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wechat-exporter

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A Claude Code/Codex skill to export all WeChat chat records from macOS desktop client into plain-text SQLite databases.

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2026-07-28

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Why it is worth attention

It automates the complex process of re-signing WeChat, extracting encryption keys from memory, and decrypting SQLCipher databases, making local WeChat data fully queryable and reusable.

Who it is for

  • macOS users who want full local control of their WeChat chat records
  • Developers building personal data analysis or archive tools on WeChat data
  • Researchers or journalists needing to analyze WeChat communication patterns
  • Privacy-conscious users seeking to backup and own their chat data offline

Use cases

  • Export all WeChat messages, contacts, and sessions from Mac to a standard SQLite database for querying with any SQL tool
  • Integrate WeChat chat data into Claude Code via MCP Server for AI-assisted analysis
  • Create local backups of WeChat chat history in a portable, non-proprietary format
  • Perform data mining or pattern analysis on personal WeChat conversations

Strengths

  • Fully automated skill that handles dependency installation, app re-signing, key extraction, and database decryption in one workflow
  • Outputs clean, standard SQLite databases with well-documented table schemas (contact, message, session)
  • Leverages proven open-source tools (wechat-decrypt-macos, wechat-decrypt) for reliable key extraction
  • Includes optional MCP Server registration for direct querying inside Claude Code

Considerations

  • Only supports macOS with WeChat Desktop installed and chat records backed up to computer
  • Requires sudo privileges for key extraction and app re-signing; WeChat must be re-signed after every update
  • Manual step needed to execute the key extraction command in terminal; reliant on the underlying decryption tools' compatibility with WeChat versions

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Description

A Claude Code / Codex skill to export and decrypt WeChat (macOS) chat history into plaintext SQLite databases

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