Notes from the thread.
What we are learning building iMessage agents: the infrastructure, the protocol, and what changes when your business texts in blue.
July 29, 2026 · 6 min read
The real cost of running iMessage on a Mac mini in a closet
Self-hosting iMessage looks free until you price the downtime, the Apple updates, and the weekends lost to babysitting it. Here is the honest math.
July 29, 2026 · 5 min read
How to give Claude a phone number with Comms MCP
A five-minute walkthrough of connecting Claude Desktop or Claude Code to Comms over MCP, so your coding agent can launch iMessage agents and text real customers.
July 29, 2026 · 5 min read
Green bubbles get ignored: what changes when your business texts on iMessage
The same message reads differently in green and in blue. Why the bubble color changes reply behavior, and what that means for a business that lives in the thread.