WeChat Channel for Claude Code

A Claude Code channel that bridges your personal WeChat account to a Claude Code session via Tencent's iLink bot API. Two-way messaging with permission relay support.

Features

• Two-way chat — WeChat messages arrive in Claude's context; Claude replies back to WeChat
• Permission relay — tool-approval prompts are forwarded to WeChat so you can approve/deny remotely
• QR code login — scan with WeChat to authenticate, credentials persist locally
• Sender allowlist — restrict which WeChat users can reach your session
• Cursor persistence — poller state survives reconnects so no messages are missed

Prerequisites

• Bun runtime (v1.3+)
• Claude Code v2.1.81+
• A personal WeChat account

Installation

Via Plugin Marketplace (recommended)

Add the marketplace and install:

# Add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add uetuluk/cc-wechat

# Install the plugin
/plugin install cc-wechat@cc-wechat

Then start Claude Code with the channel enabled:

claude --channels plugin:cc-wechat@cc-wechat

Note: During the research preview, custom channels require the development flag:

claude --dangerously-load-development-channels plugin:cc-wechat@cc-wechat

Via Local Plugin Directory

git clone https://github.com/uetuluk/cc-wechat.git
cd cc-wechat
bun install

claude --plugin-dir . --dangerously-load-development-channels server:wechat

Via npm

npm install -g @uetuluk/cc-wechat

Setup

On first run, a QR code dialog appears in Claude Code — scan it with WeChat to log in. Credentials are saved locally for subsequent sessions.

How It Works

WeChat App <-> iLink API (ilinkai.weixin.qq.com) <-> This channel (local) <-> Claude Code (stdio)

The channel runs as an MCP server spawned by Claude Code. It polls WeChat's iLink long-polling endpoint for inbound messages and uses the MCP notification system to forward them to Claude.

• WeChat messages arrive in Claude's context as <channel source="wechat" from_user_id="..."> tags
• Claude replies using the wechat_reply tool
• Permission prompts forward to WeChat; respond with yes <id> or no <id>

Sender Allowlist

Edit access.json to restrict which WeChat users can message Claude:

{
  "allowed_senders": ["[email protected]"]
}

An empty list allows all senders (useful during initial setup to discover your user ID from the channel tags).

Configuration

| File | Purpose | |------|---------| | .mcp.json | MCP server config (command + args) | | credentials.json | Saved bot token (auto-created on login) | | access.json | Sender allowlist | | .context-tokens.json | Persisted context tokens for replies | | .poller-state.json | Polling cursor (survives restarts) |

Architecture

src/
  wechat-channel.ts   # Entry point: MCP server + orchestration
  ilink-client.ts     # iLink HTTP client (login, poll, send)
  poller.ts           # Long-poll loop with cursor management
  types.ts            # TypeScript types for iLink API

Development

bun install
bun test
bun run typecheck

License

MIT