messages-dev

Official CLI for messages.dev. Send and receive iMessages, manage lines, and stream events live, all from your terminal.

Install

curl -fsSL https://www.messages.dev/install.sh | sh

Or via npm:

npm install -g @messages-dev/cli

The curl install drops a single self-contained binary in ~/.messages/bin/ and prints the PATH line you need. The npm install requires Node 20+.

Authenticate

messages-dev login

For headless use, set MESSAGES_API_KEY=sk_live_… and skip login.

Send a message

messages-dev lines list
messages-dev send +14155551234 "hi from the terminal"

More

messages-dev --help
messages-dev <command> --help

Full reference: www.messages.dev/docs/cli

License

MIT — see LICENSE.