1. Choose the number
You Connect my WhatsApp number.
Claude calls get_setup_state
Claude Claude recalls what Meta requires (a business portfolio) and asks which number to use: a number we provide, or yours, as long as it is not used in the WhatsApp app.
2. Open the link
You A provided number, please.
Claude calls start_whatsapp_connection
Claude Claude writes the link, valid for one hour, then the steps of Meta’s window, one per line: the same as on the page.
3. Follow the connection
You I opened Meta’s window.
Claude calls watch_whatsapp_connection
Claude Claude follows the connection and writes the verification code as soon as it arrives: you type it into Meta’s window, then go all the way to the last screen, “Finish”.
4. Add the card at Meta
You Is it done?
Claude calls get_setup_state
Claude Claude confirms the connected number and gives you the steps to add a Visa or Mastercard card at Meta: without it, templates do not go out.