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    openclaw/wacli

    WhatsApp CLI: sync, search, send

    cli
    go
    whatsapp
    Go
    MIT
    2.9K stars
    388 forks
    2.9K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 3, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 7 days ago, with 65 contributors on GitHub.

    The biggest single-day gain in the last year, +431 stars on Apr 15, coincided with release v0.6.0.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a command-line interface to sync, search, send messages, and manage contacts on WhatsApp using the WhatsApp Web protocol.
    • Enables fast offline message search and continuous local sync of WhatsApp message history without relying on the official app.
    • Use for automating WhatsApp message sending and file sharing from scripts or terminal environments.
    • Use for managing WhatsApp groups and participants directly from the command line for administrative tasks.
    • Use for offline searching and backfilling older WhatsApp chat history for data analysis or record keeping.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present

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    From the README

    WhatsApp CLI built on top of whatsmeow, focused on:

    This is a third-party tool that uses the WhatsApp Web protocol via whatsmeow and is not affiliated with WhatsApp.

    Core implementation is in place. See docs/spec.md for the full design notes.

    Excerpt from the openclaw/wacli README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    388+55

    Open issues

    39+38

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