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name: "WhatsApp bot startup announcement after restart"
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# Story 396: WhatsApp bot startup announcement after restart

## User Story

As a WhatsApp user, I want the bot to announce its presence when it starts up or restarts, like it does in Matrix, so I know it's back online and ready.

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] Bot sends a startup message to all known WhatsApp senders (from conversation history or ambient rooms) when the server starts
- [ ] Startup message includes the bot name and indicates it is online/ready
- [ ] Slack transport gets the same startup announcement treatment
- [ ] Matrix startup announcement behavior is unaffected
- [ ] After a rebuild command, the new process sends the announcement on startup

## Out of Scope

- TBD
