whatsapp_watch_messages

WhatsApp · macOS · Windows

Effect: read (strongest supported action). Status: gated.

Gated means the tool requires an installed app, a connected account, permission, or runtime availability. Check those requirements on the listed platform before using it.

macOS

Purpose

WhatsApp message notices are not available in this version: set answers delivery "unsupported" with error_key feature_disabled, and status answers state "disabled". Read the chats with whatsapp_read_messages.

Required inputs

action — set: watch these chats for this session; clear: stop; status: what is watched and when it was last checked.

Permissions and confirmation

No explicit confirmation parameter is exposed in this snapshot. This does not grant permission to act: obtain user authorization before any real action.

Use only the apps, accounts and resources authorized by the user on this platform. Consult this tool's platform-specific description for its connection and permission requirements; this catalog does not assert additional OAuth scopes or OS entitlements.

Full input schema — macOS

{
  "properties": {
    "account": {
      "description": "Which linked WhatsApp account to use: its label or id from whatsapp_list_accounts. Leave it out to use the default account.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "action": {
      "description": "set: watch these chats for this session; clear: stop; status: what is watched and when it was last checked.",
      "enum": [
        "set",
        "clear",
        "status"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "action"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Documentation example

Do not execute this example. These concrete inputs refer to a fictional demonstration dataset. Resolve real handles and obtain user authorization before any real call.

{
  "action": "status"
}

Windows