Threema plugin for OpenClaw – no phone number, no gateway needed

Name: Threema plugin for OpenClaw – no phone number, no gateway needed
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Author: crazycheesu

by crazycheesu·Feb 17, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●MidNiche GemWizardry

The Take

Uses the Threema multi-device QR flow as a clever workaround to avoid the paid Gateway and platform app DRM — not a hacky proxy but a full plugin supporting streaming group-edit replies, media/voice memos, inbound transcription and reactions. The README shows a thoughtful UX (one-command npx setup, health checks) and some real engineering around partial streaming edits and group session creation, though adoption will stay niche and operators should audit long-term maintenance and account-linking risks.

Post Description

Since basically all chat apps pretend to save the data encrypted (they dont). I wanted an easy and convenient alternative. The chat server at threema has no storage and works since 13 years on an old ruby script. Since Gateway costs money and account creation is paywalled behind platform DRM (Apple Appstore / Google Play Store). The only right solution is to (miss)use the existing multi device functionality via qr code linking. Thanks to codex for helping me with this.