Argus Is A Full WhatsApp-Powered Agent

May 12, 2026

Argus is now documented as Alfrada's WhatsApp-native agent: a third agent surface with its own setup flow, access model, heartbeat check-ins, and operating rules. You can run practical coordination from WhatsApp without treating your personal number as an automation account.

What you can do

• Pair Your WhatsApp as optional, read-only context and Agent WhatsApp as the number Argus speaks from.
• Use Argus directly in WhatsApp DMs and groups, with a dedicated agent number instead of your personal identity.
• Control who can reach Argus with open, whitelist, or blacklist access modes.
• Set group behavior globally or per group: monitor, mention_only, or respond.
• Add contact names and notes so Argus recognizes recurring stakeholders instead of guessing from phone numbers.
• Let Argus run autonomous heartbeat check-ins on a schedule, with quiet hours and minimum gaps between proactive pings.
• Pick the model Argus uses for heartbeat runs. The default is GPT-5.4 Mini, and Auto is available when you want the router to choose.
• Give heartbeat runs broader operating context across WhatsApp history, email, calendar, tasks, Slack, Teams, GitHub, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, browser research, code execution, reports, spreadsheets, images, and lightweight memes when appropriate.
• Keep high-impact actions on a WhatsApp confirmation loop: Argus can ask the owner before posting publicly, contacting third parties, merging work, or changing important state.

Where this shows up

You live in WhatsApp and want an agent there, not another tab. Argus can take the short instruction in the thread, inspect the relevant context, and either answer concisely or schedule deeper work for later.

You run founder, sales, community, or operations groups where not every message deserves a bot reply. Put sensitive groups in monitor, everyday groups in mention_only, and trusted operational threads in respond.

You want your assistant to check the business without nagging you. Heartbeat runs review scheduled tasks, memory, inbox, calendar, WhatsApp history, Slack, Teams, GitHub, and documents, then ping only when something is timely and actionable.

Try it

• "Argus, what did I promise Hamza last week, and is anything still open?"
• "Argus, monitor this leadership group. Only reply when I mention you."
• "Argus, check my calendar and inbox every 30 minutes during work hours. Ping me only if something needs a same-day decision."
• "Argus, draft a short reply for this WhatsApp thread, but ask me before sending it."
• "Argus, save this contact as Farah from Acme, procurement lead, prefers concise updates."
• "Argus, if there is no serious alert today, send me a tasteful meme about surviving ops week."

Heads up

• Argus needs the agent WhatsApp number paired before it can send.
• Pairing Your WhatsApp is optional, but owner recognition and personal-history context are better when it is connected.
• Whitelist is the safest default for serious teams. Open mode is powerful, but it increases review burden.
• Quiet hours and minimum-gap settings apply to proactive heartbeat pings, not active replies in a live WhatsApp conversation.
• External WhatsApp senders do not get owner-level context. Non-owner turns run with stricter guardrails and limited tool access.
• The full technical operating guide is now here: Argus On WhatsApp.