Awesome-openclaw-skills wacli-2

Send WhatsApp messages to other people or search/sync WhatsApp history via the wacli CLI (not for normal user chats).

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/wacli-2" ~/.claude/skills/sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-wacli-2 && rm -rf "$T"
OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/wacli-2" ~/.openclaw/skills/sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-wacli-2 && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/wacli-2/SKILL.md
source content

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 "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).