Samihalawa Whatsapp Go MCP vs Whatsapp
A side-by-side look at the Samihalawa Whatsapp Go MCP and Whatsapp MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Samihalawa Whatsapp Go MCP for communication work over a hosted endpoint; choose Whatsapp for communication. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Samihalawa Whatsapp Go MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
APP_PORT, APP_DEBUG, APP_OS, APP_BASIC_AUTH, APP_BASE_PATH, DB_URI, WHATSAPP_WEBHOOK, WHATSAPP_WEBHOOK_SECRET. - You want tools like
whatsapp_send_text, whatsapp_send_contact, whatsapp_send_link.
Choose Whatsapp when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
- Its auth model fits you: other.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 49/100 · Fair | 43/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | — |
| Auth | Not declared | other |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | APP_PORTAPP_DEBUGAPP_OSAPP_BASIC_AUTHAPP_BASE_PATHDB_URIWHATSAPP_WEBHOOKWHATSAPP_WEBHOOK_SECRET | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 6 | 2,845 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Samihalawa Whatsapp Go MCP | View Whatsapp |
Tools & capabilities
Samihalawa Whatsapp Go MCP tools 4
whatsapp_send_textSend text messageswhatsapp_send_contactSend contact cardswhatsapp_send_linkSend links with captionswhatsapp_send_locationSend location coordinates
Whatsapp tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Samihalawa Whatsapp Go MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"samihalawa-whatsapp-go-mcp": {
"url": "http://localhost:8080/sse"
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Whatsapp yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.