iMessage + Muse integration
Connect iMessage to Muse
ConnectChats brings your iMessage chats into Muse. Ask Muse 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 Muse can do with your iMessage
ConnectChats gives Muse a small set of tools. Muse 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 Muse 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. Muse searches your iMessage history and quotes the message.
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Draft replies
Muse 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 Muse
Type these in Muse 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 Muse
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 Muse
- In Muse, open Settings and tap Connectors.
- If ConnectChats is listed, tap Connect next to it. If not, ask Muse to create a custom connector for the MCP server at https://api.connectchats.com/mcp.
- Sign in with your passkey on the ConnectChats page and allow access.
- Ask Muse 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 Muse can see
Every chat is listed in your ConnectChats dashboard. Share all of them or only the ones you choose. Muse never sees the rest.
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Ask Muse about your iMessage
Open a new conversation in Muse and ask about your chats. Muse calls ConnectChats when it needs your messages.
How iMessage and Muse 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 Muse
Muse is Meta's AI assistant app and works with connectors to other apps and services. ConnectChats plugs in as a connector, so Muse can catch you up on chats from apps beyond Meta's own, such as WhatsApp. Muse asks before important actions, such as sending a message, unless you change that in its settings. ConnectChats adds its own draft approval. Meta does not review custom connectors, so a custom connector only does what the server behind it allows. Facebook, Instagram and Threads connect to Muse through your Meta Accounts Center. Other chat apps, like WhatsApp or Telegram, come in through ConnectChats.
Your iMessage stays under your control
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You pick the chats
Muse 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
Muse 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 Muse read my iMessage messages?
Yes, once you link iMessage in ConnectChats and add ConnectChats to Muse. Muse reads only the chats you share, and only when you ask it something that needs them.
Can Muse send iMessage messages for me?
Muse 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 Muse 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 Muse 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.
Is Muse the same as Meta AI?
Muse is the name of Meta's AI assistant app. If you searched for Meta AI connectors, this is the page.
Can Muse read my WhatsApp chats?
Yes, through ConnectChats. Link WhatsApp in ConnectChats, share the chats you want, and Muse can read, search and summarize them and draft replies you approve.
Related pages
iMessage with other AI apps
Other chat apps in Muse
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