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; Razroom 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
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wacli auth(QR login + initial sync) - •
wacli sync --follow(continuous sync) - •
wacli doctor
Find chats + messages
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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
--jsonfor 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(usewacli chats listto find).