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WhatsApp Chat Reader (Unofficial) for Zed

io.github.nabheetcloud/wa-chat-reader

Unofficial read-only MCP server for your local WhatsApp chat history (stays on your machine).

client:Zed transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install WhatsApp Chat Reader (Unofficial) in Zed

~/.config/zed/settings.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Zed\settings.json

Held in this page only — never stored, logged, or sent anywhere but back to your screen.

{
  "context_servers": {
    "wa-chat-reader": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "wa-chat-reader"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WHATSAPP_DB_PATHS": "<WHATSAPP_DB_PATHS>",
        "WHATSAPP_BACKUP_PATHS": "<WHATSAPP_BACKUP_PATHS>",
        "WHATSAPP_MAX_DAYS": "<WHATSAPP_MAX_DAYS>",
        "WHATSAPP_DEBUG": "<WHATSAPP_DEBUG>",
        "WHATSAPP_LOG_FILE": "<WHATSAPP_LOG_FILE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Merge this into your existing settings object — do not replace the file. Zed docs

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