PanBot — WeChat ↔ Claude CLI Bridge

Chat with Claude CLI via WeChat. Zero external dependencies (except qrcode-terminal for login QR).

Install

npm install -g panbot

Usage

# First run: scan QR code with WeChat to pair
panbot

# Already paired → starts bridge directly
panbot

# Manual re-pair
panbot login

# Check status
panbot status

Once running, send messages to the bot on WeChat. Claude replies via WeChat.

WeChat Commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | Just type | Auto-create/reuse conversation, chat directly | | /n | New conversation | | /l | List conversations | | /s <#N> | Switch to conversation #N | | /k <#N> | Close conversation #N | | /sf <file> | Send file from desktop folder | | /stop | Shutdown PanBot | | /h | Help |

File Transfer

Send a file to WeChat via command line:

node send-to-wechat.mjs "C:\path\to\file.pdf"

Receive files from WeChat — Images/docs/videos are auto-downloaded, decrypted, and analyzed by Claude.

Requirements

• Node.js >= 22
• Claude CLI: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
• A WeChat account for QR pairing

Data Storage

• Credentials & state: %USERPROFILE%/PanBot/data/
• Downloaded files: %USERPROFILE%/PanBot/files/

License

MIT