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; Clawdbot 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 "[email protected]" --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).