claude-channel-weixin

claude-code-weixin

WeChat channel plugin for Claude Code — chat with Claude Code directly from WeChat.

Works just like the built-in Telegram channel: WeChat messages flow into your Claude Code session, and Claude replies back through WeChat.

Architecture

WeChat User ←→ iLink Bot API ←→ [this plugin (MCP server)] ←→ Claude Code
                (long-poll)        stdio transport              (your session)

This is a Claude Code channel plugin — an MCP server with the claude/channel capability. Claude Code spawns it as a subprocess and communicates via stdio. Inbound WeChat messages arrive as MCP notifications, and Claude uses MCP tools (reply) to respond.

Features

• Text messaging (send and receive)
• Image recognition (download, decrypt, and pass to Claude for vision)
• File download (PDF, documents — Claude can read and summarize)
• Video download
• Voice messages (server-side speech-to-text when available, or raw audio download)
• Outbound file/image/video sending via CDN upload
• Multi-bot support (multiple WeChat accounts in one session)
• QR code login (scan with WeChat to authorize)
• Pairing-based access control

Setup

Quick install (via npm)

npx claude-channel-weixin install
npx claude-channel-weixin login
claude --dangerously-load-development-channels plugin:weixin@claude-channel-weixin

Or install manually (via GitHub)

claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/yingwang/claude-code-weixin.git
claude plugin install weixin@claude-channel-weixin
npx claude-channel-weixin login
claude --dangerously-load-development-channels plugin:weixin@claude-channel-weixin

What each step does

1. Install — registers the marketplace and installs the plugin into Claude Code
2. Login — shows a QR code in terminal; scan with WeChat to authorize; bot token auto-saved
3. Start — launches Claude Code with the WeChat channel enabled
4. Pair — send a message from WeChat, then approve the pairing code with /weixin:access pair <code>

After pairing, messages flow through automatically.

Slash Commands

Command	Description
/weixin:configure	Show current config status
/weixin:configure clear	Remove bot token
/weixin:access pair <code>	Approve a pairing request
/weixin:access allow <id>	Add user to allowlist
/weixin:access remove <id>	Remove user from allowlist
/weixin:access policy <mode>	Set DM policy (pairing/allowlist/disabled)
/weixin:access list	Show allowed users

Configuration

Stored at ~/.claude/channels/weixin/:

File	Purpose
.env	WEIXIN_BOT_TOKEN=... (chmod 600)
config.json	Channel settings (DM policy, API URL, etc.)
allowlist.json	Approved sender IDs
sync-buf.dat	Long-poll cursor (prevents duplicate messages)

Multi-bot support

To connect multiple WeChat accounts, add additional tokens to .env:

WEIXIN_BOT_TOKEN=first-token
WEIXIN_BOT_TOKEN_2=second-token

Each token gets its own long-poll monitor. All messages feed into the same Claude Code session.

Security

• Bot token: Gives full access to send/receive messages as your WeChat bot. Never share it or commit it to git.
• Sender allowlist: Only paired/approved WeChat users can push messages to your Claude session
• Pairing flow: Unknown users get a 6-char code → you approve in terminal → they're added
• Token storage: Bot token stored with 600 permissions, never logged

Development

npm install
npm run build
npm run dev          # watch mode

After code changes: npm run build, then kill the plugin process and /reload-plugins in Claude Code.

kill $(pgrep -f 'weixin.*server.js')
# then run /reload-plugins in Claude Code

License

Apache-2.0