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WhatsApp gateway CLI (Baileys web) with Pi RPC agent

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Configure credentials

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npm install moltbot-zh@2026.1.27-beta.1-zh

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Dependency List

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README.md

🦞 Moltbot — Personal AI Assistant

EXFOLIATE! EXFOLIATE!

Moltbot is a personal AI assistant you run on your own devices.
It answers you on the channels you already use (WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Google Chat, Signal, iMessage, Microsoft Teams, WebChat), plus extension channels like BlueBubbles, Matrix, Zalo, and Zalo Personal. It can speak and listen on macOS/iOS/Android, and can render a live Canvas you control. The Gateway is just the control plane — the product is the assistant.

If you want a personal, single-user assistant that feels local, fast, and always-on, this is it.

Website · Docs · Getting Started · Updating · Showcase · FAQ · Wizard · Nix · Docker · Discord

Preferred setup: run the onboarding wizard (moltbot onboard). It walks through gateway, workspace, channels, and skills. The CLI wizard is the recommended path and works on macOS, Linux, and Windows (via WSL2; strongly recommended).
Works with npm, pnpm, or bun.
New install? Start here: Getting started

Subscriptions (OAuth):

Anthropic (Claude Pro/Max)
OpenAI (ChatGPT/Codex)

Model note: while any model is supported, I strongly recommend Anthropic Pro/Max (100/200) + Opus 4.5 for long‑context strength and better prompt‑injection resistance. See Onboarding.

Models (selection + auth)

Models config + CLI: Models
Auth profile rotation (OAuth vs API keys) + fallbacks: Model failover

Install (recommended)

Runtime: Node ≥22.

npm install -g moltbot@latest
# or: pnpm add -g moltbot@latest

moltbot onboard --install-daemon

The wizard installs the Gateway daemon (launchd/systemd user service) so it stays running.
Legacy note: clawdbot remains available as a compatibility shim.

Quick start (TL;DR)

Runtime: Node ≥22.

Full beginner guide (auth, pairing, channels): Getting started

moltbot onboard --install-daemon

moltbot gateway --port 18789 --verbose

# Send a message
moltbot message send --to +1234567890 --message "Hello from Moltbot"

# Talk to the assistant (optionally deliver back to any connected channel: WhatsApp/Telegram/Slack/Discord/Google Chat/Signal/iMessage/BlueBubbles/Microsoft Teams/Matrix/Zalo/Zalo Personal/WebChat)
moltbot agent --message "Ship checklist" --thinking high

Upgrading? Updating guide (and run moltbot doctor).

Development channels

stable: tagged releases (vYYYY.M.D or vYYYY.M.D-<patch>), npm dist-tag latest.
beta: prerelease tags (vYYYY.M.D-beta.N), npm dist-tag beta (macOS app may be missing).
dev: moving head of main, npm dist-tag dev (when published).

Switch channels (git + npm): moltbot update --channel stable|beta|dev.
Details: Development channels.

From source (development)

Prefer pnpm for builds from source. Bun is optional for running TypeScript directly.

git clone https://github.com/moltbot/moltbot.git
cd moltbot

pnpm install
pnpm ui:build # auto-installs UI deps on first run
pnpm build

pnpm moltbot onboard --install-daemon

# Dev loop (auto-reload on TS changes)
pnpm gateway:watch

Note: pnpm moltbot ... runs TypeScript directly (via tsx). pnpm build produces dist/ for running via Node / the packaged moltbot binary.

Security defaults (DM access)

Moltbot connects to real messaging surfaces. Treat inbound DMs as untrusted input.

Full security guide: Security

Default behavior on Telegram/WhatsApp/Signal/iMessage/Microsoft Teams/Discord/Google Chat/Slack:

DM pairing (dmPolicy="pairing" / channels.discord.dm.policy="pairing" / channels.slack.dm.policy="pairing"): unknown senders receive a short pairing code and the bot does not process their message.
Approve with: moltbot pairing approve <channel> <code> (then the sender is added to a local allowlist store).
Public inbound DMs require an explicit opt-in: set dmPolicy="open" and include "*" in the channel allowlist (allowFrom / channels.discord.dm.allowFrom / channels.slack.dm.allowFrom).

Run moltbot doctor to surface risky/misconfigured DM policies.

Highlights

Local-first Gateway — single control plane for sessions, channels, tools, and events.
Multi-channel inbox — WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Google Chat, Signal, iMessage, BlueBubbles, Microsoft Teams, Matrix, Zalo, Zalo Personal, WebChat, macOS, iOS/Android.
Multi-agent routing — route inbound channels/accounts/peers to isolated agents (workspaces + per-agent sessions).
Voice Wake + Talk Mode — always-on speech for macOS/iOS/Android with ElevenLabs.
Live Canvas — agent-driven visual workspace with A2UI.
First-class tools — browser, canvas, nodes, cron, sessions, and Discord/Slack actions.
Companion apps — macOS menu bar app + iOS/Android nodes.
Onboarding + skills — wizard-driven setup with bundled/managed/workspace skills.

Star History

Everything we built so far

Core platform

Gateway WS control plane with sessions, presence, config, cron, webhooks, Control UI, and Canvas host.
CLI surface: gateway, agent, send, wizard, and doctor.
Pi agent runtime in RPC mode with tool streaming and block streaming.
Session model: main for direct chats, group isolation, activation modes, queue modes, reply-back. Group rules: Groups.
Media pipeline: images/audio/video, transcription hooks, size caps, temp file lifecycle. Audio details: Audio.

Channels

Channels: WhatsApp (Baileys), Telegram (grammY), Slack (Bolt), Discord (discord.js), Google Chat (Chat API), Signal (signal-cli), iMessage (imsg), BlueBubbles (extension), Microsoft Teams (extension), Matrix (extension), Zalo (extension), Zalo Personal (extension), WebChat.
Group routing: mention gating, reply tags, per-channel chunking and routing. Channel rules: Channels.

Apps + nodes

macOS app: menu bar control plane, Voice Wake/PTT, Talk Mode overlay, WebChat, debug tools, remote gateway control.
iOS node: Canvas, Voice Wake, Talk Mode, camera, screen recording, Bonjour pairing.
Android node: Canvas, Talk Mode, camera, screen recording, optional SMS.
macOS node mode: system.run/notify + canvas/camera exposure.

Tools + automation

Browser control: dedicated moltbot Chrome/Chromium, snapshots, actions, uploads, profiles.
Canvas: A2UI push/reset, eval, snapshot.
Nodes: camera snap/clip, screen record, location.get, notifications.
Cron + wakeups; webhooks; Gmail Pub/Sub.
Skills platform: bundled, managed, and workspace skills with install gating + UI.

Runtime + safety

Channel routing, retry policy, and streaming/chunking.
Presence, typing indicators, and usage tracking.
Models, model failover, and session pruning.
Security and troubleshooting.

Ops + packaging

Control UI + WebChat served directly from the Gateway.
Tailscale Serve/Funnel or SSH tunnels with token/password auth.
Nix mode for declarative config; Docker-based installs.
Doctor migrations, logging.

How it works (short)

WhatsApp / Telegram / Slack / Discord / Google Chat / Signal / iMessage / BlueBubbles / Microsoft Teams / Matrix / Zalo / Zalo Personal / WebChat
               │
               ▼
┌───────────────────────────────┐
│            Gateway            │
│       (control plane)         │
│     ws://127.0.0.1:18789      │
└──────────────┬────────────────┘
               │
               ├─ Pi agent (RPC)
               ├─ CLI (moltbot …)
               ├─ WebChat UI
               ├─ macOS app
               └─ iOS / Android nodes

Key subsystems

Gateway WebSocket network — single WS control plane for clients, tools, and events (plus ops: Gateway runbook).
Tailscale exposure — Serve/Funnel for the Gateway dashboard + WS (remote access: Remote).
Browser control — moltbot‑managed Chrome/Chromium with CDP control.
Canvas + A2UI — agent‑driven visual workspace (A2UI host: Canvas/A2UI).
Voice Wake + Talk Mode — always‑on speech and continuous conversation.
Nodes — Canvas, camera snap/clip, screen record, location.get, notifications, plus macOS‑only system.run/system.notify.

Tailscale access (Gateway dashboard)

Moltbot can auto-configure Tailscale Serve (tailnet-only) or Funnel (public) while the Gateway stays bound to loopback. Configure gateway.tailscale.mode:

off: no Tailscale automation (default).
serve: tailnet-only HTTPS via tailscale serve (uses Tailscale identity headers by default).
funnel: public HTTPS via tailscale funnel (requires shared password auth).

Notes:

gateway.bind must stay loopback when Serve/Funnel is enabled (Moltbot enforces this).
Serve can be forced to require a password by setting gateway.auth.mode: "password" or gateway.auth.allowTailscale: false.
Funnel refuses to start unless gateway.auth.mode: "password" is set.
Optional: gateway.tailscale.resetOnExit to undo Serve/Funnel on shutdown.

Details: Tailscale guide · Web surfaces

Remote Gateway (Linux is great)

It’s perfectly fine to run the Gateway on a small Linux instance. Clients (macOS app, CLI, WebChat) can connect over Tailscale Serve/Funnel or SSH tunnels, and you can still pair device nodes (macOS/iOS/Android) to execute device‑local actions when needed.

Gateway host runs the exec tool and channel connections by default.
Device nodes run device‑local actions (system.run, camera, screen recording, notifications) via node.invoke.
In short: exec runs where the Gateway lives; device actions run where the device lives.

Details: Remote access · Nodes · Security

macOS permissions via the Gateway protocol

The macOS app can run in node mode and advertises its capabilities + permission map over the Gateway WebSocket (node.list / node.describe). Clients can then execute local actions via node.invoke:

system.run runs a local command and returns stdout/stderr/exit code; set needsScreenRecording: true to require screen-recording permission (otherwise you’ll get PERMISSION_MISSING).
system.notify posts a user notification and fails if notifications are denied.
canvas.*, camera.*, screen.record, and location.get are also routed via node.invoke and follow TCC permission status.

Elevated bash (host permissions) is separate from macOS TCC:

Use /elevated on|off to toggle per‑session elevated access when enabled + allowlisted.
Gateway persists the per‑session toggle via sessions.patch (WS method) alongside thinkingLevel, verboseLevel, model, sendPolicy, and groupActivation.

Details: Nodes · macOS app · Gateway protocol

Agent to Agent (sessions_* tools)

Use these to coordinate work across sessions without jumping between chat surfaces.
sessions_list — discover active sessions (agents) and their metadata.
sessions_history — fetch transcript logs for a session.
sessions_send — message another session; optional reply‑back ping‑pong + announce step (REPLY_SKIP, ANNOUNCE_SKIP).

Details: Session tools

Skills registry (ClawdHub)

ClawdHub is a minimal skill registry. With ClawdHub enabled, the agent can search for skills automatically and pull in new ones as needed.

ClawdHub

Chat commands

Send these in WhatsApp/Telegram/Slack/Google Chat/Microsoft Teams/WebChat (group commands are owner-only):

/status — compact session status (model + tokens, cost when available)
/new or /reset — reset the session
/compact — compact session context (summary)
/think <level> — off|minimal|low|medium|high|xhigh (GPT-5.2 + Codex models only)
/verbose on|off
/usage off|tokens|full — per-response usage footer
/restart — restart the gateway (owner-only in groups)
/activation mention|always — group activation toggle (groups only)

Apps (optional)

The Gateway alone delivers a great experience. All apps are optional and add extra features.

If you plan to build/run companion apps, follow the platform runbooks below.

macOS (Moltbot.app) (optional)

Menu bar control for the Gateway and health.
Voice Wake + push-to-talk overlay.
WebChat + debug tools.
Remote gateway control over SSH.

Note: signed builds required for macOS permissions to stick across rebuilds (see docs/mac/permissions.md).

iOS node (optional)

Pairs as a node via the Bridge.
Voice trigger forwarding + Canvas surface.
Controlled via moltbot nodes ….

Runbook: iOS connect.

Android node (optional)

Pairs via the same Bridge + pairing flow as iOS.
Exposes Canvas, Camera, and Screen capture commands.
Runbook: Android connect.

Agent workspace + skills

Workspace root: ~/clawd (configurable via agents.defaults.workspace).
Injected prompt files: AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, TOOLS.md.
Skills: ~/clawd/skills/<skill>/SKILL.md.

Configuration

Minimal ~/.clawdbot/moltbot.json (model + defaults):

{
  agent: {
    model: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5"
  }
}

Full configuration reference (all keys + examples).

Security model (important)

Default: tools run on the host for the main session, so the agent has full access when it’s just you.
Group/channel safety: set agents.defaults.sandbox.mode: "non-main" to run non‑main sessions (groups/channels) inside per‑session Docker sandboxes; bash then runs in Docker for those sessions.
Sandbox defaults: allowlist bash, process, read, write, edit, sessions_list, sessions_history, sessions_send, sessions_spawn; denylist browser, canvas, nodes, cron, discord, gateway.

Details: Security guide · Docker + sandboxing · Sandbox config

Link the device: pnpm moltbot channels login (stores creds in ~/.clawdbot/credentials).
Allowlist who can talk to the assistant via channels.whatsapp.allowFrom.
If channels.whatsapp.groups is set, it becomes a group allowlist; include "*" to allow all.

Set TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN or channels.telegram.botToken (env wins).
Optional: set channels.telegram.groups (with channels.telegram.groups."*".requireMention); when set, it is a group allowlist (include "*" to allow all). Also channels.telegram.allowFrom or channels.telegram.webhookUrl as needed.

{
  channels: {
    telegram: {
      botToken: "123456:ABCDEF"
    }
  }
}

Slack

Set SLACK_BOT_TOKEN + SLACK_APP_TOKEN (or channels.slack.botToken + channels.slack.appToken).

Discord

Set DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN or channels.discord.token (env wins).
Optional: set commands.native, commands.text, or commands.useAccessGroups, plus channels.discord.dm.allowFrom, channels.discord.guilds, or channels.discord.mediaMaxMb as needed.

{
  channels: {
    discord: {
      token: "1234abcd"
    }
  }
}

Signal

Requires signal-cli and a channels.signal config section.

iMessage

macOS only; Messages must be signed in.
If channels.imessage.groups is set, it becomes a group allowlist; include "*" to allow all.

Microsoft Teams

Configure a Teams app + Bot Framework, then add a msteams config section.
Allowlist who can talk via msteams.allowFrom; group access via msteams.groupAllowFrom or msteams.groupPolicy: "open".

WebChat

Uses the Gateway WebSocket; no separate WebChat port/config.

Browser control (optional):

{
  browser: {
    enabled: true,
    color: "#FF4500"
  }
}

Docs

Use these when you’re past the onboarding flow and want the deeper reference.

Advanced docs (discovery + control)

Operations & troubleshooting

Deep dives

Workspace & skills

Platform internals

Email hooks (Gmail)

docs.molt.bot/gmail-pubsub

Molty

Moltbot was built for Molty, a space lobster AI assistant. 🦞
by Peter Steinberger and the community.

Community

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines, maintainers, and how to submit PRs.
AI/vibe-coded PRs welcome! 🤖

Special thanks to Mario Zechner for his support and for
pi-mono.

Thanks to all clawtributors:

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