QQ Bot Channel Plugin for OpenClaw

Connect your AI assistant to QQ — private chat, group chat, and rich media, all in one plugin.

🚀 Current Version: v1.5.7

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Scan to join the QQ group chat

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✨ Features

Feature	Description
🔒 Multi-Scene	C2C private chat, group @messages, channel messages, channel DMs
🖼️ Rich Media	Send & receive images, voice, video, and files
🎙️ Voice (STT/TTS)	Speech-to-text transcription & text-to-speech replies
⏰ Scheduled Push	Proactive message delivery via scheduled tasks
🔗 URL Support	Direct URL sending in private chat (no restrictions)
⌨️ Typing Indicator	"Bot is typing..." status shown in real-time
🔄 Hot Reload	Install via npm with seamless hot updates
📝 Markdown	Full Markdown formatting support
🛠️ Commands	Native OpenClaw command integration
💬 Quoted Context	Resolve QQ REFIDX_* quoted messages and inject quote body into AI context

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📸 Feature Showcase

Note: This plugin serves as a message channel only — it relays messages between QQ and OpenClaw. Capabilities like image understanding, voice transcription, drawing, etc. depend on the AI model you configure and the skills installed in OpenClaw, not on this plugin itself.

💬 Quoted Message Context (REFIDX)

QQ quote events carry index keys (e.g. REFIDX_xxx) instead of full original message body. The plugin now resolves these indices from a local persistent store and injects quote context into AI input, so replies better understand “which message is being quoted”.

• Inbound and outbound messages with ref_idx are automatically indexed.
• Store path: ~/.openclaw/qqbot/data/ref-index.jsonl (survives gateway restart).
• Quote body may include text + media summary (image/voice/video/file).

🎙️ Voice Messages (STT)

With STT configured, the plugin automatically transcribes voice messages to text before passing them to AI. The whole process is transparent to the user — sending voice feels as natural as sending text.

You: (send a voice message) "What's the weather like tomorrow in Shenzhen?"

QQBot: Tomorrow (March 7, Saturday) Shenzhen weather forecast 🌤️ ...

📄 File Understanding

Send any file to the bot — novels, reports, spreadsheets — AI automatically recognizes the content and gives an intelligent reply.

You: (send a TXT file of "War and Peace")

QQBot: Got it! You uploaded the Chinese version of "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy. This appears to be the opening of Chapter 1...

🖼️ Image Understanding

If your main model supports vision (e.g. Tencent Hunyuan hunyuan-vision), AI can understand images too. This is a general multimodal capability, not plugin-specific.

You: (send an image)

QQBot: Haha, so cute! Is that a QQ penguin in a lobster costume? 🦞🐧 ...

🎨 Image Sending

You: Draw me a cat

QQBot: Here you go! 🐱

AI sends images via <qqimg>path</qqimg>. Supports local paths and URLs. Formats: jpg/png/gif/webp/bmp.

🔊 Voice Sending

You: Tell me a joke in voice

QQBot: (sends a voice message)

AI sends voice via <qqvoice>path</qqvoice>. Formats: mp3/wav/silk/ogg. No ffmpeg required.

⏰ Scheduled Reminder (Proactive Message)

You: Remind me to eat in 5 minutes

QQBot: confirms the reminder first, then proactively sends a voice + text reminder when time is up

This capability depends on OpenClaw cron scheduling and proactive messaging. If no reminder arrives, a common reason is QQ-side interception of bot proactive messages.

🔄 Hot Update

You: /bot-upgrade

QQBot: Detects a new version, prompts for confirmation; after confirming, automatically upgrades and notifies you

Use the /bot-upgrade command directly in QQ chat to check for and perform hot updates — no need to SSH into the server.

⚠️ Note: The hot update command is not yet supported on Windows. Windows users will receive manual upgrade instructions instead.

📎 File Sending

You: Extract chapter 1 of War and Peace and send it as a file

QQBot: (sends a .txt file)

AI sends files via <qqfile>path</qqfile>. Any format, up to 20MB.

🎬 Video Sending

You: Send me a demo video

QQBot: (sends a video)

AI sends videos via <qqvideo>path</qqvideo>. Supports local files and URLs. Large files (>5MB) auto-show upload progress.

Rich Media Tag Reference

Tag	Direction	Notes
<qqimg>path</qqimg>	Send	jpg/png/gif/webp/bmp, local path or URL
<qqvoice>path</qqvoice>	Send	mp3/wav/silk/ogg, no ffmpeg required
<qqfile>path</qqfile>	Send	Any format, up to 20MB
<qqvideo>path</qqvideo>	Send	Local path or URL
Voice / File / Image	Receive	Auto-transcribe (STT), auto-download, or vision analysis

Under the hood: 30+ tag variant auto-correction, upload dedup caching, ordered queue delivery, and multi-layer audio format fallback.

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🚀 Getting Started

Step 1 — Create a QQ Bot on the QQ Open Platform

1. Go to the QQ Open Platform and scan the QR code with your phone QQ to register / log in. If you haven't registered before, scanning will automatically complete the registration and bind your QQ account.

2. After scanning, tap Agree on your phone — you'll land on the bot configuration page.
3. Click Create Bot to create a new QQ bot.

⚠️ The bot will automatically appear in your QQ message list and send a first message. However, it will reply "The bot has gone to Mars" until you complete the configuration steps below.

4. Find AppID and AppSecret on the bot's page, click Copy for each, and save them somewhere safe (e.g., a notepad). AppSecret is not stored in plaintext — if you leave the page without saving it, you'll have to regenerate a new one.

For a step-by-step walkthrough with screenshots, see the official guide.

Step 2 — Install / Upgrade the Plugin

Option A: Remote One-Liner (Easiest, no clone required)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tencent-connect/openclaw-qqbot/main/scripts/upgrade-via-npm.sh \
  | bash -s -- --appid YOUR_APPID --secret YOUR_SECRET

One command does it all: download script → cleanup old plugins → install → configure channel → restart service. Once done, open QQ and start chatting!

--appid and --secret are required for first-time install. For subsequent upgrades:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tencent-connect/openclaw-qqbot/main/scripts/upgrade-via-npm.sh | bash

Option B: Local Script (if you've cloned the repo)

# Via npm
bash ./scripts/upgrade-via-npm.sh --appid YOUR_APPID --secret YOUR_SECRET

# Or via source
bash ./scripts/upgrade-via-source.sh --appid YOUR_APPID --secret YOUR_SECRET

Common flags:

Flag	Description
--appid <id> --secret <secret>	Configure channel (required for first install, or to change credentials)
--version <version>	Install a specific version (npm script only)
--self-version	Install the version from local package.json (npm script only)
-h / --help	Show full usage

Environment variables QQBOT_APPID / QQBOT_SECRET are also supported.

Option C: Manual Install / Upgrade

# Uninstall old plugins (skip if first install)
openclaw plugins uninstall qqbot
openclaw plugins uninstall openclaw-qqbot

# Install latest
openclaw plugins install @tencent-connect/openclaw-qqbot@latest

# Configure channel (first install only)
openclaw channels add --channel qqbot --token "AppID:AppSecret"

# Start / restart
openclaw gateway restart

Step 3 — Test

Open QQ, find your bot, and send a message!

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⚙️ Advanced Configuration

Multi-Account Setup (Multi-Bot)

Run multiple QQ bots under a single OpenClaw instance.

Configuration

Edit ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json and add an accounts field under channels.qqbot:

{
  "channels": {
    "qqbot": {
      "enabled": true,
      "appId": "111111111",
      "clientSecret": "secret-of-bot-1",

      "accounts": {
        "bot2": {
          "enabled": true,
          "appId": "222222222",
          "clientSecret": "secret-of-bot-2"
        },
        "bot3": {
          "enabled": true,
          "appId": "333333333",
          "clientSecret": "secret-of-bot-3"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Notes:

• The top-level appId / clientSecret is the default account (accountId = "default")
• Each key under accounts (e.g. bot2, bot3) is the accountId for that bot
• Each account can independently configure enabled, name, allowFrom, systemPrompt, etc.
• You may also skip the top-level default account and only configure bots inside accounts

Add a second bot via CLI (if the framework supports the --account parameter):

openclaw channels add --channel qqbot --account bot2 --token "222222222:secret-of-bot-2"

Sending Messages to a Specific Account's Users

When using openclaw message send, specify which bot to use with the --account parameter:

# Send with the default bot (no --account = uses "default")
openclaw message send --channel "qqbot" \
  --target "qqbot:c2c:OPENID" \
  --message "hello from default bot"

# Send with bot2
openclaw message send --channel "qqbot" \
  --account bot2 \
  --target "qqbot:c2c:OPENID" \
  --message "hello from bot2"

Target Formats:

Format	Description
qqbot:c2c:OPENID	Private chat (C2C)
qqbot:group:GROUP_OPENID	Group chat
qqbot:channel:CHANNEL_ID	Guild channel

⚠️ Important: Each bot has its own set of user OpenIDs. An OpenID received by Bot A cannot be used to send messages via Bot B — this will result in a 500 error. Always use the matching bot's accountId to send messages to its users.

How It Works

• When openclaw gateway starts, all accounts with enabled: true launch their own WebSocket connections
• Each account maintains an independent Token cache (isolated by appId), preventing cross-contamination
• Incoming message logs are prefixed with [qqbot:accountId] for easy debugging

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Voice Configuration (STT / TTS)

STT (Speech-to-Text) — Transcribe Incoming Voice Messages

STT supports two-level configuration with priority fallback:

Priority	Config Path	Scope
1 (highest)	channels.qqbot.stt	Plugin-specific
2 (fallback)	tools.media.audio.models[0]	Framework-level

{
  "channels": {
    "qqbot": {
      "stt": {
        "provider": "your-provider",
        "model": "your-stt-model"
      }
    }
  }
}

• provider — references a key in models.providers to inherit baseUrl and apiKey
• Set enabled: false to disable
• When configured, incoming voice messages are automatically converted (SILK→WAV) and transcribed

TTS (Text-to-Speech) — Send Voice Messages

Priority	Config Path	Scope
1 (highest)	channels.qqbot.tts	Plugin-specific
2 (fallback)	messages.tts	Framework-level

{
  "channels": {
    "qqbot": {
      "tts": {
        "provider": "your-provider",
        "model": "your-tts-model",
        "voice": "your-voice"
      }
    }
  }
}

• provider — references a key in models.providers to inherit baseUrl and apiKey
• voice — voice variant
• Set enabled: false to disable (default: true)
• When configured, AI can use <qqvoice> tags to generate and send voice messages

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📚 Documentation & Links

• Upgrade Guide — full upgrade paths and migration notes
• Command Reference — OpenClaw CLI commands
• Changelog — release notes

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