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bluebubbles

BlueBubbles is the recommended iMessage integration for sending and managing text conversations through the message tool with the bluebubbles channel. Use it to send texts and attachments, add emoji reactions, edit or unsend messages, reply in threads, and manage group chat participants and settings by specifying a target recipient and the desired action.

View source Repository: openagent

Install in Claude Code

Copy

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/the-open-agent/openagent /tmp/bluebubbles && cp -r /tmp/bluebubbles/skills/bluebubbles ~/.claude/skills/bluebubbles

Then start a new Claude Code session; the skill loads automatically.

Definition

SKILL.md

# BlueBubbles Actions

## Overview

BlueBubbles is OpenClaw’s recommended iMessage integration. Use the `message` tool with `channel: "bluebubbles"` to send messages and manage iMessage conversations: send texts and attachments, react (tapbacks), edit/unsend, reply in threads, and manage group participants/names/icons.

## Inputs to collect

- `target` (prefer `chat_guid:...`; also `+15551234567` in E.164 or `user@example.com`)
- `message` text for send/edit/reply
- `messageId` for react/edit/unsend/reply
- Attachment `path` for local files, or `buffer` + `filename` for base64

If the user is vague ("text my mom"), ask for the recipient handle or chat guid and the exact message content.

## Actions

### Send a message

```json
{
  "action": "send",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "message": "hello from OpenClaw"
}
```

### React (tapback)

```json
{
  "action": "react",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "messageId": "<message-guid>",
  "emoji": "❤️"
}
```

### Remove a reaction

```json
{
  "action": "react",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "messageId": "<message-guid>",
  "emoji": "❤️",
  "remove": true
}
```

### Edit a previously sent message

```json
{
  "action": "edit",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "messageId": "<message-guid>",
  "message": "updated text"
}
```

### Unsend a message

```json
{
  "action": "unsend",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "messageId": "<message-guid>"
}
```

### Reply to a specific message

```json
{
  "action": "reply",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "replyTo": "<message-guid>",
  "message": "replying to that"
}
```

### Send an attachment

```json
{
  "action": "sendAttachment",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "path": "/tmp/photo.jpg",
  "caption": "here you go"
}
```

### Send with an iMessage effect

```json
{
  "action": "sendWithEffect",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "message": "big news",
  "effect": "balloons"
}
```

## Notes

- Requires gateway config `channels.bluebubbles` (serverUrl/password/webhookPath).
- Prefer `chat_guid` targets when you have them (especially for group chats).
- BlueBubbles supports rich actions, but some are macOS-version dependent (for example, edit may be broken on macOS 26 Tahoe).
- The gateway may expose both short and full message ids; full ids are more durable across restarts.
- Developer reference for the underlying plugin lives in the BlueBubbles plugin package README.

## Ideas to try

- React with a tapback to acknowledge a request.
- Reply in-thread when a user references a specific message.
- Send a file attachment with a short caption.