name: automate-whatsapp description: "Build WhatsApp automations with Kapso workflows: configure WhatsApp triggers, edit workflow graphs, manage executions, deploy functions, and use databases/integrations for state. Use when automating WhatsApp conversations and event handling."

Automate WhatsApp

When to use

Use this skill to build and run WhatsApp automations: workflow CRUD, graph edits, triggers, executions, function management, app integrations, and D1 database operations.

Setup

Preferred path:

Kapso CLI installed and authenticated (kapso login)
Use the CLI for project/number discovery before wiring triggers or automations

Fallback path: Env vars:

KAPSO_API_BASE_URL (host only, no /platform/v1)
KAPSO_API_KEY

How to

Discover phone numbers first

Preferred path:

Check project state: kapso status
List connected numbers: kapso whatsapp numbers list --output json
Resolve a display number when needed: kapso whatsapp numbers resolve --phone-number "<display-number>" --output json

Fallback path:

List number configs for triggers: node scripts/list-whatsapp-phone-numbers.js

Edit a workflow graph

Fetch graph: node scripts/get-graph.js <workflow_id> (note the lock_version)
Edit the JSON (see graph rules below)
Validate: node scripts/validate-graph.js --definition-file <path>
Update: node scripts/update-graph.js <workflow_id> --expected-lock-version <n> --definition-file <path>
Re-fetch to confirm

For small edits, use edit-graph.js with --old-file and --new-file instead.

If you get a lock_version conflict: re-fetch, re-apply changes, retry with new lock_version.

Manage triggers

List: node scripts/list-triggers.js <workflow_id>
Create: node scripts/create-trigger.js <workflow_id> --trigger-type <type> --phone-number-id <id>
Toggle: node scripts/update-trigger.js --trigger-id <id> --active true|false
Delete: node scripts/delete-trigger.js --trigger-id <id>

For inbound_message triggers, prefer kapso whatsapp numbers resolve --phone-number "<display-number>" --output json to get the exact phone_number_id. Fall back to node scripts/list-whatsapp-phone-numbers.js when the CLI is unavailable.

Debug executions

List: node scripts/list-executions.js <workflow_id>
Inspect: node scripts/get-execution.js <execution-id>
Get value: node scripts/get-context-value.js <execution-id> --variable-path vars.foo
Events: node scripts/list-execution-events.js <execution-id>

Create and deploy a function

Write code with handler signature (see function rules below)
Create: node scripts/create-function.js --name <name> --code-file <path>
Deploy: node scripts/deploy-function.js --function-id <id>
Verify: node scripts/get-function.js --function-id <id>

Set up agent node with app integrations

Find model: node scripts/list-provider-models.js
Find account: node scripts/list-accounts.js --app-slug <slug> (use pipedream_account_id)
Find action: node scripts/search-actions.js --query <word> --app-slug <slug> (action_id = key)
Create integration: node scripts/create-integration.js --action-id <id> --app-slug <slug> --account-id <id> --configured-props <json>
Add tools to agent node via flow_agent_app_integration_tools

Database CRUD

List tables: node scripts/list-tables.js
Query: node scripts/query-rows.js --table <name> --filters <json>
Create/update/delete with row scripts

Graph rules

Exactly one start node with id = start
Never change existing node IDs
Use {node_type}_{timestamp_ms} for new node IDs
Non-decide nodes have 0 or 1 outgoing next edge
Decide edge labels must match conditions[].label
Edge keys are source/target/label (not from/to)

For full schema details, see references/graph-contract.md.

Function rules

async function handler(request, env) {
  // Parse input
  const body = await request.json();
  // Use env.KV and env.DB as needed
  return new Response(JSON.stringify({ result: "ok" }));
}

Do NOT use export, export default, or arrow functions
Return a Response object

Execution context

Always use this structure:

vars - user-defined variables
system - system variables
context - channel data
metadata - request metadata

Scripts

Workflows

| Script | Purpose | |--------|---------| | list-workflows.js | List workflows (metadata only) | | get-workflow.js | Get workflow metadata | | create-workflow.js | Create a workflow | | update-workflow-settings.js | Update workflow settings |

Graph

| Script | Purpose | |--------|---------| | get-graph.js | Get workflow graph + lock_version | | edit-graph.js | Patch graph via string replacement | | update-graph.js | Replace entire graph | | validate-graph.js | Validate graph structure locally |

Triggers

| Script | Purpose | |--------|---------| | list-triggers.js | List triggers for a workflow | | create-trigger.js | Create a trigger | | update-trigger.js | Enable/disable a trigger | | delete-trigger.js | Delete a trigger | | list-whatsapp-phone-numbers.js | List phone numbers for trigger setup |

Executions

| Script | Purpose | |--------|---------| | list-executions.js | List executions | | get-execution.js | Get execution details | | get-context-value.js | Read value from execution context | | update-execution-status.js | Force execution state | | resume-execution.js | Resume waiting execution | | list-execution-events.js | List execution events |

Functions

| Script | Purpose | |--------|---------| | list-functions.js | List project functions | | get-function.js | Get function details + code | | create-function.js | Create a function | | update-function.js | Update function code | | deploy-function.js | Deploy function to runtime | | invoke-function.js | Invoke function with payload | | list-function-invocations.js | List function invocations |

App integrations

| Script | Purpose | |--------|---------| | list-apps.js | Search integration apps | | search-actions.js | Search actions (action_id = key) | | get-action-schema.js | Get action JSON schema | | list-accounts.js | List connected accounts | | create-connect-token.js | Create OAuth connect link | | configure-prop.js | Resolve remote_options for a prop | | reload-props.js | Reload dynamic props | | list-integrations.js | List saved integrations | | create-integration.js | Create an integration | | update-integration.js | Update an integration | | delete-integration.js | Delete an integration |

Databases

| Script | Purpose | |--------|---------| | list-tables.js | List D1 tables | | get-table.js | Get table schema + sample rows | | query-rows.js | Query rows with filters | | create-row.js | Create a row | | update-row.js | Update rows | | upsert-row.js | Upsert a row | | delete-row.js | Delete rows |

OpenAPI

| Script | Purpose | |--------|---------| | openapi-explore.mjs | Explore OpenAPI (search/op/schema/where) |

Install deps (once):

npm i

Examples:

node scripts/openapi-explore.mjs --spec workflows search "variables"
node scripts/openapi-explore.mjs --spec workflows op getWorkflowVariables
node scripts/openapi-explore.mjs --spec platform op queryDatabaseRows

Notes

Prefer file paths over inline JSON (--definition-file, --code-file)
action_id is the same as key from search-actions
--account-id uses pipedream_account_id from list-accounts
Variable CRUD (variables-set.js, variables-delete.js) is blocked - Platform API doesn't support it
Raw SQL execution is not supported via Platform API

References

Read before editing:

references/graph-contract.md - Graph schema, computed vs editable fields, lock_version
references/node-types.md - Node types and config shapes
references/workflow-overview.md - Execution flow and states

Other references:

references/execution-context.md - Context structure and variable substitution
references/triggers.md - Trigger types and setup
references/app-integrations.md - App integration and variable_definitions
references/functions-reference.md - Function management
references/functions-payloads.md - Payload shapes for functions
references/databases-reference.md - Database operations

Assets

| File | Description | |------|-------------| | workflow-linear.json | Minimal linear workflow | | workflow-decision.json | Minimal branching workflow | | workflow-agent-simple.json | Minimal agent workflow | | workflow-customer-support-intake-agent.json | Customer support intake | | workflow-interactive-buttons-decide-function.json | Interactive buttons + decide (function) | | workflow-interactive-buttons-decide-ai.json | Interactive buttons + decide (AI) | | workflow-api-template-wait-agent.json | API trigger + template + agent | | function-decide-route-interactive-buttons.json | Function for button routing | | agent-app-integration-example.json | Agent node with app integrations |

Related skills

integrate-whatsapp - Onboarding, webhooks, messaging, templates, flows
observe-whatsapp - Debugging, logs, health checks

[automate-whatsapp file map]|root: .
|.:{package.json,SKILL.md}
|assets:{agent-app-integration-example.json,databases-example.json,function-decide-route-interactive-buttons.json,functions-example.json,workflow-agent-simple.json,workflow-api-template-wait-agent.json,workflow-customer-support-intake-agent.json,workflow-decision.json,workflow-interactive-buttons-decide-ai.json,workflow-interactive-buttons-decide-function.json,workflow-linear.json}
|references:{app-integrations.md,databases-reference.md,execution-context.md,function-contracts.md,functions-payloads.md,functions-reference.md,graph-contract.md,node-types.md,triggers.md,workflow-overview.md,workflow-reference.md}
|scripts:{configure-prop.js,create-connect-token.js,create-function.js,create-integration.js,create-row.js,create-trigger.js,create-workflow.js,delete-integration.js,delete-row.js,delete-trigger.js,deploy-function.js,edit-graph.js,get-action-schema.js,get-context-value.js,get-execution-event.js,get-execution.js,get-function.js,get-graph.js,get-table.js,get-workflow.js,invoke-function.js,list-accounts.js,list-apps.js,list-execution-events.js,list-executions.js,list-function-invocations.js,list-functions.js,list-integrations.js,list-provider-models.js,list-tables.js,list-triggers.js,list-whatsapp-phone-numbers.js,list-workflows.js,openapi-explore.mjs,query-rows.js,reload-props.js,resume-execution.js,search-actions.js,update-execution-status.js,update-function.js,update-graph.js,update-integration.js,update-row.js,update-trigger.js,update-workflow-settings.js,upsert-row.js,validate-graph.js,variables-delete.js,variables-list.js,variables-set.js}
|scripts/lib/databases:{args.js,filters.js,kapso-api.js}
|scripts/lib/functions:{args.js,kapso-api.js}
|scripts/lib/workflows:{args.js,kapso-api.js,result.js}

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