fix(imessage): use phone number for DM replies instead of chat_id#372
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The imsg CLI's AppleScript doesn't handle chat_id correctly for 1:1 DM chats - it converts the numeric chat_id to the identifier and uses wrong syntax. This causes "Internal error" when trying to send replies. For DMs, use the sender's phone number directly which works reliably. Groups still use chat_id as it's needed for targeting group chats. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <[email protected]>
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Thanks Michael, iMessage was still a bit unfinished, good to have you helping here! Luckily they go together so I'll see where to best land the fix. |
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Fixed upstream in imsg (v0.3.2): steipete/imsg@aafe3f3 |
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Closing; fixed upstream in imsg 0.3.2. |
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Updated upstream fix (amended): steipete/imsg@99d03c8 |
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Ok great yeah that is the better fix I just didn't want to mess with imsg at the time tbh. @steipete |
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* Slack: add reaction escalation support * Slack: handle thread reactions for escalation * fix: minor bug fix from PR review * bug fix * fix: resolve linting errors across codebase - Fixed 696 linting errors down to 0 errors (257 warnings remain) - Changed no-explicit-any from error to warn (222 instances) - Fixed no-unused-vars errors by removing unused imports/variables - Fixed no-base-to-string errors with proper type checking - Fixed restrict-template-expressions by using String() - Fixed require-array-sort-compare with compare functions - Fixed await-thenable by removing unnecessary await - Fixed no-unnecessary-template-expression - Added eslint-disable for intentional control character regex - Changed no-unused-vars to warn for test files Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <[email protected]>
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Summary
Fix iMessage DM replies failing with "Internal error" when using
chat_idparameter.Problem
When replying to iMessage DMs, clawdbot uses
chat_id(e.g.,chat_id:18) as the reply target. TheimsgCLI then fails with:The
imsgCLI appears to be looking up the chat by numeric ID, then incorrectly passing the chat's identifier (phone number) to AppleScript aschat id "+1XXXXXXXXXX"instead of using the numeric ID or a different AppleScript syntax.Solution
For DMs, use the sender's phone number directly (e.g.,
to: "+1XXXXXXXXXX") which works reliably with AppleScript. Groups continue to usechat_idas it's necessary for targeting group chats.Test results
imsg send --to "+1XXXXXXXXXX" --text "test"→ ✅ worksimsg rpcwith{"to":"+1XXXXXXXXXX",...}→ ✅ worksimsg rpcwith{"chat_id":18,...}→ ❌ fails with AppleScript error aboveNote
This may be a bug in the
imsgCLI itself (incorrect AppleScript generation forchat_idon 1:1 chats), but this workaround resolves the issue for clawdbot users.