--- title: "Set WhatsApp reminders with Cursor" description: "Ask Cursor to turn WhatsApp messages into reminders: follow-ups, promises and dates, delivered by Kaption. Setup in 3 steps, prompts to copy, limits and privacy." canonical: "https://kaptionai.com/mcp/cursor/set-whatsapp-reminders/" lang: "en" --- # Set WhatsApp reminders with Cursor > Ask Cursor to turn WhatsApp messages into reminders: follow-ups, promises and dates, delivered by Kaption. Setup in 3 steps, prompts to copy, limits and privacy. Canonical: https://kaptionai.com/mcp/cursor/set-whatsapp-reminders/ Cursor reads the chat, spots what you promised or what you are waiting for, and sets a reminder through Kaption at the right time. A reminder is for you: nothing is sent to the other person. ## How do I set a reminder from a WhatsApp chat with Cursor? Connect WhatsApp to Cursor with Kaption’s MCP server, then ask “remind me Friday at 10 to chase Pablo about the quote”. Cursor creates a Kaption reminder with that title and time, and Kaption notifies you when it is due. It can also list, move, complete and delete your reminders. It is unlimited in your first 60 days; after that it uses your plan’s monthly credits. ## What do I need to do this in Cursor? Kaption open on your computer (the extension in WhatsApp Web, in Chrome or Edge, or the Kaption desktop app) with Cloud MCP on, a Kaption account (every account starts with 60 days of Business, unlimited; after that, a plan with credits), and Cursor. Setup takes three steps: 1. **Turn on Cloud MCP in Kaption.** In WhatsApp Web with the Kaption extension (Chrome or Edge), open AI Assistants (MCP) › Cloud Bridge › Enable. In the Kaption desktop app, switch on Cloud MCP in Settings. Keep Kaption open while Cursor works. 2. **Install the server in Cursor.** Click Add to Cursor on the setup page, or add https://mcp.kaptionai.com/mcp as a server named whatsapp in ~/.cursor/mcp.json (every project) or .cursor/mcp.json (one project). 3. **Sign in and ask the agent.** Enter your phone number and the 6-digit code Kaption sends you on WhatsApp. Then ask the agent in Cursor’s chat; there is no API key to paste. MCP server address: `https://mcp.kaptionai.com/mcp` (Streamable HTTP, OAuth 2.1). Full Cursor setup guide: https://kaptionai.com/mcp/cursor/ ## What should I ask Cursor? Copy a prompt, paste it into Cursor and change the names to your own chats and contacts. - Remind me on Friday at 10 AM to chase Pablo about the quote. - Read my chats from today and suggest a reminder for each thing I said I would do. List them before you create any. - What reminders do I have this week? Mark the one about the bank as done. - Lucía asked me to call her back after 6. Set a reminder for 6:15 PM. - Set a reminder for Thursday at 4 PM to send the client the release notes, and put the Acme chat in the title. ## What can Cursor do here, and what can’t it? ### It can - Create a reminder with a title and a date and time, from your words or from what it read in a chat. - List your reminders, move them, mark them done or not done, and delete them. - Read the chat first, so the reminder names the person and what was promised. - Spot promises in a chat, such as “I’ll send it tomorrow”, and suggest reminders for you to approve. - Work in VS Code, Windsurf, Zed and other editors with remote MCP and OAuth, at the same address. For a local connection, use npx -y @kaptionai/mcp-extension@latest (Node.js 18 or newer). ### It can’t - Remind the other person. A reminder is for you; to tell them something at a set time, schedule a message instead. - See reminders made outside Kaption, such as your phone’s or your calendar’s. - Read locked chats. - Reach your WhatsApp while Kaption is closed. ## What leaves my computer? Reminders are stored in Kaption Cloud so they can reach you on time; the chats they came from are not. Cursor sees the messages it reads to suggest reminders, and the reminder titles. Kaption’s relay at mcp.kaptionai.com checks your sign-in and passes each request to Kaption on your computer, which runs it against your WhatsApp and sends back only the answer; the relay does not keep your chats. What comes back, such as message text, names and numbers, goes to Cursor, which handles it under its own privacy terms. Locked chats are never visible to the assistant, and you can disconnect at any time. ## How many credits does my plan include? Claude and ChatGPT are unlimited in every account’s first 60 days; after that they need a plan, counted in credits per calendar month: Lifetime local AI 50, Pro 250, and Business 500 with its 2 numbers plus 250 for each extra number, shared by all its numbers, the plan to pick when an assistant uses WhatsApp every day. Business Agent includes them with fair use. A read uses 1 credit, a send 2 and a summary 3. See plans and prices: https://kaptionai.com/pricing/ ([pricing.md](https://kaptionai.com/pricing.md)). ## Questions ### Does the other person get a message? No. A reminder is only for you. If you want the other person to get something at a set time, ask Cursor to schedule a message instead. ### Where do I see the reminders? In Kaption, and Cursor can list them for you any time. ### Are reminders on the Free plan? Only in your first 60 days: every account starts with 60 days of Business, reminders included. After that, reminders are on Pro (five scheduled messages and reminders a week) and Business (unlimited), not on Free or Lifetime local AI. Setting a reminder through Cursor uses 2 credits; moving, completing or deleting one uses 1. ### Does it work in VS Code too? Yes. The Cursor setup page has an Add to VS Code button, and any editor that supports remote MCP servers with OAuth can use the same address. ## Related - [Reminders and scheduling in WhatsApp Web](https://kaptionai.com/schedule-whatsapp-messages/) - [Set reminders from chats in Claude](https://kaptionai.com/mcp/claude/set-whatsapp-reminders/) - [Set reminders from chats in ChatGPT](https://kaptionai.com/mcp/chatgpt/set-whatsapp-reminders/) - [Full Cursor setup guide](https://kaptionai.com/mcp/cursor/)