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DimensionTeams MCPComprehensive Microsoft Teams and Graph API access for AI assistants.WhatsApp Channel for Claude CodeDrive your Claude Code session straight from WhatsApp
FMRS53 / 100 · D64 / 100 · C
Reliability8 / 2010 / 20
Security and permissions12 / 2012 / 20
Maintenance10 / 2012 / 20
Documentation11 / 2016 / 20
Setup experience12 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Developers who need to automate collaboration tasks in Teams
  • Teams that want to integrate Teams into AI-driven productivity tools
  • Applications that require programmatic access to Microsoft Graph data
  • Individuals who want to talk to Claude from their personal WhatsApp number
  • Developers comfortable configuring from a terminal and using the Claude Code development flag
  • Automation scenarios needing remote tool approval from a phone
Not for
  • Scenarios requiring real-time notifications or push capabilities (not provided)
  • Users without a Microsoft 365 account or Graph permissions
  • Strict environments that need local authentication or custom flows
  • Compliance scenarios requiring the official WhatsApp Business API or a Meta developer account
  • Teams needing officially hosted, multi-tenant, or cloud multi-instance deployment
  • Environments unable to guarantee only one client instance at a time
  • Users expecting voice transcription without setting up mlx-whisper themselves
Required permissions
  • User.Read
  • User.ReadBasic.All
  • Team.ReadBasic.All
  • Channel.ReadBasic.All
  • ChannelMessage.Read.All
  • ChannelMessage.Send
  • ChannelMessage.ReadWrite
  • Chat.Read
  • Chat.ReadWrite
  • TeamMember.Read.All
  • Files.ReadWrite.All
  • Read and send WhatsApp messages as your personal number
  • Access the local runtime state directory ~/.whatsapp-channel/ (auth, allowlists, group configs, inbox)
  • Read and write local repository files and run scripts (e.g. bun scripts/access.ts, scripts/watchdog.sh)
  • Optional local voice transcription (ffmpeg and an mlx-whisper environment)
Risks and side effects
  • Authentication tokens stored locally may be accessed by unauthorized parties
  • Full write access might accidentally send or delete important messages
  • File uploads/downloads could expose sensitive data
  • AUTH_TOKEN direct injection may leak if not handled securely
  • Messages Claude sends appear from your own number and are indistinguishable to recipients
  • WhatsApp allows one linked-device session per account; running two servers makes them kick each other off
  • Access-control commands are deliberately not MCP tools (terminal-only); exposing them to the message side risks prompt injection
  • Session waking depends on the Claude Code channel extension; other clients get no push
  • A known Claude Code client bug (#37933) may cause messages not to arrive, a client-side issue
  • Launching with --dangerously-load-development-channels carries risk, so verify the source is trustworthy
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Cursor, VS CodeClaude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor
Tools2610