iMessage + Manus integration
Connect iMessage to Manus
ConnectChats brings your iMessage 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 iMessage
ConnectChats gives Manus a small set of tools. Manus 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 Manus 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. Manus searches your iMessage history and quotes the message.
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Draft replies
Manus 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 Manus
Type these in Manus 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 Manus
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 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.
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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 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.
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Ask Manus about your iMessage
Open a new conversation in Manus and ask about your chats. Manus calls ConnectChats when it needs your messages.
How iMessage and Manus 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 Manus
Manus can add your own MCP servers next to its built-in integrations. Once ConnectChats is added, Manus can pull messages into a task, for example to collect every supplier quote from a group chat into a table. Manus checks that it can reach the server and lists the ConnectChats tools before you use them. Long tasks can call ConnectChats many times. Tool calls are not limited on the ConnectChats free plan. Manus can draft replies as part of a task. Each one waits for your approval in ConnectChats unless the chat has auto-send on.
Your iMessage stays under your control
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You pick the chats
Manus 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
Manus 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 Manus read my iMessage messages?
Yes, once you link iMessage 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 iMessage messages for me?
Manus 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 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 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.
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.
Related pages
iMessage with other AI apps
Other chat apps in Manus
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