3. OpenClaw and WhatsApp Plugin Application

Preparation Before Use

!!! Confirm that OpenClaw has been configured and can interact normally.

If it cannot interact normally, the following content cannot be implemented.

1. Configure the Bot

Enter configuration mode:

openclaw onboard --install-daemon

Select QuickStart:

Select Use existing values:

Select Skip for now:

Select All providers:

Select Keep current. Note: The content in parentheses is your configured model:

Select WhatsApp (QR link):

Select Link WhatsApp now (QR):

Then a connection QR code will appear:

Open WhatsApp on your phone, click on yourself----Linked devices:

Click "Link new device", then scan OpenClaw's QR code:

After scanning, wait for connection to succeed. When successful, the following appears. Select "This Is my personal phone number":

Enter your phone number. For domestic (China) numbers, you need to add +86 before the phone number:

Search provider - skip this:

Skills - also skip. Install later based on needs:

Hooks - also skip. Select "Skip for now", press spacebar to select, then press Enter:

Select to restart the gateway:

You can choose TUI interaction interface, or choose "Do this later".

2. Interact with the Bot

Open WhatsApp, click chat----"+":

Click to send a message to yourself:

Send the content you want to interact with: