WhatsApp + Cursor integration
Connect WhatsApp to Cursor
ConnectChats brings your WhatsApp chats into Cursor. Ask Cursor to catch you up, find any message and draft replies. Nothing gets sent until you approve it.
Free to start. No app to install. Every send needs your OK.
What Cursor can do with your WhatsApp
ConnectChats gives Cursor a small set of tools. Cursor calls them when you ask about your WhatsApp chats, and only for the chats you share.
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Catch you up
Ask what you missed and Cursor reads your unread WhatsApp chats, then gives you the short version: who needs an answer, what was decided, what can wait.
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Find any message
The address someone sent last month, the price a client agreed to, the link from a group chat. Cursor searches your WhatsApp history and quotes the message.
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Draft replies
Cursor writes the reply in your tone, in the chat's language, with the context of the whole thread. You read it, edit it, and send it.
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Send with your OK
When you approve a draft, ConnectChats sends it from your own WhatsApp account and confirms delivery. Auto-send only runs in chats where you switch it on.
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Things to ask Cursor
Type these in Cursor once WhatsApp is linked.
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What did I miss in my WhatsApp chats today?
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Summarize the family group on WhatsApp since Friday.
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Who asked me a question on WhatsApp that I haven't answered?
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Find the address my sister sent me on WhatsApp.
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Draft a reply to Alex on WhatsApp saying I can make it Saturday.
How to connect WhatsApp to Cursor
It takes about two minutes. You do it once, and the same account then works in every AI app you add.
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Add ConnectChats to Cursor
- Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json to use ConnectChats in every project, or .cursor/mcp.json for one project.
- Add this entry and save: { "mcpServers": { "connectchats": { "url": "https://api.connectchats.com/mcp" } } }
- Open Customize in the sidebar, find connectchats and sign in when Cursor asks. Use your passkey on the ConnectChats page.
- In the agent chat, ask about your messages.
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Link your WhatsApp account
- Open https://connectchats.com/app, sign in with your passkey and choose Link a chat app, then WhatsApp.
- On your phone, open WhatsApp and tap Settings on iPhone, or the three-dot menu on Android.
- Tap Linked devices, then Link a device, and scan the QR code shown in ConnectChats.
- No camera handy, or on your phone already? Choose Use a pairing code in ConnectChats, tap Link with phone number instead in WhatsApp and type the code.
- Your chats appear in the dashboard within a few minutes. Turn on Share with my AI for the ones you want to use.
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Pick the chats Cursor can see
Every chat is listed in your ConnectChats dashboard. Share all of them or only the ones you choose. Cursor never sees the rest.
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Ask Cursor about your WhatsApp
Open a new conversation in Cursor and ask about your chats. Cursor calls ConnectChats when it needs your messages.
How WhatsApp and Cursor work together
ConnectChats links to your WhatsApp account as a linked device, the same way WhatsApp Web and the desktop app do. Your phone stays the main device, and you can unlink ConnectChats from it at any time. Direct chats and group chats both come through, and you choose which ones your AI app can see.
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WhatsApp in ConnectChats
Each linked chat starts with its last 200 messages, then every new message arrives as it is sent. Direct chats, groups and replies are supported. Photos, videos and voice notes show up as short text descriptions, with their captions. Your phone does not need to stay on, but WhatsApp unlinks companion devices when the phone has been offline for about 14 days. Open WhatsApp on your phone now and then to keep the link. ConnectChats uses one of the four linked device slots WhatsApp gives each account. The free plan links 2 chat apps and keeps messages for 30 days.
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ConnectChats in Cursor
Cursor reads MCP servers from an mcp.json file and supports OAuth sign-in for remote servers. Add ConnectChats once and its agent can look up messages while you work, such as the bug report a teammate sent you on WhatsApp. Cursor signs in with OAuth and renews the token on its own, so you sign in once. You can switch ConnectChats off in Customize without removing it from mcp.json. Cloud Agents keep their own sign-in, separate from the desktop app. Team admins can limit which MCP servers members can use with an allowlist.
Your WhatsApp stays under your control
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You pick the chats
Cursor only sees the WhatsApp chats you share. Unshare a chat and it disappears from every AI app at once.
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Drafts by default
Cursor prepares replies. You approve each one before it reaches WhatsApp, unless you turn on auto-send for that chat.
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Stored messages are encrypted
Stored messages are encrypted with a key that only your passkey can unlock. We never train models on your messages.
Questions
Can Cursor read my WhatsApp messages?
Yes, once you link WhatsApp in ConnectChats and add ConnectChats to Cursor. Cursor reads only the chats you share, and only when you ask it something that needs them.
Can Cursor send WhatsApp messages for me?
Cursor can draft a reply and send it after you approve it. Messages go out from your own WhatsApp account. You can allow automatic sending for specific chats, and it stays off everywhere else.
Is the WhatsApp to Cursor integration free?
Yes. The free plan links two chat apps and works in every supported AI app, with no limit on what you ask. No card needed.
Do I need to install anything?
No. You add ConnectChats inside Cursor and link WhatsApp from your browser. There is no app to download and nothing runs on your computer.
Does it work with other AI apps too?
Yes. The same ConnectChats account works in ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Manus, Muse and any AI app that supports remote MCP servers. Link WhatsApp once and use it everywhere.
Does my phone need to stay online for WhatsApp to work?
No. ConnectChats keeps receiving messages while your phone is off or out of signal. WhatsApp does sign out linked devices if the phone stays offline for about 14 days, so open WhatsApp on it from time to time. If that happens, link it again from https://connectchats.com/app.
Can it read WhatsApp group chats?
Yes. Groups come through like direct chats, with each sender's name. Every group is listed in your dashboard, and you decide which ones are shared with your AI app.
Does it work with the WhatsApp Business app?
Yes. The WhatsApp Business app supports linked devices, so it links with the same QR code or pairing code. The WhatsApp Business Platform (the Cloud API used by large companies) is a different product and is not supported.
Should I put ConnectChats in the project mcp.json?
Usually not. Your chats are personal, so the global ~/.cursor/mcp.json is the better place. If you commit a project file, teammates still sign in with their own passkey and see only their own chats.
Where do I see whether ConnectChats is connected?
Open Customize in the sidebar. Connection problems show in the Output panel under MCP Logs.
Related pages
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Other chat apps in Cursor
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