imsg
SkillCommunicationiMessage/SMS CLI for listing chats, history, watch, and sending.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the imsg skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by metaspartan/cybara in skills/imsg/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Use imsg to read and send Messages.app iMessage/SMS on macOS.
Requirements
- Messages.app signed in
- Full Disk Access for your terminal
- Automation permission to control Messages.app (for sending)
Common commands
- List chats:
imsg chats --limit 10 --json - History:
imsg history --chat-id 1 --limit 20 --attachments --json - Watch:
imsg watch --chat-id 1 --attachments - Send:
imsg send --to "+14155551212" --text "hi" --file /path/pic.jpg
Notes
--service imessage|sms|autocontrols delivery.- Confirm recipient + message before sending.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 28
- Forks
- 7
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
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imsg-metaspartan- Source
- github.com/metaspartan/cybara