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You can now let AI handle the setup of your Meta WhatsApp Business chats

Setting up a WhatsApp Business account is unnecessarily convoluted, Meta admits
New MCP server gives third-party agents access to set up accounts for you
Meta is asking for feedback during this initial testing release

In an effort to make running small businesses even easier – and also to gain new WhatsApp customers, it's likely – Meta has launched a new WhatsApp Business Tools MCP to give AI agents access to interact directly with the platform.

Through this connection, users will be able to set up and configure Business messaging agentically, rather than having to manually trawl through dashboards and other pages.

While the company would obviously like you to use Meta AI to handle this, offering a new MCP server means Claude, ChatGPT and there AI agents can also do the heavy lifting for you.

An AI agent can now set up your business' WhatsApp

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I recommend you don’t run these appliances on your power station – even if you can

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'A stylish machine that will suit any design studio or office': Geekom's A8 Max gets a $150 price drop at…

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Hackers publish thousands of drivers’ data after breaching Florida motor vehicle database

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Is Facebook Down? Users Report Login Troubles

Facebook users trying to log in Wednesday afternoon reported experiencing problems accessing the social network. As of 1:21 p.m. Eastern Time Wednesday, Downdetector had received more than 1,100 reports of problems with the Meta-owned site. Comments on Downdetector indicated users received errors saying accounts were “temporarily unavailable”

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