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Show HN: WhatsKept – Searchable,agent-queryable WhatsApp history from iOS backup

WhatsKept is a single Go binary that extracts searchable, agent-queryable WhatsApp chat history from an iOS backup, supporting Mac and Windows.

Background

A tool that reads an iOS backup on a Mac or Windows machine, extracts a user's WhatsApp chat history, and makes it searchable or queryable by an AI agent (like Claude or ChatGPT). The key details: - Many LLM "agents" (AI assistants that can browse files or run code to answer questions) have no native access to encrypted messaging apps like WhatsApp. - iOS backups contain an unencrypted copy of the WhatsApp database; this tool extracts that data and presents it in a format an agent can read. - The author chose Go (a compiled programming language) to make it a single, easy-to-run binary with no dependencies. - This is part of a broader trend: people finding creative ways to feed their personal chat logs, emails, or documents to AI agents for analysis, recall, or automation — effectively giving the AI "long-term memory" of their digital life. - The project is new (a "Show HN" post) and likely experimental; users should be cautious about privacy and security of their backup data.