# sent-two-way-messaging

Designs inbound messaging flows on Sent, covering keyword opt-outs, WhatsApp 24-hour window rules, RCS chips, and conversation history. Useful for support bots and webhooks.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2700 installs · ★ 48
- Author: sentdm
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/sentdm/sent-plugin/tree/HEAD/skills/sent-two-way-messaging/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/sent-two-way-messaging

## What it does

This skill provides the architecture for inbound message processing on Sent. In Sent, the platform enforces consent before your application ever receives a `message.received` event. When a customer texts `STOP`, their contact record is already marked with `opt_out`. Downstream sends to suppressed users do not trigger `4xx` API errors; Sent accepts them and marks them as `FILTERED`. Consent suppression applies across channels simultaneously, so an SMS opt-out halts WhatsApp and RCS deliveries as well.

Channel mechanics require strict checks in code. SMS with alphanumeric sender IDs cannot receive incoming text, making inbound STOP handling impossible on those routes. WhatsApp limits free-form text to a 24-hour customer service window from the user's last inbound message, requiring approved templates once that window expires. RCS automatically appends STOP chips to outbound messages, and their postback payload arrives through standard inbound message events.

Conversation history relies on `GET /v3/conversations` and `GET /v3/conversations/{id}` with mandatory `page` and `page_size` query parameters. There are no write operations or MCP tools available for conversations, so integrations stay strictly REST-based. Position: deploying two-way flows on alphanumeric SMS numbers will fail immediately because inbound routing cannot deliver recipient replies.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sentdm/sent-plugin --skill sent-two-way-messaging -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/sent-two-way-messaging/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/sent-two-way-messaging/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sentdm/sent-plugin --skill sent-two-way-messaging -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/sent-two-way-messaging/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sentdm/sent-plugin --skill sent-two-way-messaging -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/sent-two-way-messaging/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install sentdm/sent-plugin sent-two-way-messaging
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/sent-two-way-messaging/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sentdm/sent-plugin --skill sent-two-way-messaging -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/sentdm/sent-plugin --path skills/sent-two-way-messaging
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/sent-two-way-messaging/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add sentdm/sent-plugin --skill sent-two-way-messaging -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/sentdm/sent-plugin/tree/HEAD/skills/sent-two-way-messaging/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- handle `message.received` webhooks and verify signatures
- enforce default and custom opt-out keywords like `STOP`
- manage the WhatsApp 24-hour customer service reply window
- fetch paginated conversation history across multiple channels
- derive deterministic RFC 4122 v5 conversation identifiers

## Example prompts
- Set up a webhook handler for Sent `message.received` events with opt-out keyword checks
- How do I handle WhatsApp 24-hour customer window timeouts before replying in Sent?
- Build a pagination helper for Sent conversation history using `GET /v3/conversations`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: sent-two-way-messaging
description: Designs inbound and conversational Sent flows — opt-out and opt-in keyword handling, consent state on contacts, auto-replies inside the WhatsApp 24-hour window, RCS STOP chips, conversation history retrieval, and per-channel inbound capability. Use when handling message.received events, implementing STOP or HELP behavior, restoring consent after an opt-out, building a support inbox or chatbot on Sent, or paginating conversation history.
---

# Sent Two-Way Messaging

Inbound messaging on Sent has one governing rule: **consent is enforced by the platform before the application sees the event.** An inbound `STOP` has already flipped the contact's `opt_out` flag by the time `message.received` arrives. The application's job is to record it, reflect it in its own UI, and never attempt to send around it.

## Keyword handling

Ten keywords ship as defaults:

| Action | Keywords |
| --- | --- |
| Opt out | `STOP`, `CANCEL`, `UNSUBSCRIBE`, `QUIT`, `END` |
| Opt in | `START`, `UNSTOP`, `SUBSCRIBE` |
| Help auto-reply | `HELP`, `INFO` |

Matching requires the **entire trimmed message body** to equal a keyword, case-insensitively. "Please stop messaging me" does not match; "stop" does. Custom keywords are configured in the Sent Dashboard under Compliance, Opt Keywords, with an action of Opt Out, Opt In, or Help, and each must be a single exact token.

Do not claim keywords that are not in the documented set. In application code, mirror the same exact-match rule only to update local subscriber state and audit evidence; never use that matcher to apply consent to Sent a second time. Keep custom dashboard keywords synchronized with the local mirror, and reconcile against the contact's `opt_out` field when uncertain.

## Consent state

An opt-out sets `opt_out` on the contact record. Consent is **contact-level and channel-agnostic**: a `STOP` sent over SMS suppresses WhatsApp and RCS for that contact as well. Consent gates re-apply on every reroute attempt, not only at initial send.
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