Argus Is Open On WhatsApp

April 29, 2026

Argus — your assistant inside WhatsApp — is ready to roll out group by group. You can decide who it talks to, stage how loud it is in each thread, and keep your personal number read-only while a dedicated agent number handles the conversation.

What you can do

• Run Argus on a dedicated agent number while your personal number stays passive — useful context, no risk of it replying for you.
• Decide who can reach Argus. Open it up, or run an allow list, or block specific contacts.
• Set each group's behavior independently. Some groups get full replies, some only respond when you say "argus", some just listen and absorb context.
• Give contacts custom names and notes so Argus actually knows who's who in your recurring threads.
• Put Argus on pause whenever you need a freeze window — nothing in, nothing out, until you flip it back.
• Read the full setup and operating guide in one place: Argus On WhatsApp.

When you'd reach for it

• A founder's office that lives in WhatsApp wants to introduce Argus carefully — start with a few trusted contacts, expand as confidence builds. The new guide is that staged rollout, written down.
• You operate several groups with different sensitivity. One needs direct replies. One should only listen. One should only speak when summoned. The mode-per-group system handles that.
• You need to explain to your team exactly what Argus is allowed to do for non-owners. The guide spells out the trust boundary in plain language.

Try it

• "Set up Argus for our leadership group, mention-only mode, wakeword 'argus'."
• "Run Argus in allow-list mode this week with just my ops contacts. Give me a checklist for expanding next Monday."
• "Map our five WhatsApp groups to the right Argus mode."
• "Where are we overexposed if we keep the current setup?"

Heads up

• Allow-list versus block-list is a security choice, not a convenience toggle. Treat it that way.
• Open mode is wide. Only use it if someone is actively watching what Argus does.
• Allow-list is the recommended starting point. It keeps things tight while you're still learning what works.
• Group mode and contact access are independent. Even a trusted contact won't trigger a reply if the group is set to listen-only.
• The owner is never locked out by access rules — that's deliberate, not a bug.