// Read-only local archive and full-text search of WhatsApp Desktop messages via the wacrawl CLI. Use for searching chat history, exporting conversations, and creating encrypted backups. macOS only (reads local WhatsApp Desktop SQLite databases).
| name | wacrawl |
| description | Read-only local archive and full-text search of WhatsApp Desktop messages via the wacrawl CLI. Use for searching chat history, exporting conversations, and creating encrypted backups. macOS only (reads local WhatsApp Desktop SQLite databases). |
| platforms | ["darwin"] |
| homepage | https://github.com/steipete/wacrawl |
| requires | {"bins":["wacrawl"],"install":[{"kind":"brew","formula":"steipete/tap/wacrawl","bins":["wacrawl"],"os":["darwin"]},{"kind":"go","module":"github.com/steipete/wacrawl/cmd/wacrawl@latest","bins":["wacrawl"]}]} |
| origin | {"source":"moltis","url":"https://github.com/moltis-org/moltis"} |
wacrawl is a read-only local archive tool for WhatsApp Desktop on macOS. It snapshots the local SQLite databases (ChatStorage.sqlite, ContactsV2.sqlite) without modifying them. Use it for searching chat history, exporting conversations, and creating encrypted backups.
This is different from wacli — wacrawl is read-only archaeology of local data; wacli is an active WhatsApp Web client for sending/receiving messages.
~/.wacrawl/age.key is auto-generated and must not be printed to agent context.~/.wacrawl/age.key to LLM context.wacrawl doctor
wacrawl sync
Snapshots the current state of WhatsApp Desktop's databases into wacrawl's local store.
wacrawl chats
wacrawl chats --limit 20
wacrawl chats --json
wacrawl search "query"
wacrawl search "invoice" --limit 20
wacrawl messages --chat <jid> --limit 50
wacrawl messages --chat <jid> --json
wacrawl backup
wacrawl backup --output /path/to/backup/
Creates age-encrypted JSONL.gz shards suitable for Git-backed storage.
To save search results or chat exports to Moltis memory for future reference:
--json outputmemory/whatsapp/YYYY-MM-DD.mdExample workflow:
wacrawl search "project meeting" --json --limit 20
Then write a summary to memory:
# WhatsApp — 2026-04-28
## Key Conversations
- Discussion with Alice about project timeline — agreed on June deadline
- Bob shared the updated budget spreadsheet
- Team group: standup notes, blockers discussed
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