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aamatte··on Kapso CLI: WhatsApp numbers for agents
Today we are launching the Kapso CLI:

WhatsApp numbers for agents.

```

npm install -g @kapso/cli

kapso setup

```

Kapso provides a pre-verified number for free. Just connect your Meta account and you're live.

Your agent can then send and receive messages, read conversations, and respond, all from the CLI.

Kapso is a Meta Business Partner using official Meta APIs.

Free to start: kapso[dot]ai

aamatte··on Show HN: Kapso – WhatsApp for developers
at the beginning Kapso was more focused on ai agents :)
aamatte··on Show HN: Kapso – WhatsApp for developers
yeah unfortunately you need a Facebook account
aamatte··on Show HN: Kapso – WhatsApp for developers
soon!
aamatte··on Show HN: Kapso – WhatsApp for developers
thanks! yes, we use the official Meta API
aamatte··on Show HN: Kapso – WhatsApp for developers
thanks! and yeah, the integration pain is exactly why I built this.

let me know what you think once you try it!

aamatte··on Show HN: Kapso – WhatsApp for developers
Thanks! For now we're focused on going deeper on WhatsApp. There's still a lot to build. But other channels aren't off the table eventually.
aamatte··on Show HN: Kapso – WhatsApp for developers
Twilio priced WhatsApp messages like SMS: $0.005 per message.

That made sense for SMS where you send one message and you're done.

But WhatsApp conversations don't work that way. People send bursts of short messages instead of one long one.

A typical conversation can easily hit 30-50 messages. Building AI agents with that pricing gets expensive fast.

At Twilio's rates, 100k messages would cost you $500.

Our Pro plan is $25/month and includes 100k messages.

aamatte··on Show HN: Kapso – WhatsApp for developers
Thanks!!
aamatte··on Show HN: Kapso – WhatsApp for developers
Thanks! Agreed on the composability pain. That's part of why we bundle inbox, observability, workflows, etc, together.
aamatte··on Show HN: SignatureAPI – Electronic Signature API
What's the green checkmark?
aamatte··on Show HN: Pullpo – Code review conversations on Slack
Very useful. We are using it on a daily basis and it has definitely increased our shipping cadence. PRs are merged faster.