Build ManyChat
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Before step 1
you will need
- Meta developer app with a professional Instagram account linked to a Facebook page
- App review for advanced messaging permissions if you want to reply to non-testers
- Publicly reachable HTTPS endpoint for the webhook (tunnel or small VPS)
- Willingness to fix the integration whenever Meta changes the API
Delivery order
Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands.
done whenThe project starts from a documented command in a clean checkout.
Implement the primary data model and core workflow.
done whenThe main object can be created, read and changed end to end.
Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence.
done whenBad input is refused with a readable message and nothing is left corrupted.
Cover the critical path with automated tests.
done whenThe highest-risk behavior fails the suite when it breaks.
Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step.
done whenA fresh clone reaches the first successful workflow using only the README.
That is the whole plan for ManyChat. What it deliberately does not cover is below · check the gaps before you call it a replacement.
- Pre-approved Meta Business Partner status, so your bot only talks to testers until review passes
- The visual flow editor that non-engineers can actually edit without touching JSON
- Multi-channel parity: WhatsApp, SMS and email in one contact record
- Comment-to-DM triggers, story reply triggers, ads-click entry points and other Meta surface coverage
- Deliverability guardrails: 24 hour window handling, message tags, broadcast policy compliance baked in
Need the files? The project pack on the verdict page hands your agent the whole brief · more social media.