---
summary: "Zalo Personal plugin: QR login + messaging via zca-cli (plugin install + channel config + CLI + tool)"
read_when:
  - You want Zalo Personal (unofficial) support in Moltbot
  - You are configuring or developing the zalouser plugin
---

# Zalo Personal (plugin)

Zalo Personal support for Moltbot via a plugin, using `zca-cli` to automate a normal Zalo user account.

> **Warning:** Unofficial automation may lead to account suspension/ban. Use at your own risk.

## Naming
Channel id is `zalouser` to make it explicit this automates a **personal Zalo user account** (unofficial). We keep `zalo` reserved for a potential future official Zalo API integration.

## Where it runs
This plugin runs **inside the Gateway process**.

If you use a remote Gateway, install/configure it on the **machine running the Gateway**, then restart the Gateway.

## Install

### Option A: install from npm

```bash
moltbot plugins install @moltbot/zalouser
```

Restart the Gateway afterwards.

### Option B: install from a local folder (dev)

```bash
moltbot plugins install ./extensions/zalouser
cd ./extensions/zalouser && pnpm install
```

Restart the Gateway afterwards.

## Prerequisite: zca-cli
The Gateway machine must have `zca` on `PATH`:

```bash
zca --version
```

## Config
Channel config lives under `channels.zalouser` (not `plugins.entries.*`):

```json5
{
  channels: {
    zalouser: {
      enabled: true,
      dmPolicy: "pairing"
    }
  }
}
```

## CLI

```bash
moltbot channels login --channel zalouser
moltbot channels logout --channel zalouser
moltbot channels status --probe
moltbot message send --channel zalouser --target <threadId> --message "Hello from Moltbot"
moltbot directory peers list --channel zalouser --query "name"
```

## Agent tool
Tool name: `zalouser`

Actions: `send`, `image`, `link`, `friends`, `groups`, `me`, `status`