messages_list_chats
Retrieve a list of available iMessage and SMS chats from macOS, optionally including participant details for each conversation.
Instructions
[iMessage operations] List available iMessage and SMS chats
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| includeParticipantDetails | No | Include detailed participant information |
Implementation Reference
- src/categories/messages.ts:10-60 (handler)Handler implementation for the 'messages_list_chats' tool. Defines the AppleScript logic to list iMessage/SMS chats, including optional participant details.
{ name: "list_chats", description: "List available iMessage and SMS chats", schema: { type: "object", properties: { includeParticipantDetails: { type: "boolean", description: "Include detailed participant information", default: false } } }, script: (args) => ` tell application "Messages" set chatList to {} repeat with aChat in chats set chatName to name of aChat if chatName is missing value then set chatName to "" -- Try to get the contact name for individual chats try set theParticipants to participants of aChat if (count of theParticipants) is 1 then set theParticipant to item 1 of theParticipants set chatName to name of theParticipant end if end try end if set chatInfo to {id:id of aChat, name:chatName, isGroupChat:(id of aChat contains "+")} ${args.includeParticipantDetails ? ` -- Add participant details if requested set participantList to {} repeat with aParticipant in participants of aChat set participantInfo to {id:id of aParticipant, handle:handle of aParticipant} try set participantInfo to participantInfo & {name:name of aParticipant} end try copy participantInfo to end of participantList end repeat set chatInfo to chatInfo & {participant:participantList} ` : ''} copy chatInfo to end of chatList end repeat return chatList end tell ` }, - src/categories/messages.ts:13-22 (schema)Input schema for 'messages_list_chats' tool, defining optional 'includeParticipantDetails' parameter.
schema: { type: "object", properties: { includeParticipantDetails: { type: "boolean", description: "Include detailed participant information", default: false } } }, - src/index.ts:34-35 (registration)Registers the 'messages' category (containing list_chats script) with the MCP server framework.
server.addCategory(messagesCategory); server.addCategory(notesCategory); - src/framework.ts:222-231 (registration)Dynamically registers all category scripts as MCP tools in ListToolsRequestHandler, constructing names like 'messages_list_chats'.
tools: this.categories.flatMap((category) => category.scripts.map((script) => ({ name: `${category.name}_${script.name}`, // Changed from dot to underscore description: `[${category.description}] ${script.description}`, inputSchema: script.schema || { type: "object", properties: {}, }, })), ),