clawdbot/docs/plugins/zalouser.md

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Zalo Personal plugin: QR login + messaging via zca-cli (plugin install + channel config + CLI + tool)	You want Zalo Personal (unofficial) support in OpenClaw You are configuring or developing the zalouser plugin

Zalo Personal (plugin)

Zalo Personal support for OpenClaw via a plugin, using zca-cli to automate a normal Zalo user account.

Warning: Unofficial automation may lead to account suspension/ban. Use at your own risk.

Naming

Channel id is zalouser to make it explicit this automates a personal Zalo user account (unofficial). We keep zalo reserved for a potential future official Zalo API integration.

Where it runs

This plugin runs inside the Gateway process.

If you use a remote Gateway, install/configure it on the machine running the Gateway, then restart the Gateway.

Install

Option A: install from npm

openclaw plugins install @openclaw/zalouser

Restart the Gateway afterwards.

Option B: install from a local folder (dev)

openclaw plugins install ./extensions/zalouser
cd ./extensions/zalouser && pnpm install

Restart the Gateway afterwards.

Prerequisite: zca-cli

The Gateway machine must have zca on PATH:

zca --version

Config

Channel config lives under channels.zalouser (not plugins.entries.*):

{
  channels: {
    zalouser: {
      enabled: true,
      dmPolicy: "pairing"
    }
  }
}

CLI

openclaw channels login --channel zalouser
openclaw channels logout --channel zalouser
openclaw channels status --probe
openclaw message send --channel zalouser --target <threadId> --message "Hello from OpenClaw"
openclaw directory peers list --channel zalouser --query "name"

Agent tool

Tool name: zalouser

Actions: send, image, link, friends, groups, me, status