WhatsApp

Message Kaizen directly on WhatsApp. Send it tasks on the go, receive results and notifications, and interact with your automations from your phone.

Setup

  1. Go to Channels (/channels)

  2. Click on WhatsApp

  3. Click Start Pairing

  4. Scan the QR code with your WhatsApp app (Settings > Linked Devices > Link a Device)

  5. Wait for the connection to establish

Once paired, Kaizen stays connected. If the connection drops, it automatically reconnects.

Sending Messages

Message Kaizen on WhatsApp just like you would in the web chat. It supports:

  • Text messages with task descriptions

  • Images (Kaizen can analyze and process them)

  • Videos for analysis

  • Audio messages (transcribed automatically)

  • Documents (PDFs, spreadsheets, etc.)

Responses are prefixed with [Kaizen] by default to distinguish them from your own messages.

Message Batching

If you send multiple messages in quick succession (within 1.5 seconds), Kaizen groups them into a single task. This lets you type naturally across multiple messages without triggering separate runs.

Contacts

Manage WhatsApp contacts in Channels > WhatsApp:

  • Enable/Disable individual contacts to control who can interact with Kaizen

  • View chat history per contact

  • Configure per-contact settings

Self-Chat

The self-chat contact (your own WhatsApp number) is special. It has full permissions by default and is the primary way to interact with Kaizen from WhatsApp.

Contact Permissions

Each contact has configurable permissions that control what Kaizen can do when responding:

Permission
Description
Default (self)
Default (others)

Memory Access

Read/write user memory

Yes

No

Web Access

Browse the web

Yes

Yes

Extension Access

Use Zapier, Brave, etc.

Yes

No

Plugin Access

Create/run plugins

Yes

No

Code Execution

Run code snippets

Yes

No

File Access

Read/write files

Yes

No

Browser Access

Control Chrome

Yes

No

Skill Access

Create/edit skills

Yes

No

Scheduled Messages

Scheduled skills can route their output to WhatsApp. When setting up a schedule, choose WhatsApp as the destination. Results are sent to your self-chat.

Data & Privacy

WhatsApp authentication credentials are stored locally in the data/whatsapp-auth/ directory. This data never leaves your machine and is excluded from git.

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