bluebubbles

name	bluebubbles
description	Use when you need to send or manage iMessages via BlueBubbles (recommended iMessage integration). Calls go through the generic message tool with channel="bluebubbles".
metadata	{"solanaos":{"emoji":"🫧","requires":{"config":["channels.bluebubbles"]}}}

BlueBubbles Actions

Overview

BlueBubbles is SolanaOS's recommended iMessage integration. Use the message tool with channel: "bluebubbles" to send messages and manage iMessage conversations: send texts and attachments, react (tapbacks), edit/unsend, reply in threads, and manage group participants/names/icons.

Inputs to collect

• target (prefer chat_guid:...; also [phone] in E.164 or [e-mail])
• message text for send/edit/reply
• messageId for react/edit/unsend/reply
• Attachment path for local files, or buffer + filename for base64

If the user is vague ("text my mom"), ask for the recipient handle or chat guid and the exact message content.

Daemon Integration

BlueBubbles is a first-class channel in the SolanaOS Go daemon (pkg/channels/bluebubbles/). Configure via env vars:

BLUEBUBBLES_SERVER_URL=http://localhost:1234   # Your BlueBubbles server
BLUEBUBBLES_PASSWORD=your-server-password
BLUEBUBBLES_WEBHOOK_PATH=/webhooks/bb          # Optional webhook endpoint
BLUEBUBBLES_ALLOW_FROM=[phone]            # Optional sender allowlist

Or in your config JSON:

{
  "channels": {
    "bluebubbles": {
      "enabled": true,
      "server_url": "http://localhost:1234",
      "password": "your-server-password",
      "webhook_path": "/webhooks/bb",
      "allow_from": ["[phone]"]
    }
  }
}

The daemon polls for new inbound iMessages every 5 seconds and routes them through the same OODA agent loop as Telegram and X messages.

Clawd Channels Automation

BlueBubbles can also be used as a Clawd channel plugin for push-event automation. With channels enabled, iMessages arrive directly in your running Clawd session:

# Install the iMessage channel plugin
/plugin install imessage@Clawd-plugins-official

# Restart with channels enabled
Clawd --channels plugin:imessage@Clawd-plugins-official

# Or combine with Telegram
Clawd --channels plugin:telegram@Clawd-plugins-official plugin:imessage@Clawd-plugins-official

This lets you:

• Push iMessages into a running session so Clawd can react while you're away
• Use Clawd as a two-way iMessage bridge — it reads the event and replies back through BlueBubbles
• Forward alerts, CI results, and monitoring events via iMessage

Actions

Send a message

{
  "action": "send",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "[phone]",
  "message": "hello from SolanaOS"
}

React (tapback)

{
  "action": "react",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "[phone]",
  "messageId": "<message-guid>",
  "emoji": "❤️"
}

Remove a reaction

{
  "action": "react",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "[phone]",
  "messageId": "<message-guid>",
  "emoji": "❤️",
  "remove": true
}

Edit a previously sent message

{
  "action": "edit",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "[phone]",
  "messageId": "<message-guid>",
  "message": "updated text"
}

Unsend a message

{
  "action": "unsend",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "[phone]",
  "messageId": "<message-guid>"
}

Reply to a specific message

{
  "action": "reply",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "[phone]",
  "replyTo": "<message-guid>",
  "message": "replying to that"
}

Send an attachment

{
  "action": "sendAttachment",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "[phone]",
  "path": "/tmp/photo.jpg",
  "caption": "here you go"
}

Send with an iMessage effect

{
  "action": "sendWithEffect",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "[phone]",
  "message": "big news",
  "effect": "balloons"
}

Notes

• Requires gateway config channels.bluebubbles (serverUrl/password/webhookPath).
• Prefer chat_guid targets when you have them (especially for group chats).
• BlueBubbles supports rich actions, but some are macOS-version dependent (for example, edit may be broken on macOS 26 Tahoe).
• The gateway may expose both short and full message ids; full ids are more durable across restarts.
• Developer reference for the underlying plugin lives in extensions/bluebubbles/README.md.
• Go daemon implementation lives in pkg/channels/bluebubbles/bluebubbles.go.

Ideas to try

• React with a tapback to acknowledge a request.
• Reply in-thread when a user references a specific message.
• Send a file attachment with a short caption.
• Set up Clawd channels for two-way iMessage automation while you're away from the terminal.