Send WhatsApp messages to other people or search/sync WhatsApp history via the wacli CLI (not for normal user chats).
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
Auth + sync
wacli auth (QR login + initial sync)wacli sync --follow (continuous sync)wacli doctorFind 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 2025-12-31History backfill
wacli history backfill --chat <jid> --requests 2 --count 50Send
wacli send text --to "+14155551212" --message "Hello! Are you free at 3pm?"wacli send text --to "[email protected]" --message "Running 5 min late."wacli send file --to "+14155551212" --file /path/agenda.pdf --caption "Agenda"Notes
~/.wacli (override with --store).--json for machine-readable output when parsing.<number>@s.whatsapp.net; groups look like <id>@g.us (use wacli chats list to find).