The latest articles on DEV Community by Reinaldo Oliveira (@reinaldoon). https://dev.to/reinaldoon https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3906501%2Fa3bdad57-7921-473f-9314-35c9e465e9c3.jpg https://dev.to/reinaldoon en Reinaldo Oliveira Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:09:31 +0000 https://dev.to/reinaldoon/i-built-claude-code-plugins-that-reply-on-whatsapp-and-instagram-for-you-451b https://dev.to/reinaldoon/i-built-claude-code-plugins-that-reply-on-whatsapp-and-instagram-for-you-451b <p>We just open-sourced 2 plugins that let Claude Code reply to real people on your behalf — via WhatsApp Business and Instagram DMs/comments.</p> <h2> claude-channel-whatsapp </h2> <p>The agent receives customer messages in real time (text, audio, image, doc, reactions) and replies — text or native OGG Opus voice. It reads history, holds context, keeps tone consistent. Watch from the terminal or let it run.</p> <ul> <li>Real-time webhooks (WhatsApp Business Cloud API)</li> <li>Native OGG Opus voice notes (not download links)</li> <li>HSM templates, media, docs, typing indicator</li> <li>Reactions, conversation history from chat.db</li> </ul> <p>Repo: <a href="https://github.com/riasistemas/claude-channel-whatsapp" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/riasistemas/claude-channel-whatsapp</a></p> <h2> claude-channel-instagram </h2> <p>The agent replies to DMs and post/reel comments. Comment-to-DM bootstrap: someone comments "how does it work?", agent replies on the thread and opens a private conversation. Voice notes are auto-transcribed.</p> <ul> <li>Comments + DMs webhooks (Instagram Graph API)</li> <li>Comment-to-DM bootstrap</li> <li>Auto-transcription on incoming voice notes</li> <li>DM send: text, image, video, M4A audio</li> </ul> <p>Repo: <a href="https://github.com/riasistemas/claude-channel-instagram" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/riasistemas/claude-channel-instagram</a></p> <h2> Official Meta APIs </h2> <p>Both plugins use official Meta APIs (WhatsApp Business Cloud + Instagram Graph). No account-ban risk.</p> <h2> Install (5 minutes) </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>/plugin marketplace add riasistemas/claude-plugins /plugin <span class="nb">install </span>whatsapp@riasistemas /plugin <span class="nb">install </span>instagram@riasistemas </code></pre> </div> <h2> Use cases </h2> <ul> <li>Customer support over DM/WhatsApp with context and knowledge base</li> <li>Commercial SDR with automatic qualification</li> <li>Comment replies + DM handoff when relevant</li> <li>First-line triage with human escalation</li> </ul> <p>Apache-2.0, MCP-compatible.</p> claude ai whatsapp opensource