Whatsapp Memory

Maintain separate memory contexts per WhatsApp conversation — both groups and direct messages (DMs). Use when: tracking what was discussed with a specific pe...

This skill appears to be what it says: a local, file-based per-conversation memory for WhatsApp. Before installing or enabling it, consider: 1) Privacy and encryption — the skill writes chat content to disk under $HOME/.openclaw/workspace/memory/whatsapp; ensure that directory has strict filesystem permissions (e.g., chmod 700) and consider encrypting backups if messages are sensitive. 2) Secrets risk — the instructions say 'never log secrets' but do not enforce it; implement redaction/filters or a retention policy to avoid accidentally storing credentials or private media. 3) Runtime dependencies — the scripts use python3, grep, tail, date and expect a POSIX shell; verify these are available in your agent environment. 4) Sanitization/safety — the ID sanitization replaces '@', '.', '+' but may not remove other unsafe characters (e.g., slashes); confirm incoming IDs are validated to avoid file-path surprises. 5) Scope of access — the skill will read/write all files under its memory path and will load recent context on every incoming message; if multiple users or teams share the same machine, consider isolating the workspace. If these concerns are acceptable and you trust local disk storage, the skill is coherent and reasonable to use.

Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: whatsapp-memory Version: 1.0.0 The skill provides a local file-based memory management system for WhatsApp conversations, allowing the agent to track context, decisions, and participants across different chats. It uses standard shell commands and Python snippets for file operations and JSON parsing within a scoped workspace directory ($HOME/.openclaw/workspace/memory/whatsapp). While there are minor potential shell injection vulnerabilities due to variable interpolation in scripts (e.g., in SKILL.md), there is no evidence of malicious intent, data exfiltration, or unauthorized access.