openclaw / wacli
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Send WhatsApp messages to other people or search/sync WhatsApp history via the wacli CLI (not for normal user chats).
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---
name: wacli
description: Send WhatsApp messages to other people or search/sync WhatsApp history via the wacli CLI (not for normal user chats).
homepage: https://wacli.sh
metadata:
{
"openclaw":
{
"emoji": "📱",
"requires": { "bins": ["wacli"] },
"install":
[
{
"id": "brew",
"kind": "brew",
"formula": "steipete/tap/wacli",
"bins": ["wacli"],
"label": "Install wacli (brew)",
},
{
"id": "go",
"kind": "go",
"module": "github.com/steipete/wacli/cmd/wacli@latest",
"bins": ["wacli"],
"label": "Install wacli (go)",
},
],
},
}
---
# wacli
Use `wacli` only when the user explicitly asks you to message someone else on WhatsApp or when they ask to sync/search WhatsApp history.
Do NOT use `wacli` for normal user chats; OpenClaw routes WhatsApp conversations automatically.
If the user is chatting with you on WhatsApp, you should not reach for this tool unless they ask you to contact a third party.
Safety
- Require explicit recipient + message text.
- Confirm recipient + message before sending.
- If anything is ambiguous, ask a clarifying question.
Auth + sync
- `wacli auth` (QR login + initial sync)
- `wacli sync --follow` (continuous sync)
- `wacli doctor`
Find chats + messages
- `wacli chats list --limit 20 --query "name or number"`
- `wacli messages search "query" --limit 20 --chat <jid>`
- `wacli messages search "invoice" --after 2025-01-01 --before 2025-12-31`
History backfill
- `wacli history backfill --chat <jid> --requests 2 --count 50`
Send
- Text: `wacli send text --to "+14155551212" --message "Hello! Are you free at 3pm?"`
- Group: `wacli send text --to "1234567890-123456789@g.us" --message "Running 5 min late."`
- File: `wacli send file --to "+14155551212" --file /path/agenda.pdf --caption "Agenda"`
Notes
- Store dir: `~/.wacli` (override with `--store`).
- Use `--json` for machine-readable output when parsing.
- Backfill requires your phone online; results are best-effort.
- WhatsApp CLI is not needed for routine user chats; it’s for messaging other people.
- JIDs: direct chats look like `<number>@s.whatsapp.net`; groups look like `<id>@g.us` (use `wacli chats list` to find).