Hand-rolled Lobster (3): Connecting WeChat to the CLI-Native Kernel

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:45:00 +0800

Following our previous discussion on the RoleEngine Core, it’s time to bridge the gap between a raw CLI “brain” and a real-world communication platform: WeChat.

In VisAgent, we don’t believe in heavy, bloated frameworks. Instead, we use a CLI-Native Bridge pattern. This post explores how we connected the “Clawbot” (our WeChat interface) to a hand-rolled Gemini CLI kernel.

The Request Flow: From Chat to CLI

The architecture is a chain of specialized tools, each doing one thing well. Here’s how a message travels from your phone to the AI:

CLI on Square Uncle

Hand-rolled Lobster (3): Connecting WeChat to the CLI-Native Kernel

The Request Flow: From Chat to CLI