# Meta lets Claude and Codex configure WhatsApp Business via MCP

DevFeed: [Meta lets Claude and Codex configure WhatsApp Business via MCP](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/meta-lets-claude-and-codex-configure-whatsapp-business-via-mcp-26951.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://thenewstack.io/meta-mcp-whatsapp-business-claude/>)

Author: Paul Sawers

Published: 2026-09-15T22:08:56Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [The New Stack](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-new-stack.md>)

Topics: [Meta](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/meta.md>), [Model Context Protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [Claude](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/codex.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [ai-coding-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding-agents.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [claude](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/codex.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [mcp-server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp-server.md>), [meta](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/meta.md>), [model-context-protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model-context-protocol.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>)

## AI overview

Meta announced a WhatsApp Business Tools MCP server that lets developers connect Claude or Codex to selected businesses they administer. The agents can help configure WhatsApp Business accounts, verify phone numbers, manage templates, and perform related API tasks, with access scoped to the businesses the developer selects.

## Source excerpt

Any business worth its salt in 2026 needs to be embracing the right tools to reach its customers, and few The post Meta lets Claude and Codex configure WhatsApp Business via MCP appeared first on The New Stack.