Description
SocialMate is a self-hosted WhatsApp automation server. Instead of routing messages through a third party's cloud, it runs as a desktop app on Windows, macOS or Linux, or headless on a VPS via Docker, storing sessions and message data in a local, AES-256 encrypted SQLite database. The site frames this as an alternative to cloud WhatsApp tools that charge per message and hold customer conversations on servers the user doesn't control.
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Setup works like linking WhatsApp Web: scan a QR code and the account is connected, with no Meta Business verification or WABA approval required. SocialMate exposes a REST API and webhooks so it can be wired into other software, and it publishes a native n8n node for visual automation.
Its anti-ban system runs every outgoing message through an 8-layer pipeline: a rate limiter with per-minute, per-hour and per-day caps; multi-stage, randomized human-like delays; a session warmer that ramps new numbers up over roughly 72 hours instead of sending in bulk immediately; a live 8-factor risk score that slows sending as risk rises and eases off as it recovers; a duplicate-content guard that blocks sending identical text or images to many contacts; a pause manager with quiet hours; real typing and read-receipt behavior; and a permanent, unique device fingerprint per account. A live risk cockpit in the app shows these factors and includes a one-click pause-all-sends control.
SocialMate is also built to connect external AI agents to WhatsApp rather than generating content itself. It ships an MCP server for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor, and every WhatsApp operation is exposed as a tool an agent can call through n8n or MCP. An included Agent Studio wizard turns a short form about the user's business into a system prompt, an n8n workflow and a Claude/MCP config, but the site is explicit that the wizard fills in a hand-authored template rather than having AI write it. A "Get AI Context" API on the Pro plan returns a whole conversation thread so a connected AI model has memory to work from; SocialMate stores what an agent has learned but does not generate that content itself.
Pricing has a Free tier at $0 forever, covering one WhatsApp account, 200 messages a day, the full anti-ban engine, the HTTP API, a Quick Cloudflare tunnel and 2 webhook endpoints. Pro is $8.25 a month billed annually ($99/year) or $10 a month billed monthly, and adds unlimited accounts, up to 5,000 messages a day per account, the full API with media and group support, 24/7 unattended operation, message history with the AI-context API, scheduling and batch queueing, and unlimited webhooks; an in-app "AI" feature is listed as coming soon on Pro. SocialMate says it is an independent application, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to WhatsApp LLC or Meta Platforms.
- CategorySocial Media Content Generators
- Pricing ModelFreemium
- DeploymentSelf-hosted
- PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
SocialMate's Core Features
Self-hosted WhatsApp server that runs on your own computer or VPS
8-layer anti-ban engine with a live risk-score dashboard
QR-code account linking, with no Meta Business or WABA approval required
Local encrypted SQLite storage (AES-256), with nothing sent to a cloud
REST API and webhooks for building custom automations
MCP server for connecting Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor to WhatsApp
Native n8n node exposing WhatsApp actions as AI-agent tools
Agent Studio wizard that generates a system prompt, n8n workflow and Claude/MCP config
Scheduling and batch message queueing (Pro)
Local message archive with full-text search (Pro)
How to use SocialMate?
Install: Download the desktop app for Windows, macOS or Linux, or run it headless on a VPS with Docker.
Scan the QR code: Link your WhatsApp account the same way you'd link WhatsApp Web.
Set anti-ban limits: Choose a Safe, Balanced or Fast sending profile per account.
Send or automate: Use the app directly, or call the REST API and webhooks from your own tools.
Connect an AI agent: Add the MCP server to Claude or Cursor, or install the n8n node, so an agent can read and send WhatsApp messages.
SocialMate's Use Cases
- AI Support Agent on WhatsApp
- n8n WhatsApp Automation
- Bulk Order Updates
- Local WhatsApp Archive
