Read WhatsApp chats and groups, and send messages when allowed, through the HelloHop API.
To add hellohop to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 4 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y hellohop-mcp@0.3.2Environment variables
GATEWAY_API_TOKENSet in your MCP configGATEWAY_CHANNEL_IDSet in your MCP configGATEWAY_ALLOW_SENDSet in your MCP configGATEWAY_API_URLSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add hellohop --env GATEWAY_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_GATEWAY_API_TOKEN> --env GATEWAY_CHANNEL_ID=<YOUR_GATEWAY_CHANNEL_ID> --env GATEWAY_ALLOW_SEND=<YOUR_GATEWAY_ALLOW_SEND> --env GATEWAY_API_URL=<YOUR_GATEWAY_API_URL> -- npx -y hellohop-mcp@0.3.2
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
hellohop exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
GATEWAY_API_TOKEN GATEWAY_CHANNEL_ID GATEWAY_ALLOW_SEND GATEWAY_API_URL
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install hellohop?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add hellohop to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with hellohop?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to hellohop as well.
Does hellohop need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: GATEWAY_API_TOKEN, GATEWAY_CHANNEL_ID, GATEWAY_ALLOW_SEND, GATEWAY_API_URL. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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