Whatsapp skill for Claude Code & Codex

Agent skill

WhatsApp router: history/search/read/send; wacrawl read, wacli live.

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Install Whatsapp

skills CLI

$ npx skills add steipete/agent-scripts --skill whatsapp -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install steipete/agent-scripts whatsapp --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/whatsapp .claude/skills/whatsapp && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "whatsapp" agent skill from https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts/tree/main/skills/whatsapp into .claude/skills/whatsapp/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "whatsapp", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts/tree/main/skills/whatsapp

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add steipete/agent-scripts --skill whatsapp -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install steipete/agent-scripts whatsapp --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/whatsapp .agents/skills/whatsapp && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "whatsapp" agent skill from https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts/tree/main/skills/whatsapp into .agents/skills/whatsapp/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "whatsapp", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add steipete/agent-scripts --skill whatsapp -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install steipete/agent-scripts whatsapp --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/whatsapp .cursor/skills/whatsapp && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "whatsapp" agent skill from https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts/tree/main/skills/whatsapp into .cursor/skills/whatsapp/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "whatsapp", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts.git --path skills/whatsapp

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add steipete/agent-scripts --skill whatsapp -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install steipete/agent-scripts whatsapp --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/whatsapp .gemini/skills/whatsapp && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "whatsapp" agent skill from https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts/tree/main/skills/whatsapp into .gemini/skills/whatsapp/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "whatsapp", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install steipete/agent-scripts whatsapp

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add steipete/agent-scripts --skill whatsapp -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/whatsapp .github/skills/whatsapp && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "whatsapp" agent skill from https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts/tree/main/skills/whatsapp into .github/skills/whatsapp/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "whatsapp", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add steipete/agent-scripts --skill whatsapp -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install steipete/agent-scripts whatsapp --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/whatsapp .opencode/skills/whatsapp && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "whatsapp" agent skill from https://github.com/steipete/agent-scripts/tree/main/skills/whatsapp into .opencode/skills/whatsapp/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "whatsapp", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: whatsapp
GitHub stars: 7.3k
Token cost: ~935 tokens
SKILL.md length: 309 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 45
Repo updated: Oct 4, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

WhatsApp router: history/search/read/send; wacrawl read, wacli live.

SKILL.md covers Routing, Safety, Common Commands and Repo Pointers
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Whatsapp is an agent skill from steipete/agent-scripts. WhatsApp router: history/search/read/send; wacrawl read, wacli live.

Its SKILL.md is about 940 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It works with WhatsApp. The repository describes itself as: Scripts for agents, shared between my repositories. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

“/whatsapp”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 79150cf. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Whatsapp loads about 935 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 19 tokens; SKILL.md has 309 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~19
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~935

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from steipete/agent-scripts at commit 79150cf, republished under its MIT licence (© steipete). 309 words, ~935 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/whatsapp/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: whatsapp
description: WhatsApp router: history/search/read/send; wacrawl read, wacli live.

Use this as the first stop for WhatsApp work. Keep the source boundary sharp:

wacrawl: primary WhatsApp Desktop archive. Read-only, best local history, no network, no sending.
wacli: linked-device accounts. Use for alt accounts, live sync, auth, sending, chat/group mutation, and WhatsApp Web protocol questions.

If the user names wacrawl or wacli repo work specifically, read that tool's own skill too.

Routing

Primary WhatsApp reads/search/history: use wacrawl.
Read/unread counts from WhatsApp Desktop: use wacrawl; it has chat-level unread counts, not per-message read state.
Freshness-sensitive primary reads: check wacrawl status; run wacrawl sync when asked or when current data matters.
Alt accounts such as me, molty, or named stores: use wacli --account NAME.
Sending, reactions, presence, archive/pin/mute/mark-read, group/channel mutations: use wacli only after explicit user intent.
Comparing coverage between sources: treat wacrawl as Desktop archive truth for primary history, and wacli as linked-device/live coverage with protocol limits.

Safety

Never send or mutate WhatsApp state unless explicitly requested.
Prefer read-only wacli commands for inspection: pass --read-only or set WACLI_READONLY=1.
Do not write into WhatsApp Desktop's app container.
Do not edit wacli session.db directly.
Keep named wacli accounts isolated; do not merge stores.
Report source freshness, account name, and known gaps when answering from local stores.

Common Commands

Primary Archive

Freshness and status:

bash

wacrawl status
wacrawl doctor
wacrawl sync

Unread triage:

bash

wacrawl chats --limit 20
wacrawl unread --limit 20
wacrawl --json unread --limit 100

Search and slice messages:

bash

wacrawl messages --after 2026-01-01 --limit 50
wacrawl messages --chat JID --asc --limit 100
wacrawl messages --has-media --limit 50
wacrawl --json search "query"
wacrawl search "query" --after 2026-01-01 --from-them

Archive media or backups, only when asked:

bash

wacrawl import --copy-media
wacrawl backup status
wacrawl --sync never backup push

Alt/Live Accounts

Account discovery and read-only inspection:

bash

wacli accounts list --json
wacli --account me auth status --read-only --json
wacli --account me chats list --read-only --json
wacli --account me messages list --read-only --json --limit 50
wacli --account me messages search --read-only --json "query"

Background live sync, only when requested. Prefer tmux for follow-mode:

bash

wacli --account me sync --follow --events
wacli --account me sync --once --events

Media, sending, and live mutations, only when explicitly requested:

bash

wacli --account me media download --chat JID --id MESSAGE_ID
wacli --account me send text --to JID_OR_NAME --message "message"
wacli --account me send file --to JID_OR_NAME --file ./file.jpg --caption "caption"
wacli --account me send text --to JID --reply-to MESSAGE_ID --message "reply"

Comparisons

When comparing wacrawl and wacli, compare both counts and overlap:

message counts and date spans
chat counts
newest message timestamp
overlap by msg_id
overlap by chat_jid + msg_id when JIDs are normalized enough
obvious gaps explained by linked-device history limits vs Desktop archive coverage

Repo Pointers

~/Projects/wacrawl: Desktop archive importer/search/backup.
~/Projects/wacli: linked-device client/sync/send.
Global skill copies: ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/wacrawl and ~/Projects/agent-scripts/skills/wacli.

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/whatsapp of steipete/agent-scripts.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 79150cf

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Whatsapp next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Whatsapp compared with similar skills
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Whatsapp this skillsteipete/agent-scripts	7.3k	—	~935	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	5 days ago
Web Asset Generatoralonw0/web-asset-generator	514	1 repos	~6.6k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	8 mo ago
Deskcomm Contribuirmelgarafael/DeskcommCRM	4.5k	—	~3.6k	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	today
Send User MessageTinyAGI/tinyagi	3.6k	—	~829	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	6 mo ago
Wacliopenclaw/wacli	2.8k	—	~811	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	2 days ago
Deskcomm Extensaomelgarafael/DeskcommCRM	4.5k	—	~2.7k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today

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Questions about Whatsapp

What does Whatsapp do?

WhatsApp router: history/search/read/send; wacrawl read, wacli live. Whatsapp is an agent skill from steipete/agent-scripts. WhatsApp router: history/search/read/send; wacrawl read, wacli live.

How do I install Whatsapp in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add steipete/agent-scripts --skill whatsapp -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/whatsapp in steipete/agent-scripts) into .claude/skills/whatsapp in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Whatsapp in Codex?

Run `npx skills add steipete/agent-scripts --skill whatsapp -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/whatsapp in steipete/agent-scripts) into .agents/skills/whatsapp in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Whatsapp in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add steipete/agent-scripts --skill whatsapp -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/whatsapp, .gemini/skills/whatsapp, .github/skills/whatsapp and .opencode/skills/whatsapp in your project.

What does Whatsapp need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Whatsapp is instructions for the agent only.

Does Whatsapp access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Whatsapp safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Whatsapp use?

Whatsapp is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Whatsapp use?

About 935 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Whatsapp?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Whatsapp: Web Asset Generator (alonw0/web-asset-generator, 514 stars), Deskcomm Contribuir (melgarafael/DeskcommCRM, 4.5k stars), Send User Message (TinyAGI/tinyagi, 3.6k stars) and Wacli (openclaw/wacli, 2.8k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Whatsapp?

steipete (a GitHub user) maintains it in steipete/agent-scripts, which has 7,313 GitHub stars. The repository holds 45 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 4, 2026.

Source: steipete/agent-scripts on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Whatsapp

Install Whatsapp

Facts

At a glance

What it does

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

WhatsApp

Routing

Safety

Common Commands

Primary Archive

Alt/Live Accounts

Comparisons

Repo Pointers

Files

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Facts

At a glance

What it does

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

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Routing

Safety

Common Commands

Primary Archive

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Comparisons

Repo Pointers

Files

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