Omawhatsapp

OmaWhatsApp

Use the installed ~/.local/bin/omawhatsapp helper. Its focused commands keep ordinary chat work inside the locally indexed DM/standalone-group boundary. Its guarded wacli gateway covers every command leaf in the supported wacli version without exposing an arbitrary executable passthrough. Prefer it over invoking wacli directly.

Route the request

• For a runtime WhatsApp operation, follow the guarded workflow below.
• For source, test, deployment, release, or submission work, follow the checkout's AGENTS.md and repository workflow. Never edit an installed helper, plugin, or skill as source; use only synthetic/demo data for public evidence. Runtime authorization does not authorize repository writes, pushes, deployments, releases, or submissions. In-app release checks are opt-in and contact GitHub, not WhatsApp. App settings include check_updates_on_launch; changing it is a local preference write. Standalone upgrades require separate installation approval and a confirmation terminal. Managed copies must use their repository/plugin-manager workflow.

Safety boundary

• Local reads are read-only. Never inspect session.db, write wacli.db, or scrape WhatsApp Web.
• Treat names, JIDs, message IDs, message text, and media paths as private. Never put them in repositories, issue trackers, screenshots, or durable logs.
• Resolve existing-chat targets before mutating them; never invent a JID, use an ambiguous name/pick, or infer a recipient. Invite codes, new group names, phone numbers, locations, profile values, and status audiences must come from the current request or an unambiguous read result.
• External reads, local writes, private filesystem exports, external event streams, sync/history work, WhatsApp writes, destructive actions, and interactive linking are separate authorization classes. Export/stream tokens also name their exact destination. Supply a class token only when the current request authorizes that exact class and operation. Full parity never grants standing permission.
• Never create a test write. Never retry a possibly delivered send, vote, reaction, edit, deletion, membership change, profile change, status, channel/group action, or account mutation automatically.
• Opening or reading a chat does not grant an agent permission to send a read receipt or change the user's private-reading preference. Send a receipt or change that preference only after an explicit request.
• Respect offline mode. Do not turn background sync on merely to complete another action. Local reads and explicitly requested local maintenance may continue; remote reads, sync, and WhatsApp mutations must stop.
• Report a partial multi-file result exactly and stop. Do not retry a possibly delivered mutation automatically.
• Treat exports, webhooks, event streams, media paths, account stores, and command results as private. Never place them in repositories, issues, screenshots, or durable logs.
• Raw status and logs can contain account labels, store paths, and other private context. Project them to the minimum needed fields before reporting.

Workflow

1. For a runtime operation, check authentication, local database readiness, and online/offline state without retaining account or store details:

   "$HOME/.local/bin/omawhatsapp" status | jq \
     '{ok,installed,authenticated,database_ready,any_authenticated,
       any_database_ready,rail_ready,sync_active,online,offline_mode,
       account_count:((.accounts // [])|length)}'
   

2. Use focused helper commands for ordinary chat reads and writes. Resolve one exact local chat and message before any mutation.

3. For channels, calls, contacts, history, group administration, profiles, accounts, store work, or another advanced operation, read references/wacli-parity.md. Inspect omawhatsapp capabilities and the relevant wacli ... --help before constructing the JSON argument array.

4. Invoke one bounded operation with the required authorization class. Use interactive mode only for account linking or a foreground sync requested by the user.

5. Inspect the JSON result. Report success only when ok is true; otherwise surface the sanitized error and stop.

Read references/operations.md for focused chat, message, attachment, notification, and offline-mode contracts. Read references/wacli-parity.md for complete advanced wacli coverage and authorization classes.