wacli

wacli

wacli

• Require explicit recipient + message text.
• Confirm recipient + message before sending.
• If anything is ambiguous, ask a clarifying question.

• wacli auth

  (QR login + initial sync)

• wacli sync --follow

  (continuous sync)

• wacli doctor

• 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

• wacli history backfill --chat <jid> --requests 2 --count 50

• 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"

• 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).