[HN] Show HN: Wa-agent – Framework for building AI agents on WhatsApp

Summary

Wa-agent is a new Node.js framework for building autonomous AI agents that run on WhatsApp. It simplifies development by allowing agents to be defined in YAML (personality, tools, routing rules) and handling the WhatsApp connection, message queuing, conversation memory, and rate limiting. The framework utilizes the Vercel AI SDK and Baileys, supporting various LLMs including Anthropic, OpenAI, and local Ollama models.

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