name: wacli
description: Send WhatsApp messages to other people or search/sync WhatsApp history via the wacli CLI (not for normal user chats).
homepage: https://wacli.sh
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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; Moltbot 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 "[email protected]" --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).