help

MCP tool from Imessage MCP by anipotts

Full tool guide with usage examples

How to use it

help is exposed by the Imessage MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the help tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Imessage MCP

$npx imessage-mcp doctor

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Other tools in Imessage MCP (25)

check_new_messages

Track new messages since your last check (baseline + delta)

Per-contact volumes, trends, and hourly patterns

conversation_gaps

Find the longest silences in a conversation

Detect double-texting and unanswered message patterns

first_last_message

First and last message ever exchanged with a contact

forgotten_contacts

Contacts you've lost touch with

Deep contact info with stats and yearly breakdown

get_conversation

Conversation thread with cursor-based pagination

get_edited_messages

Edited and unsent messages with timing

Per-member stats and monthly activity timeline

get_message_effects

Slam, loud, confetti, fireworks analytics

Tapback distribution, top reactors, most-reacted messages

get_read_receipts

Read/delivery latency and unread patterns

Reconstruct reply thread trees

list_attachments

Query attachments by contact, MIME type, and date range

All contacts with message counts and date ranges

list_group_chats

Group chats with member counts and activity

Aggregate stats with time-series grouping

Messages from this date in past years

resolve_contact

Fuzzy-match a name, phone number, or email to a contact

search_messages

Full-text search with filters: query, contact, date range, direction, group chat, attachments

Consecutive-day messaging streaks

temporal_heatmap

7x24 activity heatmap (day-of-week by hour)

Who starts conversations? Initiation ratio per contact

Spotify Wrapped for iMessage — full year summary