whatsapp-watcher

You can monitor WhatsApp Web for urgent messages using Playwright-based automation to scan chats for keywords like urgent, asap, and invoice. It identifies unread messages and automatically generates structured markdown action files in the vault's Needs_Action directory for processing.

Needs_Action entries are structured markdown files generated in your vault when the watcher detects specific keywords or unread chats on WhatsApp Web. These files are designed to trigger human-in-the-loop workflows and be processed by the MVP pipeline for high-priority task triage.

Yes, Playwright is a required dependency for this WhatsApp monitoring task. It provides the browser automation framework needed to maintain persistent sessions on WhatsApp Web and programmatically scan incoming chats for priority keywords.

Yes, the watcher integrates directly with an Obsidian vault by writing markdown action files into the Needs_Action folder. This allows you to capture urgent WhatsApp messages and process them alongside your existing notes and human-in-the-loop approval workflows.

The best way to flag urgent WhatsApp messages is to use automated keyword matching for terms like help and payment, which then generates high-priority action files. This approach directly integrates with HITL workflows to ensure critical chats are reviewed and approved.

WhatsApp Web monitoring requires a persistent browser session because Playwright needs to maintain an authenticated state to continuously access and scan incoming chats. Without a persistent session, the automation would lose its connection and fail to detect real-time unread messages.