[Bug]: Clawdbot just mass messaged about 20 of my WhatsApp contacts with configuration message #834
Description
Summary
I had previously configured Clawd with Telegram as I did not have a second WhatsApp number. I might have still tried pairing with my WhatsApp though, I remember a QR sync through terminal that never properly finished.
I had stopped the clawdbot daemon for the last few days.
I restarted my Mac and it mass messaged the following message to almost 20 of my WhatsApp contacts. (maybe it tried sending everyone, but Whatsapp rate limited the bot?)
Here is the message it sent to my contacts:
Clawdbot: access not configured.
Pairing code: 24K923HX
Ask the bot owner to approve with:
clawdbot pairing approve --provider whatsapp <code>
Steps to reproduce
- Not sure.
Environment
- Clawdbot version: 2026.1.8-2
- OS: Sequoia 15.7.3
- Install method (pnpm/npx/docker/etc): pnpm
Logs or screenshots
Paste relevant logs or add screenshots (redact secrets).
> cat ~/.clawdbot/credentials/whatsapp-pairing.json
{
"version": 1,
"requests": [
{
"id": "+905414xxxxx", // some contact's number
"code": "856S...",
"createdAt": "2026-01-13T08:06:07.997Z",
"lastSeenAt": "2026-01-13T08:06:07.997Z",
"meta": {
"name": "Üstün"
}
},
{
"id": "+491....", // another contacts number
"code": "BW4JX...",
"createdAt": "2026-01-13T08:07:03.215Z",
"lastSeenAt": "2026-01-13T08:07:03.215Z",
"meta": {
"name": "Üstün"
}
},
{
"id": "+90552", /// yet another contact's number
"code": "YK8X3...",
"createdAt": "2026-01-13T08:07:58.165Z",
"lastSeenAt": "2026-01-13T08:07:58.165Z",
"meta": {
"name": "Üstün"
}
}
]
}