whatsapp-automation – OpenClaw Skill

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name: whatsapp-automation description: "WhatsApp automation with intelligent Telegram alerts. Detects appointments, important messages, and suggests calendar additions. OpenClaw cron jobs + Claude analysis."

⚠️ DEPRECATED - Use the new version instead!

This skill has been replaced by a newer, improved version:

🔗 New Skill (Recommended): https://www.clawhub.ai/Vincent-Labarthe/whatsapp-telegram-calendar-alert

Improvements in the new version:

• ✅ Better appointment detection
• ✅ Calendar integration with confirmation
• ✅ Cleaner setup process
• ✅ Better documentation
• ✅ Zero duplicates guarantee

Use the new skill instead. This version is archived for reference only.

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📱 WhatsApp Automation Skill

Automatically capture WhatsApp messages and get intelligent Telegram notifications with Claude analysis.

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Prerequisites

Before setup, make sure you have:

• ✅ OpenClaw installed (with cron + message tools)
• ✅ An AI agent configured (Claude, Gemini, Anthropic, etc.)
• ✅ Telegram bot configured in your OpenClaw config (for alerts)
• ✅ Google Calendar API (optional, for calendar additions)

🚀 ONE-LINE SETUP

bash ~/.openclaw/workspace/whatsapp-automation-skill/setup.sh

This will:

1. Start WAHA (Docker) for WhatsApp capture
2. Create 2 OpenClaw cron jobs (Claude-powered analysis)
3. Set up message storage

Done! ✅

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What It Does

Feature	How
🗓️ Appointment Detection	Your AI agent finds "meeting/rdv/reunion" → asks if you want to add to Google Calendar
📌 Important Messages	AI detects tone/keywords suggesting importance → sends Telegram alert
💾 Message Storage	All WhatsApp messages saved to ~/.openclaw/workspace/.whatsapp-messages/messages.jsonl
⏱️ Continuous Monitoring	Runs every 5 minutes via OpenClaw cron jobs (not launchd/scripts)

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How It Works

WhatsApp → WAHA (Docker) → messages.jsonl
                              ↓
                        (every 5 min)
                              ↓
                    OpenClaw Cron Jobs
                              ↓
                    Claude AI Analysis
                              ↓
                    Telegram Alerts
                              ↓
                      Your Telegram

How AI Analysis Works

The 2 cron jobs run OpenClaw agentTurn tasks that spawn isolated AI agents:

• Your configured agent analyzes → no regex, pure AI understanding
• Job 1: WhatsApp Smart Analyzer → reads messages, detects appointments, asks for calendar additions
• Job 2: Important Messages → assesses message importance, sends alerts only when truly relevant
• Each job runs every 5 minutes using your OpenClaw instance

Your agent handles:

• Appointment detection ("meeting", "rdv", "reunion" patterns + context)
• Importance assessment (URGENT keywords + tone analysis)
• Google Calendar prompts (optional integration)

Note: Uses whatever agent/model you configured in OpenClaw (Claude, Gemini, or custom)

Data Flow

WhatsApp → WAHA (Docker) → messages.jsonl
                              ↓
                        (every 5 min)
                              ↓
                    OpenClaw Cron Job
                              ↓
                    Your Configured AI Agent
                    (Claude, Gemini, etc)
                              ↓
                    Telegram Bot API
                              ↓
                      Your Telegram

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After Setup

Verify It's Running

# Check OpenClaw cron jobs
cron list

# Should show:
# ✅ WhatsApp Smart Analyzer
# ✅ Important Messages

Check Message Store

# View latest messages
tail ~/.openclaw/workspace/.whatsapp-messages/messages.jsonl | jq '.'

# Count total messages
wc -l ~/.openclaw/workspace/.whatsapp-messages/messages.jsonl

View Alerts Log

# See sent alerts
tail ~/.openclaw/workspace/.whatsapp-messages/alerts.log

Test It

Send a WhatsApp message:

"meeting tomorrow at 3pm"

You'll get Telegram:

🗓️ Meeting detected
Day: tomorrow
Time: 3:00 PM

Tu veux que j'ajoute ça à Google Calendar? (oui/non)

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Configuration

Customize Detection

Edit the cron jobs in OpenClaw:

cron list  # Get job IDs
cron update <job-id> --patch '{"payload":{"message":"YOUR NEW PROMPT"}}'

Add Contact-Specific Monitoring

You can create additional cron jobs for specific contacts:

cron add --job '{
  "name": "Monitor Contact",
  "schedule": {"kind": "every", "everyMs": 300000},
  "payload": {"kind": "agentTurn", "message": "Check messages from specific contact..."},
  "sessionTarget": "isolated"
}'

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Troubleshooting

Not getting alerts?

# Check if WAHA is running
docker ps | grep waha

# Check messages are being stored
tail ~/.openclaw/workspace/.whatsapp-messages/messages.jsonl

False positives?

Claude is smart, but you can refine by updating the cron job prompts.

Messages not arriving in WAHA?

1. Scan QR code again in WAHA dashboard
2. Check webhook is configured correctly
3. See references/TROUBLESHOOTING.md

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Files

• setup.sh — Installation script (does everything)
• scripts/ — Helper scripts (mostly deprecated, using cron now)
• .whatsapp-messages/ — Message storage
• references/ — Advanced docs
• LICENSE.md — CC BY-ND-NC 4.0

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What You DON'T Have

❌ Bash regex nightmares
❌ Launchd daemons cluttering your system
❌ False positives from bad patterns
❌ Manual message parsing

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What You DO Have

✅ Claude AI analyzing messages intelligently
✅ Clean OpenClaw cron jobs (every 5 min)
✅ Telegram alerts with full details
✅ Google Calendar integration (on-demand)
✅ Contact-specific filtering (Joséphine)

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License

CC BY-ND-NC 4.0 — Non-commercial, no modifications allowed

Personal use: ✅
Share unmodified: ✅
Commercial: ❌
Modifications: ❌

See LICENSE.md for details.

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Links

• WAHA: https://waha.devlike.pro/
• OpenClaw: https://docs.openclaw.ai/
• ClawhHub: https://clawhub.com/