bluebubbles

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Use when you need to send or manage iMessages via BlueBubbles (recommended iMessage integration). Calls go through the generic message tool with channel="bluebubbles".

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BlueBubbles Actions

Overview

BlueBubbles is Bitterbot’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 +15551234567 in E.164 or user@example.com)
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.

Actions

Send a message

{
  "action": "send",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "message": "hello from Bitterbot"
}

React (tapback)

{
  "action": "react",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "messageId": "<message-guid>",
  "emoji": "❤️"
}

Remove a reaction

{
  "action": "react",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "messageId": "<message-guid>",
  "emoji": "❤️",
  "remove": true
}

Edit a previously sent message

{
  "action": "edit",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "messageId": "<message-guid>",
  "message": "updated text"
}

Unsend a message

{
  "action": "unsend",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "messageId": "<message-guid>"
}

Reply to a specific message

{
  "action": "reply",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "replyTo": "<message-guid>",
  "message": "replying to that"
}

Send an attachment

{
  "action": "sendAttachment",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "path": "/tmp/photo.jpg",
  "caption": "here you go"
}

Send with an iMessage effect

{
  "action": "sendWithEffect",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+15551234567",
  "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.

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.

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