faltoobot 0.4.0

WhatsApp-first LLM bot

faltoobot

faltoobot is a personal assistant that lives on its own WhatsApp account.

How it works

• Get a separate SIM / WhatsApp account for Faltoobot.
• Sign in to that account on a spare phone.
• Install faltoobot on a computer that will stay online.
• Run faltoobot auth and scan the QR code from that phone.
• Message that WhatsApp number from your own number.

Usage

Install

uv tool install faltoobot

Then you can run faltoobot and faltoochat from any folder.

If uv asks you to add its tool bin directory to your PATH, run:

uv tool update-shell

Configure

faltoobot configure

Example ~/.faltoobot/config.toml:

[openai]
api_key = "your_key_here"
model = "gpt-5.4"
thinking = "high"
fast = false

[bot]
allow_groups = false
allowed_chats = ["[e-mail]"]
system_prompt = "You are Faltoobot, a concise and helpful AI assistant replying inside WhatsApp. Keep replies practical and readable on mobile."

If api_key is left blank, Faltoobot falls back to OPENAI_API_KEY from the environment.

Set allowed_chats to your own WhatsApp JID or phone number to keep the bot private. Leave it empty only if you want Faltoobot to reply to anyone who can message that account.

Pair once

Pair the WhatsApp account once:

faltoobot auth

Run in background

Install Faltoobot as a background service:

faltoobot install

Check whether it is running:

faltoobot status

Watch logs live:

faltoobot logs -f

Notes:

• macOS installs a launchd agent.
• Linux installs a systemd --user service.
• If you want the Linux service to stay up after logout, enable lingering for your user.

Run in foreground

If you want to run it in the current terminal instead:

faltoobot run

Terminal chat

You can also use Faltoobot locally in the terminal:

faltoobot chat
faltoobot chat --name "Scratchpad"
faltoochat

Commands

On WhatsApp:

/help
/reset

In terminal chat:

/help
/reset
/exit

faltoochat also supports image input. Paste an image file path, paste markdown like ![alt](path), or use Ctrl+V to attach the current macOS clipboard image.

Update

uv tool upgrade faltoobot

Need more details? See docs/guide.md.