retoorandClaude Opus 5.5
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No native Python WhatsApp library exists (neonize is whatsmeow over ctypes, yowsup is dead) and no browser is needed. Spec for detz::wa: native C++ transpiled from wa-go (MIT, golden vectors) with whatsmeow as referee, libcurl WebSocket plus OpenSSL, no new dependencies, build vs deep-research table, caps, tests, phases, and a whatsapp-mcp shortcut. Research archive: research/whatsapp-automation (70 sources, 3 conclusions). Nothing built. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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oxidezap/whatsapp-rust: WhatsApp client written in Rust based on whatsmeow and Baileys
Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Institute | Molodetz Institute — Research & Retrieval Division |
| Subject | whatsapp-automation |
| Document type | Source Dossier |
| Tier | 1 |
| Source title | oxidezap/whatsapp-rust: WhatsApp client written in Rust based on whatsmeow and Baileys |
| Source URL | https://github.com/oxidezap/whatsapp-rust |
| Source publisher / author | oxidezap (jlucaso1) |
| Source type | repository |
| Source date (published) | Unknown — not stated (HEAD 950bbe0, 2026-10-27; created 2025-07-01) |
| Date researched | 2026-10-27 |
| Researched by | tai (agent), model: Claude Opus 5.5, on behalf of retoor |
| Research method | both |
| Confidence | Medium |
| Status | Active |
Summary
A Rust reimplementation, inspired by whatsmeow and Baileys, now including VoIP. Cloned and sized; not read in depth.
Key findings
- Measured Rust lines by top directory: wacore 258,521, src 242,697, plugins 136,546, tools 43,830, tests 24,579, storages 16,872, waproto 3,615 (about 650,000 total).
- License MIT; 941 stars; at least 100 commits in the last 90 days (API page limit reached on 2026-10-07).
- Search listing: QR and pair-code login, Signal E2E, media, groups, calls; pluggable storage with SQLite default.
Pros / strengths
Very active, MIT, broad feature set; a second independent implementation to cross-check behaviour.
Cons / limitations / caveats
Far too large to transpile; the size is dominated by VoIP and plugins that detz does not need.
Relevance to tai
Rejected as a transpile source; useful only as a tie-breaker reference.
Changelog
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | Initial dossier created (repository shallow-cloned and read; sizes measured with line counts; activity from the GitHub API). |