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WeChat 4.x local data CLI with daemon architecture. Version 0.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-17.
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Package summary
WeChat 4.x local data CLI with daemon architecture
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Commands and aliases
- wx
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Project history and usage
wx-cli is a modern Rust command-line tool for querying local WeChat 4.x data. Its README frames it as a local-only CLI with a daemon architecture for chats, contacts, group members, favorites, statistics, export, and agent-friendly JSON/YAML output.
Project history
The public GitHub repository presents wx-cli as a single-binary, cross-platform tool for local WeChat data. The project is young compared with the other packages in this batch; GitHub currently shows a small release history with v0.3.0 marked latest on May 15, 2026.
The README says the project was inspired by ylytdeng/wechat-decrypt but redesigned around wx-cli's own daemon, cache, and query commands. Its technical focus is WeChat 4.x SQLCipher databases, extracting keys from local process memory, and reusing decrypted database shards when file modification times are unchanged.
Adoption history
Despite its youth, wx-cli had visible GitHub interest by 2026, with thousands of stars and over a thousand forks shown on the repository page. That adoption appears tied to agent and local-data workflows: the README explicitly documents installation as an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and similar tools.
How it is used
Users initialize wx-cli while WeChat is running, then query sessions, unread messages, chat history, full-text search, contacts, group members, favorites, statistics, social-feed data, official-account articles, and attachments. The daemon starts on first use and keeps decrypted databases under ~/.wx-cli/cache for faster subsequent queries.
The tool is designed for local inspection rather than cloud sync. The README warns that it is for learning and research on one's own WeChat data and documents platform-specific memory-reading mechanisms on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
Why package nerds care
wx-cli is package-nerd significant as a 2020s example of CLIs built explicitly for local personal data and AI-agent consumption. The package exposes messy desktop-app state as stable command output, with metadata fields that help scripts and agents reason about freshness and source coverage.
Timeline
- 2026-05-15: GitHub shows v0.3.0 as the latest release.
- 2026: README documents AI Agent Skill installation and daemon-backed querying of WeChat 4.x local data.
Related projects
- wx-cli is related to WeChat local database decryptors, ylytdeng/wechat-decrypt, SQLCipher tooling, and local-first personal-data command-line tools.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for wx-cli. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
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Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.wx-cli/config.json
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.wx-cli/all_keys.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
wx | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.3.0
manager updated2026-07-17
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:wx-cli |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/jackwener/wx-cli |
| Repository | https://github.com/jackwener/wx-cli |
| Last updated | 2026-07-17T17:22:03+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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