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Polls

Updated: 2026-01-06

Supported providers

• WhatsApp (web provider)
• Discord

CLI

# WhatsApp
clawdbot poll --to +15555550123 -q "Lunch today?" -o "Yes" -o "No" -o "Maybe"
clawdbot poll --to 123456789@g.us -q "Meeting time?" -o "10am" -o "2pm" -o "4pm" -s 2

# Discord
clawdbot poll --to channel:123456789 -q "Snack?" -o "Pizza" -o "Sushi" --provider discord
clawdbot poll --to channel:123456789 -q "Plan?" -o "A" -o "B" --provider discord --duration-hours 48

Options:

• --provider: whatsapp (default) or discord
• --max-selections: how many choices a voter can select (default: 1)
• --duration-hours: Discord-only (defaults to 24 when omitted)

Gateway RPC

Method: poll

Params:

• to (string, required)
• question (string, required)
• options (string[], required)
• maxSelections (number, optional)
• durationHours (number, optional)
• provider (string, optional, default: whatsapp)
• idempotencyKey (string, required)

Provider differences

• WhatsApp: 2-12 options, maxSelections must be within option count, ignores durationHours.
• Discord: 2-10 options, durationHours clamped to 1-768 hours (default 24). maxSelections > 1 enables multi-select; Discord does not support a strict selection count.

Agent tool (Discord)

The Discord tool action poll still uses question, answers, optional allowMultiselect, durationHours, and content. The gateway/CLI poll model maps allowMultiselect to maxSelections > 1.

Note: Discord has no “pick exactly N” mode; maxSelections is treated as a boolean (> 1 = multiselect).