— 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: { "openclaw": { "emoji": "🫧", "requires": { "config": ["channels.bluebubbles"] } } } — # BlueBubbles Actions ## Overview BlueBubbles is OpenClaw’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 `[email protected]`) – `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 “`json { "action": "send", "channel": "bluebubbles", "target": "+15551234567", "message": "hello from OpenClaw" } “` ### React (tapback) “`json { "action": "react", "channel": "bluebubbles", "target": "+15551234567", "messageId": "<message-guid>", "emoji": "❤️" } “` ### Remove a reaction “`json { "action": "react", "channel": "bluebubbles", "target": "+15551234567", "messageId": "<message-guid>", "emoji": "❤️", "remove": true } “` ### Edit a previously sent message “`json { "action": "edit", "channel": "bluebubbles", "target": "+15551234567", "messageId": "<message-guid>", "message": "updated text" } “` ### Unsend a message “`json { "action": "unsend", "channel": "bluebubbles", "target": "+15551234567", "messageId": "<message-guid>" } “` ### Reply to a specific message “`json { "action": "reply", "channel": "bluebubbles", "target": "+15551234567", "replyTo": "<message-guid>", "message": "replying to that" } “` ### Send an attachment “`json { "action": "sendAttachment", "channel": "bluebubbles", "target": "+15551234567", "path": "/tmp/photo.jpg", "caption": "here you go" } “` ### Send with an iMessage effect “`json { "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 the BlueBubbles plugin package README. ## 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.