imessage

iMessage messaging bridge with built-in access control. Reads chat.db directly, sends via AppleScript. Manage pairing, allowlists, and policy via /imessage:access.

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Category
Productivity
GitHub
anthropics/claude-plugins-official

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Getting started

  1. Grant your terminal Full Disk Access under System Settings > Privacy & Security
  2. Run /plugin install imessage@claude-plugins-official in Claude Code
  3. Exit and relaunch with claude --channels plugin:imessage@claude-plugins-official
  4. Text yourself to test, and add other people with /imessage:access allow plus their number or Apple ID

Before you install

macOS only. By default only your own messages get through and others must be allowlisted; SMS is off by default because sender IDs can be spoofed.

Summarized by AI from the project docs; check the official docs before relying on it.

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Source anthropics/claude-plugins-official · Updated Oct 11, 2026 · All rights belong to the original creators