Bitterbot-desktop imsg

iMessage/SMS CLI for listing chats, history, watch, and sending.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/Bitterbot-AI/bitterbot-desktop
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/Bitterbot-AI/bitterbot-desktop "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/imsg" ~/.claude/skills/bitterbot-ai-bitterbot-desktop-imsg && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/imsg/SKILL.md
source content

imsg Actions

Overview

Use

imsg
to read and send Messages.app iMessage/SMS on macOS.

Requirements: Messages.app signed in, Full Disk Access for your terminal, and Automation permission to control Messages.app for sending.

Inputs to collect

  • Recipient handle (phone/email) for
    send
  • chatId
    for history/watch (from
    imsg chats --limit 10 --json
    )
  • text
    and optional
    file
    path for sends

Actions

List chats

imsg chats --limit 10 --json

Fetch chat history

imsg history --chat-id 1 --limit 20 --attachments --json

Watch a chat

imsg watch --chat-id 1 --attachments

Send a message

imsg send --to "+14155551212" --text "hi" --file /path/pic.jpg

Notes

  • --service imessage|sms|auto
    controls delivery.
  • Confirm recipient + message before sending.

Ideas to try

  • Use
    imsg chats --limit 10 --json
    to discover chat ids.
  • Watch a high-signal chat to stream incoming messages.