WhatsApp Chat Reader (Unofficial) for VS Code
io.github.nabheetcloud/wa-chat-reader
Unofficial read-only MCP server for your local WhatsApp chat history (stays on your machine).
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:pypi
Install WhatsApp Chat Reader (Unofficial) in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "whatsapp-db-paths",
"description": "WHATSAPP_DB_PATHS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "whatsapp-backup-paths",
"description": "WHATSAPP_BACKUP_PATHS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "whatsapp-max-days",
"description": "WHATSAPP_MAX_DAYS",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "whatsapp-debug",
"description": "WHATSAPP_DEBUG",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "whatsapp-log-file",
"description": "WHATSAPP_LOG_FILE",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"wa-chat-reader": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"wa-chat-reader"
],
"env": {
"WHATSAPP_DB_PATHS": "${input:whatsapp-db-paths}",
"WHATSAPP_BACKUP_PATHS": "${input:whatsapp-backup-paths}",
"WHATSAPP_MAX_DAYS": "${input:whatsapp-max-days}",
"WHATSAPP_DEBUG": "${input:whatsapp-debug}",
"WHATSAPP_LOG_FILE": "${input:whatsapp-log-file}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs