add-imessage

add-imessage is an open-source productivity skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by nanocoai. Its author describes it as: “Add iMessage to NanoClaw — one channel, two backends. Local (this Mac's chat.db via the Chat SDK bridge; macOS + Full Disk Access) or Hosted iMessage (via photon.codes — native spectrum-ts with a device-login wizard;…”. The project has 31k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/add-imessage`.

What add-imessage does

NanoClaw talks to iMessage through a single **`imessage`** channel with two pluggable backends:

Installation

Add add-imessage to your agent with:

git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/add-imessage

Always review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.

What's inside

The SKILL.md for add-imessage is organised into these sections:

• Apply
• 1. Choose a backend
• 2. Copy the adapter
• 3. Register the adapter
• 4. Install the chosen backend's package
• 5. Build and validate
• Local backend: Full Disk Access (macOS)
• Hosted backend: device login (via photon.codes)
• Restart
• Resolve your iMessage handle
• Next Steps
• Channel Info

When to use it

Reach for add-imessage when you want productivity help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.

Strengths

• Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
• Ships in nanocoai/nanoclaw, an established project with 30,542 GitHub stars
• Actively maintained (recent commits)

Topics

Frequently asked questions

What does add-imessage do?

Add iMessage to NanoClaw — one channel, two backends. Local (this Mac's chat.db via the Chat SDK bridge; macOS + Full Disk Access) or Hosted iMessage (via photon.codes — native spectrum-ts with a device-login wizard; any OS, no Mac relay). Triggers on "add imessage", "connect imessage", "add photon", "imessage via photon", "native imessage".

How do I install add-imessage?

Run git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/add-imessage in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw before installing.

Is add-imessage free to use?

Yes. add-imessage is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.

Where does add-imessage come from?

add-imessage ships inside nanocoai/nanoclaw, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 30,542 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.