WhatsApp + OpenClaw integration
Connect WhatsApp to OpenClaw
ConnectChats brings your WhatsApp chats into OpenClaw. Ask OpenClaw to catch you up, find any message and draft replies. Nothing gets sent until you approve it.
Free to start. No app to install. Every send needs your OK.
What OpenClaw can do with your WhatsApp
ConnectChats gives OpenClaw a small set of tools. OpenClaw calls them when you ask about your WhatsApp chats, and only for the chats you share.
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Catch you up
Ask what you missed and OpenClaw reads your unread WhatsApp chats, then gives you the short version: who needs an answer, what was decided, what can wait.
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Find any message
The address someone sent last month, the price a client agreed to, the link from a group chat. OpenClaw searches your WhatsApp history and quotes the message.
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Draft replies
OpenClaw writes the reply in your tone, in the chat's language, with the context of the whole thread. You read it, edit it, and send it.
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Send with your OK
When you approve a draft, ConnectChats sends it from your own WhatsApp account and confirms delivery. Auto-send only runs in chats where you switch it on.
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Things to ask OpenClaw
Type these in OpenClaw once WhatsApp is linked.
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What did I miss in my WhatsApp chats today?
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Summarize the family group on WhatsApp since Friday.
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Who asked me a question on WhatsApp that I haven't answered?
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Find the address my sister sent me on WhatsApp.
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Draft a reply to Alex on WhatsApp saying I can make it Saturday.
How to connect WhatsApp to OpenClaw
It takes about two minutes. You do it once, and the same account then works in every AI app you add.
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Add ConnectChats to OpenClaw
- Add ConnectChats with openclaw mcp add connectchats --url https://api.connectchats.com/mcp --transport streamable-http.
- Set auth to oauth for that server in your OpenClaw config.
- Stop the Gateway, run openclaw mcp login connectchats and sign in with your passkey in the browser.
- Start the Gateway again, and your agent can use your shared chats.
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Link your WhatsApp account
- Open https://connectchats.com/app, sign in with your passkey and choose Link a chat app, then WhatsApp.
- On your phone, open WhatsApp and tap Settings on iPhone, or the three-dot menu on Android.
- Tap Linked devices, then Link a device, and scan the QR code shown in ConnectChats.
- No camera handy, or on your phone already? Choose Use a pairing code in ConnectChats, tap Link with phone number instead in WhatsApp and type the code.
- Your chats appear in the dashboard within a few minutes. Turn on Share with my AI for the ones you want to use.
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Pick the chats OpenClaw can see
Every chat is listed in your ConnectChats dashboard. Share all of them or only the ones you choose. OpenClaw never sees the rest.
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Ask OpenClaw about your WhatsApp
Open a new conversation in OpenClaw and ask about your chats. OpenClaw calls ConnectChats when it needs your messages.
How WhatsApp and OpenClaw work together
ConnectChats links to your WhatsApp account as a linked device, the same way WhatsApp Web and the desktop app do. Your phone stays the main device, and you can unlink ConnectChats from it at any time. Direct chats and group chats both come through, and you choose which ones your AI app can see.
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WhatsApp in ConnectChats
Each linked chat starts with its last 200 messages, then every new message arrives as it is sent. Direct chats, groups and replies are supported. Photos, videos and voice notes show up as short text descriptions, with their captions. Your phone does not need to stay on, but WhatsApp unlinks companion devices when the phone has been offline for about 14 days. Open WhatsApp on your phone now and then to keep the link. ConnectChats uses one of the four linked device slots WhatsApp gives each account. The free plan links 2 chat apps and keeps messages for 30 days.
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ConnectChats in OpenClaw
OpenClaw adds remote MCP servers from its command line or its config file, and ConnectChats works there as one of them. Add it once, sign in with your passkey, and your agent can catch you up on your chats and draft replies you approve. OpenClaw was called Clawdbot, then Moltbot, before taking its current name. OpenClaw runs on your own machine or server, so you control where it lives. ConnectChats itself is hosted, so your chat apps stay linked even when your OpenClaw machine is off. OpenClaw already talks to you through chat apps. ConnectChats is different: it gives the agent read and draft access to your own chats, with approval before anything is sent. The same ConnectChats account works in every AI app, so the chats you already linked are available in OpenClaw without linking them again.
Your WhatsApp stays under your control
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You pick the chats
OpenClaw only sees the WhatsApp chats you share. Unshare a chat and it disappears from every AI app at once.
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Drafts by default
OpenClaw prepares replies. You approve each one before it reaches WhatsApp, unless you turn on auto-send for that chat.
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Stored messages are encrypted
Stored messages are encrypted with a key that only your passkey can unlock. We never train models on your messages.
Questions
Can OpenClaw read my WhatsApp messages?
Yes, once you link WhatsApp in ConnectChats and add ConnectChats to OpenClaw. OpenClaw reads only the chats you share, and only when you ask it something that needs them.
Can OpenClaw send WhatsApp messages for me?
OpenClaw can draft a reply and send it after you approve it. Messages go out from your own WhatsApp account. You can allow automatic sending for specific chats, and it stays off everywhere else.
Is the WhatsApp to OpenClaw integration free?
Yes. The free plan links two chat apps and works in every supported AI app, with no limit on what you ask. No card needed.
Do I need to install anything?
No. You add ConnectChats inside OpenClaw and link WhatsApp from your browser. There is no app to download and nothing runs on your computer.
Does it work with other AI apps too?
Yes. The same ConnectChats account works in ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Manus, Muse and any AI app that supports remote MCP servers. Link WhatsApp once and use it everywhere.
Does my phone need to stay online for WhatsApp to work?
No. ConnectChats keeps receiving messages while your phone is off or out of signal. WhatsApp does sign out linked devices if the phone stays offline for about 14 days, so open WhatsApp on it from time to time. If that happens, link it again from https://connectchats.com/app.
Can it read WhatsApp group chats?
Yes. Groups come through like direct chats, with each sender's name. Every group is listed in your dashboard, and you decide which ones are shared with your AI app.
Does it work with the WhatsApp Business app?
Yes. The WhatsApp Business app supports linked devices, so it links with the same QR code or pairing code. The WhatsApp Business Platform (the Cloud API used by large companies) is a different product and is not supported.
Is OpenClaw the same as Clawdbot or Moltbot?
Yes. The project was renamed from Clawdbot to Moltbot, then to OpenClaw. The setup is the same whichever name your install uses.
Do I need to restart OpenClaw after adding ConnectChats?
Yes. Stop the Gateway before you run openclaw mcp login connectchats, then start it again so your agent picks up the new server.
Related pages
WhatsApp with other AI apps
Other chat apps in OpenClaw
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