# imessage-rich-search

> imessage-rich-search — cannavis-imessage-rich-search. Use this tool when you need to perform advanced searches across macOS iMessages, including link previews and metadata. It solves the problem of limited search functionality in Messages.app by indexing and exposing additional data, and provides output in a usable format. Ideal for use cases requiring thorough message analysis, such as research or troubleshooting, with a simple interface that accepts search queries and returns relevant results.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/cannavis-imessage-rich-search  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cannavis-imessage-rich-search

## Description

Full-text search across macOS iMessages including link-preview metadata (titles, summaries, site names) that Messages.app indexes but chat.db's raw text column doesn't expose. CLI + MCP server for Claude Desktop. Zero runtime deps.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-21

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/cannavis/imessage-rich-search)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "cannavis-imessage-rich-search"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cannavis-imessage-rich-search` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cannavis-imessage-rich-search/pull`

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