iMessage + Claude integration
Connect iMessage to Claude
ConnectChats brings your iMessage chats into Claude. Ask Claude 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 Claude can do with your iMessage
ConnectChats gives Claude a small set of tools. Claude calls them when you ask about your iMessage chats, and only for the chats you share.
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Catch you up
Ask what you missed and Claude reads your unread iMessage chats, then gives you the short version: who needs an answer, what was decided, what can wait.
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Find any message
The address someone sent last month, the price a client agreed to, the link from a group chat. Claude searches your iMessage history and quotes the message.
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Draft replies
Claude writes the reply in your tone, in the chat's language, with the context of the whole thread. You read it, edit it, and send it.
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Send with your OK
When you approve a draft, ConnectChats sends it from your own iMessage account and confirms delivery. Auto-send only runs in chats where you switch it on.
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Things to ask Claude
Type these in Claude once iMessage is linked.
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What did I miss in my iMessage chats today?
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Summarize the family group on iMessage since Friday.
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Who asked me a question on iMessage that I haven't answered?
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Find the address my sister sent me on iMessage.
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Draft a reply to Alex on iMessage saying I can make it Saturday.
How to connect iMessage to Claude
It takes about two minutes. You do it once, and the same account then works in every AI app you add.
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Add ConnectChats to Claude
- In Claude on the web or desktop, go to Customize, then Connectors.
- Click + Add, then Add custom connector. Name it ConnectChats, paste https://api.connectchats.com/mcp as the URL and click Continue.
- Keep the detected sign-in settings, click Add, then connect. Sign in with your passkey and allow access.
- In a chat, click + at the lower left, choose Connectors and make sure ConnectChats is on.
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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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Pick the chats Claude can see
Every chat is listed in your ConnectChats dashboard. Share all of them or only the ones you choose. Claude never sees the rest.
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Ask Claude about your iMessage
Open a new conversation in Claude and ask about your chats. Claude calls ConnectChats when it needs your messages.
How iMessage and Claude work together
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.
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iMessage in ConnectChats
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.
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ConnectChats in Claude
Claude supports remote MCP servers as custom connectors. Add ConnectChats once, sign in with your passkey, and switch it on in any conversation where you want Claude to see your chats. Custom connectors work on every Claude plan, including Free, which allows one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans, members cannot add connectors themselves. An owner adds ConnectChats in Organization settings, then each member connects their own account. Add the connector on the web or desktop. It then works in the Claude iPhone and Android apps too. Claude connects from Anthropic's cloud, not from your computer, so nothing needs to stay running on your side.
Your iMessage stays under your control
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You pick the chats
Claude only sees the iMessage chats you share. Unshare a chat and it disappears from every AI app at once.
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Drafts by default
Claude prepares replies. You approve each one before it reaches iMessage, unless you turn on auto-send for that chat.
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Stored messages are encrypted
Stored messages are encrypted with a key that only your passkey can unlock. We never train models on your messages.
Questions
Can Claude read my iMessage messages?
Yes, once you link iMessage in ConnectChats and add ConnectChats to Claude. Claude reads only the chats you share, and only when you ask it something that needs them.
Can Claude send iMessage messages for me?
Claude can draft a reply and send it after you approve it. Messages go out from your own iMessage account. You can allow automatic sending for specific chats, and it stays off everywhere else.
Is the iMessage to Claude 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 Claude and link iMessage 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 iMessage once and use it everywhere.
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.
Does it work on the free Claude plan?
Yes. Claude's free plan allows one custom connector, which is enough for ConnectChats.
Can I use ConnectChats in the Claude mobile app?
Yes. Add the connector on claude.ai or in the desktop app, and it is available in the iPhone and Android apps on the same account.
Is this the same as using ConnectChats in Claude Code?
It is the same ConnectChats account, but Claude Code is set up separately with one terminal command. Your linked chats and sharing choices carry over.
Related pages
iMessage with other AI apps
Other chat apps in Claude
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