Messages

built-in

Send iMessages, open conversations, and start FaceTime calls directly from Clyde. Uses a Shortcuts.app shortcut ("Clyde Send") for actual sending—falls back to a pre-filled draft if not installed.

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WHAT IT DOES

—Open the Messages app
—Open a specific conversation
—Send a message to a contact
—Start a FaceTime call

TRIGGERS

messages / imessagemessage Samtext Sam / send Samcall Sammessage Sam: hey what's uptext Sam saying are you free tonight

DATA

Apple Messages

// No local file. Messages are sent via Messages.app.
// The contact address and message body are written to NSPasteboard
// momentarily so the "Clyde Send" shortcut can read them, then cleared.

No Clyde storage. Messages are sent via Messages.app / Shortcuts. Clyde does not store or transmit message content—it passes the payload to Messages and gets out of the way.

This is a built-in Clyde command. No installation required—it ships with every copy of the app.