How does it send messages?

It sends iMessages through AppleScript.

How does it read messages?

It reads the chat.db database directly.

How do I control who the agent can contact?

Use /imessage:access to manage pairing, allowlists, and policy.

imessage

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This is an imessage claude plugin that lets an AI agent send and read iMessages on a Mac. It reads the chat database directly and sends messages through AppleScript, with built-in access control so you decide who the agent can contact.

Unavailable. A Claude Code plugin. It installs in Claude Code, and ahel does not serve packs through its connector yet.

In Claude Code, run:

/plugin install imessage@claude-plugins-official

It installs from Anthropic's official plugin marketplace.

What your AI can do with it

Reads iMessage conversations directly from chat.db
Sends iMessages via AppleScript
Manages device pairing through /imessage:access
Maintains allowlists of who the agent can contact
Configures messaging policy via /imessage:access

Getting started

Have a Mac with iMessage signed in, since the plugin reads chat.db and sends via AppleScript.
Install the imessage plugin in your agent environment.
Open /imessage:access to pair the plugin and set up allowlists and policy.
Ask the agent to send or read iMessages once access is configured.

Signals

GitHub stars: 37k
Forks: 4k
Last commit: Sep 2026
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Questions

How does it send messages?: It sends iMessages through AppleScript.
How does it read messages?: It reads the chat.db database directly.
How do I control who the agent can contact?: Use /imessage:access to manage pairing, allowlists, and policy.

Advanced

Item type: plugin
Key: imessage-anthropics
Source: github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official

github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official