ConnectChats

Google Messages + Manus integration

Connect Google Messages to Manus

ConnectChats brings your Google Messages chats into Manus. Ask Manus to catch you up, find any message and draft replies. Nothing gets sent until you approve it.

Free to start. No app to install. Every send needs your OK.

What Manus can do with your Google Messages

ConnectChats gives Manus a small set of tools. Manus calls them when you ask about your Google Messages chats, and only for the chats you share.

Things to ask Manus

Type these in Manus once Google Messages is linked.

How to connect Google Messages to Manus

It takes about two minutes. You do it once, and the same account then works in every AI app you add.

  1. Add ConnectChats to Manus

    • In Manus, open Settings, then Integrations, then Custom MCP Servers, and click Add Server.
    • Name it ConnectChats and paste https://api.connectchats.com/mcp as the server URL.
    • Complete the ConnectChats sign-in with your passkey when Manus asks, then run the connection test.
    • In a new task, ask Manus about your messages.
  2. Link your Google Messages account

    • Open https://connectchats.com/app and choose Link a chat app, then Google Messages.
    • On your Android phone, open Google Messages, tap your profile picture, then Device pairing, then QR code scanner.
    • Scan the QR code shown in ConnectChats. You can also pair with your Google account instead.
    • Your chats appear in the dashboard, where you choose which ones your AI app can see.
  3. Pick the chats Manus can see

    Every chat is listed in your ConnectChats dashboard. Share all of them or only the ones you choose. Manus never sees the rest.

  4. Ask Manus about your Google Messages

    Open a new conversation in Manus and ask about your chats. Manus calls ConnectChats when it needs your messages.

How Google Messages and Manus work together

ConnectChats pairs with your Android phone the same way Google Messages for web does, so your texts and RCS chats reach your AI app. You choose which conversations it can see.

Your Google Messages stays under your control

How we protect your messages

Questions

Can Manus read my Google Messages messages?

Yes, once you link Google Messages in ConnectChats and add ConnectChats to Manus. Manus reads only the chats you share, and only when you ask it something that needs them.

Can Manus send Google Messages messages for me?

Manus can draft a reply and send it after you approve it. Messages go out from your own Google Messages account. You can allow automatic sending for specific chats, and it stays off everywhere else.

Is the Google Messages to Manus integration free?

Yes. The free plan links two chat apps and works in every supported AI app, with no limit on what you ask. No card needed.

Do I need to install anything?

No. You add ConnectChats inside Manus and link Google Messages from your browser. There is no app to download and nothing runs on your computer.

Does it work with other AI apps too?

Yes. The same ConnectChats account works in ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Manus, Muse and any AI app that supports remote MCP servers. Link Google Messages once and use it everywhere.

Does my phone need to stay on?

Yes. Google Messages works through your phone, so texts only come through while it is on and online, just like Google Messages for web.

Does it work on iPhone?

No. Google Messages is an Android app. iPhone texts come through the iMessage connection, which needs a Mac.

Can Manus reply to messages on its own while it runs a task?

It can prepare replies, but they wait as drafts until you approve them. Turn on auto-send only for chats where you are comfortable with that.

Where are custom MCP servers in Manus?

Under Settings, Integrations, Custom MCP Servers. Manus also lets you add an MCP server by URL from its Connectors page.

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