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name: xmtp-cli-send description: Send messages to an address or group from the XMTP CLI. Use when sending a message or waiting for a response. license: MIT metadata: author: xmtp version: "1.0.0"

CLI send

Send messages to a wallet address or group from the command line.

When to apply

• Sending a message to an address or group
• Sending and waiting for a reply (interactive or scripted)

Rules

• send-messages – send with target/group-id, message, wait, timeout

Quick start

# Send to address
xmtp send --target 0x1234... --message "Hello!"

# Send to group
xmtp send --group-id <group-id> --message "Welcome!"

# Send and wait for response
xmtp send --target 0x1234... --wait --timeout 60000

Read rules/send-messages.md for details.