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  "title": "WhatsApp Web MCP Server",
  "description": "WhatsApp MCP via web.js or browserless Baileys: messages, media, chats, groups and contacts",
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      "description": "webjs only: browser executable. Chrome and Edge are auto-detected; set this to use a specific browser. Chrome/Edge is required for sending videos and GIFs."
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      "name": "WHATSAPP_SESSION_DIR",
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      "name": "FFMPEG_PATH",
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      "description": "Path to an ffmpeg binary (only needed to override the ffmpeg installed automatically via the ffmpeg-static npm package)"
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      "name": "WA_WEB_VERSION",
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      "description": "webjs only: pin the WhatsApp Web version if a WhatsApp-side update breaks the client."
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      "description": "webjs only: connection health check interval in milliseconds (<=0 disables)"
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      "name": "MCP_HTTP_PORT",
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      "name": "MCP_HTTP_HOST",
      "isSecret": false,
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      "description": "Bind address for the HTTP endpoint (do not expose publicly; the endpoint controls your personal WhatsApp account)"
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      "description": "Enable OAuth for the HTTP endpoint: /mcp requires a bearer token and clients authenticate via a browser page showing the WhatsApp QR code / pairing form"
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