# Claude on iMessage: read and reply, no API keys | SealGate

Let Claude read, triage, and reply across iMessage, no API keys required. Routed through SealGate's firewall, policy-checked and logged. Updated for 2026.

Source: https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/claude

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# Connect iMessage to Claude

Let Claude read, triage, and reply across iMessage, governed by SealGate and policy-checked on every call.

Part of the [iMessage setup guide](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage) , which covers every agent and how the connection works under the hood.

Paste this into your coding agent, or run it yourself in a terminal.

Agent prompt easier Terminal faster

## Set up Claude for iMessage, step by step

- 1 ### Create your SealGate account from this link If you do not already have a SealGate account, sign up at the link below. Starting from it pre-approves the Beeper connector for your new account, so after you install there is nothing to approve by hand. Already have an account? Skip ahead and you will approve Beeper once in the dashboard (last step). https://dashboard.sealgate.ai/start/personal-messaging?utm_source=sealgate.ai&utm_campaign=seo-connect&utm_content=imessage-claude
- 2 ### Install the messaging connector Run the one-line installer for your OS (macOS or Windows). It installs sealgate-stdiod and the Beeper connector, which bridges your messaging accounts through the Beeper desktop app on your own logins, and connects it to your SealGate account. If you signed up through the link above it is approved automatically; otherwise it waits for a one-time approval in your dashboard. macOS / Linux Windows (PowerShell) curl -fsSL https://sealgate.ai/install-beeper.sh | SEALGATE_UTM_CAMPAIGN=seo-connect SEALGATE_UTM_CONTENT=imessage-claude bash $env:SEALGATE_UTM_CAMPAIGN='seo-connect'; $env:SEALGATE_UTM_CONTENT='imessage-claude'; powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "irm https://sealgate.ai/install-beeper.ps1 | iex"
- 3 ### Add SealGate as a connector in Claude In Claude.ai, the desktop app or Cowork, open Settings, then Connectors, choose Add custom connector, name it SealGate, enter https://mcp.sealgate.ai/mcp as the URL and sign in with OAuth. On Team and Enterprise plans an admin adds it once for the organization. In Claude Code, run the command below, then type /mcp to sign in. claude mcp add --transport http --scope user sealgate https://mcp.sealgate.ai/mcp
- 4 ### Approve the connector if you skipped the signup link If you created your account through the signup link above, Beeper is already approved, so you are done. Otherwise, open the SealGate dashboard and approve the Beeper connector once. Either way every call the agent makes is policy-checked and logged, and you can keep it read-only until you want the agent to reply on your behalf.
- 5 ### Ask Claude Start a new conversation and say what you need. Claude reads the threads, drafts the replies and waits for your go-ahead before sending anything. Triage my unread messages and draft replies to anyone who asked a question.

Please help me connect iMessage to Claude through SealGate on my machine. If I do not already have a SealGate account, have me sign up at https://dashboard.sealgate.ai/start/personal-messaging?utm_source=sealgate.ai&utm_campaign=seo-connect&utm_content=imessage-claude first, since starting there pre-approves the Beeper connector. Then follow the setup steps at https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/claude.md and stop whenever I need to act myself: approving this device in the browser when the installer asks, and, only if I already had an account, approving the Beeper connector in the SealGate dashboard.

Requires macOS or Windows (Linux is experimental) with the Beeper desktop app installed.

## Connecting Claude

Claude connects to the SealGate gateway as a custom connector, across Claude.ai, the Claude desktop app, and Claude Code. See the [Claude setup guide](https://sealgate.ai/docs/connect-clients/claude-web-cowork) for the exact steps.

## What Claude can do with iMessage

- Triage unread texts and draft replies in your own voice for you to send.

- Summarize a long thread so you catch up in seconds.

- Find that address, link, or photo someone texted you weeks ago.

- Turn a text conversation into a task or calendar note.

Ready to let Claude handle your iMessage? Paste the setup prompt into your coding agent and you are connected in a couple of minutes.

Copy setup prompt [New to SealGate? Create your account first](https://dashboard.sealgate.ai/start/personal-messaging?utm_source=sealgate.ai&utm_campaign=seo-connect&utm_content=imessage-claude)

## Why connect iMessage through SealGate

One setup for every app, works with cloud and mobile agents, fully governed and logged, and your messages are never stored.

### One setup, every network

The same command connects your whole unified inbox, so you are not wiring up a separate bridge for each app.

### Works with cloud and mobile agents

A local daemon tunnels the connector out, so ChatGPT, Claude, and other cloud agents can use it, not just CLI tools.

### Governed and logged

Every tool call runs through SealGate policies and lands in an audit trail that records only metadata, never your message content, so access stays under your control.

### SealGate never stores your messages

Message content only passes through in transit to be checked against your policies, and is never stored or read by anyone at SealGate.

## Related guides

[ChatGPT on iMessage](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/chatgpt) [Codex on iMessage](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/codex) [iMessage to OpenCode](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/opencode) [Use Devin with iMessage](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/devin) [Use GitHub Copilot with iMessage](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/copilot) [iMessage to Grok](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/grok) [Use Grokbot with iMessage](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/grokbot) [Use Hermes with iMessage](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/hermes) [OpenClaw on iMessage](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/openclaw) [iMessage to Lovable](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/lovable) [Use Replit with iMessage](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/replit) [Use Muse with iMessage](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/muse) [Use Town with iMessage](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage/town) [Connect Claude to WhatsApp](https://sealgate.ai/connect/whatsapp/claude) [Telegram to Claude](https://sealgate.ai/connect/telegram/claude) [Connect Claude to LinkedIn DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/linkedin/claude) [Connect Claude to Signal](https://sealgate.ai/connect/signal/claude) [Use Claude with Instagram DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/instagram/claude) [Claude on Messenger](https://sealgate.ai/connect/messenger/claude) [Use Claude with X DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/x/claude) [Use Claude with Discord DMs](https://sealgate.ai/connect/discord/claude) [Connect Claude to LINE](https://sealgate.ai/connect/line/claude) [All iMessage setups](https://sealgate.ai/connect/imessage) [SealGate vs other MCP gateways](https://sealgate.ai/comparison)

## Connecting iMessage to Claude: FAQ

Can Claude read and send iMessage messages? Yes. Add the SealGate gateway as a connector in Claude and it can work with your iMessage messages, whether you use Claude.ai, the desktop app, or Claude Code.

Can I connect ChatGPT or Claude to iMessage? Yes. After you connect iMessage through SealGate, your agent can read and send texts, including from cloud and mobile apps like ChatGPT and Claude, not just local CLI tools.

Do I need a Mac? iMessage runs on Apple's network, so connecting it through the Beeper desktop app needs an Apple device signed in to iMessage. Once connected, any agent you point at it can use it.

Where do my messages go? Your iMessage history and login are never stored on SealGate's servers. When your agent makes a call, the request and response route through SealGate to be policy checked in memory, and only metadata about the call is logged (which tool ran, when, and which agent ran it). SealGate never stores the message content itself.

What does SealGate store about my messages? SealGate routes each tool call to your connector and back, holding the request and response in memory only long enough to apply your policies, then discarding them. That check is automated: the gateway inspects the traffic programmatically to enforce your rules, and no one at SealGate can read your messages. They are never persisted and never used to train any model. SealGate keeps only call metadata (which tool ran, when, and which agent ran it), never the tool-call parameters or results, so your conversations and who you are talking to are never stored on SealGate's servers.

Can the agent send texts, or only read them? Both. You decide through SealGate policies whether a given agent can only read, or can also send, and every send is recorded in the audit log as metadata (that it happened, when, and by which agent), never the text of the message itself.

Want the full walkthrough? Read the [documentation](https://sealgate.ai/docs/) or email [hello@sealgate.ai](mailto:hello@sealgate.ai) .

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