are pre-approved message formats required for outbound messaging outside the 24-hour conversation window
  • Campaigns — Campaigns allow bulk sending of WhatsApp template messages to a list of phone numbers at a scheduled time
  • Tags — Tags are colored labels used to categorize and filter WhatsApp Business contacts (e.g. "VIP", "Support", "Lead")
  • Teams — Teams group users together for assignment routing and contact organization

Setting it up

The server ships on npm as @manycontacts/cli, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

Configuration and credentials

You will need one environment variable: MC_CLI_TOKEN. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Choosing this one

This sits in the team communication group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. ManyContacts's toolset — Cursor, Contacts, Messaging and 4 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ManyContacts; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against ManyContacts's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the manycontacts mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CursorThe Cursor tool exposed by this server.
ContactsAll contact operations use phone numbers as identifiers (with country code, no + prefix, e.g. 34600000000).
MessagingThe Messaging tool exposed by this server.
TemplatesWhatsApp Business templates are pre-approved message formats required for outbound messaging outside the 24-hour conversation window.
CampaignsCampaigns allow bulk sending of WhatsApp template messages to a list of phone numbers at a scheduled time.
TagsTags are colored labels used to categorize and filter WhatsApp Business contacts (e.g. "VIP", "Support", "Lead").
TeamsTeams group users together for assignment routing and contact organization.

How to install the ManyContacts MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whatsapp-business": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@manycontacts/cli"],
      "env": {
        "MC_CLI_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
MC_CLI_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use ManyContacts to Cursor.
  • Use ManyContacts to Contacts.
  • Use ManyContacts to Messaging.

Frequently asked questions

It connects ManyContacts to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 7 tools (Cursor, Contacts, Messaging, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with ManyContacts directly.