A specialized syntax engine that converts standard markdown into WhatsApp-compatible formatting for clean, professional mobile communication.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install wa-styler
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install wa-styler using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is WhatsApp Styler?
WhatsApp Styler is a technical utility designed for AI agents to bridge the gap between standard markdown output and the specific syntax requirements of WhatsApp. As part of the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, it ensures that your agent's communication looks natural and remains readable on mobile devices. By stripping away markdown bloat like headers and tables, it provides a Human-to-Human aesthetic that is critical for professional engagement.
This skill is essential for developers building customer-facing bots or notification systems where raw markdown symbols would otherwise clutter the user interface. By enforcing strict formatting rules, it guarantees that every message sent via Openclaw Skills maintains visual integrity across all WhatsApp clients.
WhatsApp Styler Use Cases
- Formatting automated customer support responses to ensure they are readable on mobile screens.
- Converting complex technical data into clean, bulleted WhatsApp updates for stakeholders.
- Stylizing marketing outreach messages to avoid raw markdown characters like double asterisks.
- Standardizing the look and feel of automated alerts and notifications across a team.
How WhatsApp Styler Works
- The AI agent generates content intended for a WhatsApp recipient.
- WhatsApp Styler intercepts the output and scans for prohibited markdown elements like headers or horizontal rules.
- The skill applies transformation rules, converting standard bolding to single asterisks and italics to underscores.
- Complex structures like tables are flattened into simple, readable bulleted lists.
- The sanitized, platform-native string is returned, ready for delivery via your chosen communication channel within the Openclaw Skills framework.
WhatsApp Styler Setup
To integrate this skill into your agent workflow, include the configuration in your skill manifest. You can initialize the environment using the following command:
openclaw skill add whatsapp-styler
Ensure your agent prompt explicitly references the WhatsApp Styler rules to maintain consistent output formatting.
WhatsApp Styler Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill follows a strict mapping schema to transform standard markdown into WhatsApp-compatible text:
| Element | Markdown Input | WhatsApp Output |
|---|---|---|
| Bold | **text** |
*text* |
| Italic | *text* or _text_ |
_text_ |
| Strikethrough | ~~text~~ |
~text~ |
| Code/ID | \text`` |
```text``` |
| Headers | # Header |
*HEADER* |
| Lists | - Item |
* Item |
WhatsApp Styler Advanced Features
- Smart Header Conversion: Automatically converts Markdown headers into bolded uppercase text for better visibility without using prohibited symbols.
- Table Flattening: Seamlessly transforms nested data structures into mobile-optimized bulleted lists.
- Visual Separator Logic: Replaces horizontal rules with string-based underscores to maintain section breaks on mobile devices.
- Multi-Agent Compatibility: Can be used as a post-processing layer for any agent within the Openclaw Skills library to ensure final delivery formatting is always correct.
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