feat(whatsapp): add sendReadReceipts config option

Add option to disable automatic read receipts for WhatsApp messages.
When set to false, Clawdbot will not mark messages as read (blue ticks).

Closes #344

Changes:
- Add sendReadReceipts to WhatsAppConfig and WhatsAppAccountConfig types
- Add sendReadReceipts to zod schemas for validation
- Add sendReadReceipts to ResolvedWhatsAppAccount with fallback chain
- Pass sendReadReceipts through to monitorWebInbox
- Gate sock.readMessages() call based on config option

Default behavior (true) is preserved - only explicitly setting false
will disable read receipts.

src/config/types.whatsapp.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export type WhatsAppConfig = {
   capabilities?: string[];
   /** Allow channel-initiated config writes (default: true). */
   configWrites?: boolean;
+  /** Send read receipts for incoming messages (default true). */
+  sendReadReceipts?: boolean;
   /**
    * Inbound message prefix (WhatsApp only).
    * Default: `[{agents.list[].identity.name}]` (or `[clawdbot]`) when allowFrom is empty, else `""`.
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ export type WhatsAppAccountConfig = {
   configWrites?: boolean;
   /** If false, do not start this WhatsApp account provider. Default: true. */
   enabled?: boolean;
+  /** Send read receipts for incoming messages (default true). */
+  sendReadReceipts?: boolean;
   /** Inbound message prefix override for this account (WhatsApp only). */
   messagePrefix?: string;
   /** Override auth directory (Baileys multi-file auth state). */

src/config/zod-schema.providers-whatsapp.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const WhatsAppAccountSchema = z
     capabilities: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
     configWrites: z.boolean().optional(),
     enabled: z.boolean().optional(),
+    sendReadReceipts: z.boolean().optional(),
     messagePrefix: z.string().optional(),
     /** Override auth directory for this WhatsApp account (Baileys multi-file auth state). */
     authDir: z.string().optional(),
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export const WhatsAppConfigSchema = z
     accounts: z.record(z.string(), WhatsAppAccountSchema.optional()).optional(),
     capabilities: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
     configWrites: z.boolean().optional(),
+    sendReadReceipts: z.boolean().optional(),
     dmPolicy: DmPolicySchema.optional().default("pairing"),
     messagePrefix: z.string().optional(),
     selfChatMode: z.boolean().optional(),

src/web/accounts.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export type ResolvedWhatsAppAccount = {
   accountId: string;
   name?: string;
   enabled: boolean;
+  sendReadReceipts: boolean;
   messagePrefix?: string;
   authDir: string;
   isLegacyAuthDir: boolean;
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ export function resolveWhatsAppAccount(params: {
   cfg: ClawdbotConfig;
   accountId?: string | null;
 }): ResolvedWhatsAppAccount {
+  const rootCfg = params.cfg.channels?.whatsapp;
   const accountId = params.accountId?.trim() || resolveDefaultWhatsAppAccountId(params.cfg);
   const accountCfg = resolveAccountConfig(params.cfg, accountId);
   const enabled = accountCfg?.enabled !== false;
@@ -136,22 +138,21 @@ export function resolveWhatsAppAccount(params: {
     accountId,
     name: accountCfg?.name?.trim() || undefined,
     enabled,
+    sendReadReceipts: accountCfg?.sendReadReceipts ?? rootCfg?.sendReadReceipts ?? true,
     messagePrefix:
-      accountCfg?.messagePrefix ??
+      accountCfg?.messagePrefix ?? rootCfg?.messagePrefix ?? params.cfg.messages?.messagePrefix,
-      params.cfg.channels?.whatsapp?.messagePrefix ??
-      params.cfg.messages?.messagePrefix,
     authDir,
     isLegacyAuthDir: isLegacy,
-    selfChatMode: accountCfg?.selfChatMode ?? params.cfg.channels?.whatsapp?.selfChatMode,
+    selfChatMode: accountCfg?.selfChatMode ?? rootCfg?.selfChatMode,
-    dmPolicy: accountCfg?.dmPolicy ?? params.cfg.channels?.whatsapp?.dmPolicy,
+    dmPolicy: accountCfg?.dmPolicy ?? rootCfg?.dmPolicy,
-    allowFrom: accountCfg?.allowFrom ?? params.cfg.channels?.whatsapp?.allowFrom,
+    allowFrom: accountCfg?.allowFrom ?? rootCfg?.allowFrom,
-    groupAllowFrom: accountCfg?.groupAllowFrom ?? params.cfg.channels?.whatsapp?.groupAllowFrom,
+    groupAllowFrom: accountCfg?.groupAllowFrom ?? rootCfg?.groupAllowFrom,
-    groupPolicy: accountCfg?.groupPolicy ?? params.cfg.channels?.whatsapp?.groupPolicy,
+    groupPolicy: accountCfg?.groupPolicy ?? rootCfg?.groupPolicy,
-    textChunkLimit: accountCfg?.textChunkLimit ?? params.cfg.channels?.whatsapp?.textChunkLimit,
+    textChunkLimit: accountCfg?.textChunkLimit ?? rootCfg?.textChunkLimit,
-    mediaMaxMb: accountCfg?.mediaMaxMb ?? params.cfg.channels?.whatsapp?.mediaMaxMb,
+    mediaMaxMb: accountCfg?.mediaMaxMb ?? rootCfg?.mediaMaxMb,
-    blockStreaming: accountCfg?.blockStreaming ?? params.cfg.channels?.whatsapp?.blockStreaming,
+    blockStreaming: accountCfg?.blockStreaming ?? rootCfg?.blockStreaming,
-    ackReaction: accountCfg?.ackReaction ?? params.cfg.channels?.whatsapp?.ackReaction,
+    ackReaction: accountCfg?.ackReaction ?? rootCfg?.ackReaction,
-    groups: accountCfg?.groups ?? params.cfg.channels?.whatsapp?.groups,
+    groups: accountCfg?.groups ?? rootCfg?.groups,
   };
 }
 

src/web/auto-reply/monitor.ts

@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ export async function monitorWebChannel(
       accountId: account.accountId,
       authDir: account.authDir,
       mediaMaxMb: account.mediaMaxMb,
+      sendReadReceipts: account.sendReadReceipts,
       onMessage: async (msg: WebInboundMsg) => {
         handledMessages += 1;
         lastMessageAt = Date.now();

src/web/inbound/monitor.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ export async function monitorWebInbox(options: {
   authDir: string;
   onMessage: (msg: WebInboundMessage) => Promise<void>;
   mediaMaxMb?: number;
+  /** Send read receipts for incoming messages (default true). */
+  sendReadReceipts?: boolean;
 }) {
   const inboundLogger = getChildLogger({ module: "web-inbound" });
   const inboundConsoleLog = createSubsystemLogger("gateway/channels/whatsapp").child("inbound");
@@ -139,7 +141,11 @@ export async function monitorWebInbox(options: {
       });
       if (!access.allowed) continue;
 
-      if (id && !access.isSelfChat) {
+      if (
+        id &&
+        !access.isSelfChat &&
+        options.sendReadReceipts !== false
+      ) {
         const participant = msg.key?.participant;
         try {
           await sock.readMessages([{ remoteJid, id, participant, fromMe: false }]);