whatsapp-cli

Topics in the source

• wa — the owner's personal WhatsApp from the command line
• How WhatsApp differs from Telegram and MAX
• Machine execution
• Installation readiness
• Boundaries
• First setup
• Output
• Evidence for a chat brief

wa works with the owner's real personal account, linked as a device the way WhatsApp Web is. A mistake here does not fail a test; it writes to a living person, and WhatsApp bans accounts that act like bots. One call, one action: do it, print, exit. Ban risk. wa is an unofficial client, and WhatsApp may ban the owner's account for using one, or for bulk or unsolicited messages. Never send in bulk. Never write to a number the owner has not been in touch with unless the owner names it in this request, and never to several such numbers at once. Send only what the owner asked for. The profile allows 30 sends an hour by default (sendsperhour); a refusal with exit 8 or 5 after WhatsApp asks to slow down is a hold — stop, do not retry, tell the owner. Read this skill, then discover only the commands relevant to the task. wa commands messages send --json describes one command; wa commands messages --json describes that group. Both include arguments, options, global options and exit codes. Use wa --help for a shorter explanation. Command words form one path, not a list of groups: inspect different groups in separate calls. wa commands --json returns the entire tree when you need an overview;

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