iMessage AI assistant
Your iMessage AI assistant, inside ChatGPT and Claude
Link iMessage once, then ask ChatGPT, Claude or any AI app that supports MCP to catch you up, find old messages and draft replies. Nothing is sent until you approve it.
Free to start. No install. Every send needs your OK.
What your AI can do with iMessage
ConnectChats gives your AI app a small set of tools. These are the ones it uses with iMessage, and only for the chats you share.
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See your chats
Your AI lists the iMessage chats you shared, unread first, so it knows where to look before it answers.
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Read a conversation
Ask about one chat and your AI reads what you have not seen yet, or goes further back when you need the history.
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Catch you up
Get the short version of a busy chat: what was decided, which questions are open and what needs your answer.
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Find any message
Search your iMessage history by word, name or topic. Your AI quotes the message and tells you which chat it came from.
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Draft replies
Your AI writes a reply in the chat's language and your tone. It is saved as a draft you can read and edit.
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Send with your OK
Approve a draft and ConnectChats sends it from your own iMessage account. Auto-send only runs in chats where you turn it on.
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Use iMessage in these AI apps
One ConnectChats account works in every AI app below. Link iMessage once and use whichever AI you prefer.
How to link iMessage
You do this once. The same link then works in every AI app you add ConnectChats to.
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Link your iMessage account
- Open https://connectchats.com/app and choose Link a chat app, then iMessage.
- Install the ConnectChats relay on a Mac that is signed in to Messages with the same Apple Account as your iPhone.
- The relay pairs with your ConnectChats account using a code shown in the dashboard.
- Keep the Mac on and awake. Your chats appear in the dashboard, where you choose which ones your AI app can see.
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Add ConnectChats to your AI app
Add it as a connector in ChatGPT or Claude, or as a remote MCP server in Claude Code, Cursor or Codex. The server address is https://api.connectchats.com/mcp.
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Pick the chats your AI can see
Share every chat or only a few. Your AI never sees the rest, and you can stop sharing a chat at any time.
iMessage in ConnectChats
ConnectChats links to iMessage through a Mac. Apple only lets iMessage run on its own devices, so ConnectChats connects through a small relay app on a Mac that stays on and signed in to Messages with your Apple Account.
- A Mac that stays on is required. Without one, iMessage cannot be connected, because Apple offers no other way in.
- One to one chats and group chats are supported, including SMS from your iPhone if Text Message Forwarding is on for that Mac.
- Messages arrive while the Mac is awake. If it sleeps or shuts down, new messages wait until it is back.
- Photos, videos and voice notes show up as short text descriptions, with their captions.
Questions
Can I use AI with iMessage?
Yes. Link iMessage in ConnectChats, add ConnectChats to your AI app and ask about your chats. It works in ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Manus, and Muse.
Does my AI read all my iMessage chats?
No. It sees only the chats you share in your ConnectChats dashboard, and it reads them only when you ask something that needs them.
Can the AI send iMessage messages without me?
Not by default. Your AI saves a draft and you approve it before it goes out. You can turn on auto-send for specific chats, and it stays off everywhere else.
Which AI apps work with iMessage?
Any AI app that can add a remote MCP server, including ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Manus, and Muse. Your ConnectChats account and your shared chats are the same in all of them.
How are my iMessage messages stored?
Stored messages are encrypted with a key that only your passkey can unlock. We never train models on your messages.
Is it free?
Yes. The free plan links two chat apps and works in every supported AI app. No card needed.
Can I use iMessage without a Mac?
No. Apple does not allow iMessage on anything other than its own devices, so a Mac that stays on is the only way.
Does it work for iPhone SMS too?
Yes, if your iPhone forwards text messages to that Mac. Turn it on in iPhone Settings, Apps, Messages, Text Message Forwarding.
What do I need to link iMessage?
A Mac that stays on and awake, signed in to Messages with the same Apple Account as your iPhone, with the ConnectChats relay installed on it.
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