What is whatsapp-bridge?
whatsapp-bridge is a Claude Code mod by Plagemes that lets Claude keep you posted on WhatsApp — progress, problems, reports, questions — and lets you steer every session from your phone, through one self-hosted OpenWA number. It is listed under Interface and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | Plagemes |
| Repository | Plagemes/claude-mods |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Interface |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #2,254 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #949 in Interface |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Hooks | 14 events |
| Sees | ? calls, classic hooks, every prompt, every tool call |
| Draws on | Pane |
Is whatsapp-bridge safe to install?
whatsapp-bridge scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; writes files or config; reads environment variables; watches every prompt or event. It passed 3 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.clock.sleep | |
$.command.list | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.model.complete | drives Claude |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.mods.channelStatus | |
$.mods.drain | |
$.mods.hello | |
$.mods.mode | |
$.mods.publish |
How do I install whatsapp-bridge?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/Plagemes/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/mods/whatsapp-bridge
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add Plagemes/claude-mods && claude plugin install whatsapp-bridge@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs whatsapp-bridge for you:
Install the "whatsapp-bridge" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/Plagemes/claude-mods/tree/main/mods/whatsapp-bridge. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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