Author
Ju Li
Founder & CEO, Operational Intelligence Inc.
Ju Li is the founder and CEO of Operational Intelligence Inc., the company behind Automata. Ju designs and maintains the open-source Automata MCP server, which connects AI agents like Claude and ChatGPT to WhatsApp, Telegram, email, and PostgreSQL with chat-by-chat and table-by-table permissions.
Ju writes the Automata blog: step-by-step guides for connecting AI assistants to the messengers and databases people already use, without handing the assistant access to everything.
Ju is based in San Jose, California.
Articles by Ju Li
Automata vs Composio: open-source, self-hosted MCP compared
Automata vs Composio compared: source code, self-hosting, price, per-chat and per-table permissions, personal WhatsApp and Telegram, logging, and credential custody, plus where Composio is the better choice.
10 min read
How to connect Meta Muse to Telegram
Meta Muse has no Telegram integration, so it cannot read your chats or send replies. Connect Meta Muse to your own Telegram with Automata, a free, open-source MCP server, in five steps.
7 min read
How to connect Grok Bot to Telegram
Connect Grok Bot to your Telegram chats using Automata, a free, open-source MCP server. Add it as a custom MCP server with a bearer API key, then ask Grok Bot which groups need a reply from you.
6 min read
How to connect Claude to Telegram
Connect Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, and Claude Code to your Telegram chats with Automata, a free, open-source MCP server. Link your account by QR code, choose the chats Claude can see, and add the connector in five steps.
7 min read
How to connect Meta Muse to WhatsApp
Muse already lets you message it from WhatsApp, but it cannot read your chats or send replies. Connect Meta Muse to your own WhatsApp with Automata, a free, open-source MCP server, in five steps.
6 min read
How to connect Claude to email (Fastmail, Zoho, iCloud and more)
Connect Claude to a Fastmail, Zoho, iCloud, Yahoo, or any other IMAP mailbox with Automata, a free, open-source MCP server. Read-only by default, scoped to the folders you choose.
8 min read
How to give Claude read-only Postgres access safely
How to give Claude read-only Postgres access safely: a least-privilege role, query-plan allowlists, and an honest look at what they don't protect against.
9 min read
How to connect Cursor to WhatsApp
Connect Cursor to WhatsApp with Automata, a free, open-source MCP server. Pair your account, choose the chats Cursor can see, and add the server to mcp.json in five steps.
6 min read
How to connect ChatGPT to WhatsApp
1-800-CHATGPT stopped working on WhatsApp in most countries. Connect ChatGPT to your own WhatsApp chats instead with Automata, a free, open-source MCP server, in five steps.
6 min read
How to connect Hermes Agent to WhatsApp safely
Hermes Agent's built-in WhatsApp connector links the agent to your whole account. Use the Automata MCP server instead to choose exactly which chats and actions Hermes can use.
6 min read
How to prototype landing page designs with v0
A real walkthrough of using v0 to redesign a landing page headline: ask for three concepts on an unlisted page, compare them on desktop and mobile, approve one, and publish.
6 min read
How to connect Grok Bot to WhatsApp
Connect Grok Bot to WhatsApp using Automata, a free, open-source MCP server. Add it as a custom MCP server with a bearer API key, then ask Grok Bot to find open action items in your chats.
5 min read
Tutorial: Free AI Chief of Staff for your WhatsApp
Build a free, read-only AI chief of staff for WhatsApp with Claude and Automata. Turn chats into tasks, get a morning brief, track what people owe you, and keep your messages on infrastructure you control.
8 min read
How to recreate Malfoid AI videos with Higgsfield
Recreate the Malfoid trend with Higgsfield: build a consistent anime-style character, animate her with Seedance, and keep her face and outfit identical across every clip of your series.
7 min read
How to recreate AI influencers such as Jean Philanthrope with Higgsfield
Recreate AI influencers like Jean Philanthrope with Higgsfield AI Influencer: write a character sheet, build a consistent look, then use motion transfer to put your character in any scene.
6 min read
How to connect WhatsApp to Claude
Connect Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, and Claude Code to WhatsApp with a free, open-source MCP server. Pair your account, choose the chats Claude can see, and add the connector in five steps.
7 min read