wacli

name wacli description Send third-party WhatsApp messages or sync/search WhatsApp history via wacli, not normal active chats. homepage https://wacli.sh metadata {"openclaw":{"emoji":"📱","requires":{"bins":"[Truncated]"},"install":["[Truncated]","[Truncated]"]}} 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 Inspect / verify messages wacli messages show --chat <jid> --id <message_id> --json --full messages show requires both --chat and --id ; do not pass the message ID as a positional argument. After sending, verify the stored message when exact formatting matters, especially multiline text. 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" Multiline: --message is literal by default; pass --message-escapes to interpret \n , \r , \t . 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).