{"repo":"openclaw/wacli","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/openclaw/wacli","clone":"git clone https://github.com/openclaw/wacli.git","description":"WhatsApp CLI: sync, search, send","language":"Go","stars":2695,"topics":["cli","go","whatsapp"],"license":"MIT","category":"cli-tools","readme_excerpt":"wacli 🗃️ — WhatsApp from your terminal wacli is a scriptable WhatsApp client for people and tools that work from the command line. It pairs as a linked device, mirrors messages into a local SQLite store, and supports search, sending, and chat management. wacli uses the WhatsApp Web protocol through whatsmeow . It is not affiliated with WhatsApp or Meta. Install Homebrew on macOS or Linux: Prebuilt archives for macOS, Linux, and Windows are available from GitHub Releases. To build from source, install Go 1.26.5 or newer and a C compiler, then run: See the installation guide for release archives, Docker, and platform-specific build requirements. Quick start Pair the CLI by scanning the terminal QR code from WhatsApp's Linked devices screen. auth performs the first sync after pairing. Sending requires a recipient you are allowed to contact. Recipients can be phone numbers, WhatsApp JIDs, or synced contact, group, and chat names. The quickstart covers phone-number pairing, named accounts, media, and diagnostics. Keep messages in sync Run a continuous sync to keep the local store current: wacli keeps the WhatsApp session and its own searchable message index in separate SQLite databases. Search reads the local index, so it works without a live WhatsApp connection: WhatsApp Web provides history on a best-effort basis. Use history coverage to inspect what is available locally before requesting older messages from the primary phone. Use wacli from scripts Human-readable tables are th","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/openclaw","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/openclaw/wacli/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}