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Polls

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Supported channels

  • WhatsApp (web channel)
  • Discord
  • MS Teams (Adaptive Cards)

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CLI

# WhatsApp
openclaw message poll --target +15555550123 \
  --poll-question "Lunch today?" --poll-option "Yes" --poll-option "No" --poll-option "Maybe"
openclaw message poll --target 123456789@g.us \
  --poll-question "Meeting time?" --poll-option "10am" --poll-option "2pm" --poll-option "4pm" --poll-multi

# Discord
openclaw message poll --channel discord --target channel:123456789 \
  --poll-question "Snack?" --poll-option "Pizza" --poll-option "Sushi"
openclaw message poll --channel discord --target channel:123456789 \
  --poll-question "Plan?" --poll-option "A" --poll-option "B" --poll-duration-hours 48

# MS Teams
openclaw message poll --channel msteams --target conversation:19:abc@thread.tacv2 \
  --poll-question "Lunch?" --poll-option "Pizza" --poll-option "Sushi"
Options:
  • --channel: whatsapp (default), discord, or msteams
  • --poll-multi: allow selecting multiple options
  • --poll-duration-hours: Discord-only (defaults to 24 when omitted)

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Gateway RPC

Method: poll Params:
  • to (string, required)
  • question (string, required)
  • options (string[], required)
  • maxSelections (number, optional)
  • durationHours (number, optional)
  • channel (string, optional, default: whatsapp)
  • idempotencyKey (string, required)

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Channel differences

  • WhatsApp: 2-12 options, maxSelections must be within option count, ignores durationHours.
  • Discord: 2-10 options, durationHours clamped to 1-768 hours (default 24). maxSelections > 1 enables multi-select; Discord does not support a strict selection count.
  • MS Teams: Adaptive Card polls (OpenClaw-managed). No native poll API; durationHours is ignored.

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Agent tool (Message)

Use the message tool with poll action (to, pollQuestion, pollOption, optional pollMulti, pollDurationHours, channel). Note: Discord has no “pick exactly N” mode; pollMulti maps to multi-select. Teams polls are rendered as Adaptive Cards and require the gateway to stay online to record votes in ~/.openclaw/msteams-polls.json.