clawdbot/docs/images.md

Image Support Specification — 2025-11-25

This document defines how warelay should handle sending and replying with images across both providers. It is intentionally implementation-ready and keeps the UX consistent with existing CLI patterns and Tailscale Funnel usage.

Goals

• Allow sending an image with an optional caption via warelay send for both providers.
• Allow auto-replies (Twilio webhook, Twilio poller, Web inbox) to return an image (optionally with text) when configured.
• Keep the “one command at a time” queue intact; media fetch/serve must not block other replies longer than necessary.
• Avoid introducing new external services: reuse the existing Tailscale Funnel port to host media for Twilio.

CLI & Config Surface

• warelay send --media <path-or-url> [--message <caption>] [--provider twilio|web]
  • --media optional; --message remains required for now (caption can be empty string to send only media).
  • --dry-run prints the resolved payload including hosted URL (twilio) or file path (web).
  • --json emits { provider, to, sid/messageId, mediaUrl, caption }.
• Config auto-reply (~/.warelay/warelay.json):
  • Add inbound.reply.mediaUrl?: string (templated like reply.text).
  • Return shape from getReplyFromConfig becomes { text?: string; mediaUrl?: string }.
  • Both text and mediaUrl optional; at least one must be present to send a reply.

Provider Behavior

Web (Baileys)

• Input: local file path or HTTP(S) URL.
• Flow: load into Buffer (max 5 MB), send via sock.sendMessage(jid, { image: buffer, caption }).
• Caption uses --message or reply.text; if caption is empty, send media-only.
• Logging: non-verbose shows ↩️/✅ with caption; verbose includes (media, <bytes>B, <ms>ms fetch).

Twilio

• Twilio API requires a public HTTPS MediaUrl; it will not accept local paths.
• Hosting strategy: reuse the webhook/Funnel port.
• When --media is a local path, copy to temp dir (~/.warelay/media/<uuid>), serve at /media/<uuid> on the existing Express app started for webhook, or spin up a short-lived server on demand for send.
  • MediaUrl = https://<tailnet-host>.ts.net/media/<uuid>.
  • Files auto-removed after TTL (default 2 minutes) or after first successful fetch (best-effort).
  • Enforce size limit 5 MB; reject early with clear error.
• If --media is already an HTTPS URL, pass through unchanged.
• Fallback: if Funnel is not enabled (or host unknown) and a local path is provided, fail with guidance to run warelay webhook --ingress tailscale (or pass a URL instead).

Hosting/Server Details

• Extend startWebhook Express app:
  • Static media route /media/:id reading from temp dir.
  • 404/410 if expired or missing.
  • Optional ?delete=1 to self-delete after fetch (used by Twilio fetch hook if we detect first hit).
• Temp storage: ~/.warelay/media; cleaned on startup (remove files older than 15 minutes) and during TTL eviction.
• Security: no directory listing; only UUID file names; CORS open (Twilio fetch); content-type derived from mime-types lookup by extension or content-type header on download, else application/octet-stream.

Auto-Reply Pipeline

• getReplyFromConfig returns { text?, mediaUrl? }.
• Webhook / Twilio poller:
  • If mediaUrl present, include mediaUrl in Twilio message payload; caption = text (may be empty).
  • If only text, behave as today.
• Web inbox:
  • If mediaUrl present, fetch/resolve same as send (local path or URL), send via Baileys with caption.

Inbound Media to Commands (Claude etc.)

• For completeness: when inbound Twilio/Web messages include media, download to temp file, expose templating variables:
  • {{MediaUrl}} original URL (Twilio) or pseudo-URL (web).
  • {{MediaPath}} local temp path written before running the command.
• Size guard: only download if ≤5 MB; else skip and log.

Errors & Messaging

• Local path with twilio + Funnel disabled → error: “Twilio media needs a public URL; start warelay webhook --ingress tailscale or pass an https:// URL.”
• File too large (>5 MB) → “Media exceeds 5 MB limit; resize or host elsewhere.”
• Download failure for web provider → “Failed to load media from ; skipping send.”

Tests to Add

• Twilio: dry-run shows hosted URL; send payload includes mediaUrl; rejects when Funnel host missing.
• Web: local path sends image (mock Baileys buffer assertion).
• Config: zod allows mediaUrl, returns combined object; command auto-reply handles text+media, media-only.
• Media server: serves file, enforces TTL, returns 404 after cleanup.

Open Decisions (confirm before coding)

• TTL for temp media (proposal: 2 minutes, cleanup at start + interval).
• One-file-per-send vs. batching: default to one-file-per-send; multi-attach not supported.
• Should warelay send --provider twilio --media implicitly start the media server (even if webhook not running), or require warelay webhook already active? (Proposal: auto-start lightweight server on demand, auto-stop after media is fetched or TTL.)