Changelog

Unreleased

fix: dedupe URL balloon preview duplicates in watch stream without cross-chat/schema regressions (#64, thanks @lesaai)
fix: remove non-functional typing command and related RPC methods
fix: remove unsupported standalone IMCore typing path and stale error branch
test: drop typing-specific unit/integration tests with command/RPC surface removal

feat: add typing indicator command + RPC methods with stricter validation (#41, thanks @kohoj)
feat: --reactions flag for watch command to include tapback events in stream (#26)
feat: imsg react command to send tapback reactions via UI automation (#24)
feat: reaction events include is_reaction, reaction_type, reaction_emoji, is_reaction_add, reacted_to_guid fields
feat: add include_reactions toggle to watch.subscribe RPC and extend RPC reaction metadata fields
feat: include thread_originator_guid in message output (#39, thanks @ruthmade)
feat: expose destination_caller_id in message output (#29, thanks @commander-alexander)
fix: apply history filters before limit (#20, thanks @tommybananas)
fix: flush watch output immediately when stdout is buffered (#43, thanks @ccaum)
fix: prefer handle sends when chat identifier is a direct handle
fix: detect groups from ;+; prefix in guid/identifier for RPC payloads (#42, thanks @shivshil)
fix: harden react AppleScript execution and tighten group-handle detection paths
refactor: consolidate schema detection, stdout writing, and message/RPC payload mapping paths
test: split command test suites by domain and align group-handle expectations
docs: update changelog entries as typing/reaction work landed
chore: bump version marker to 0.5.0

feat: surface audio message transcriptions (thanks @antons)
fix: stage message attachments in Messages attachments directory (thanks @antons)
fix: prefer chat GUID for chat_id sends to avoid 1:1 AppleScript errors (thanks @mshuffett)
fix: detect python3 in patch-deps script (thanks @visionik)
build: add universal binary build helper
ci: switch to make-based lint/test/build
docs: update build/test/release instructions
chore: replace pnpm scripts with make targets
refactor: split message-store query paths for clearer message retrieval internals
test: keep attachment tests isolated from user attachment directories
fix: address attachment upload error handling regressions
docs: refine changelog ordering/notes for patch-deps and 0.4.0 prep
chore: version housekeeping for the 0.3.1 -> 0.4.0 release transition

feat: JSON-RPC server over stdin/stdout (imsg rpc) with chats, history, watch, and send
feat: group chat metadata in JSON/RPC output (participants, chat identifiers, is_group)
feat: tapback + emoji reaction support in JSON output (#8) — thanks @tylerwince
enhancement: custom emoji reactions and tapback removal handling
feat: include guid and reply_to_guid metadata in JSON output
fix: hide reaction rows from history/watch output and improve reaction matching
fix: fill missing sender handles from destination_caller_id for outgoing/group messages
fix: harden reaction detection
docs: add RPC + group chat notes
test: expand RPC/command coverage, add reaction fixtures, drop unused stdout helper
test: add coverage for sender fallback
feat: add IMCore send mode and IMCore-based reaction send path
fix: stabilize IMCore send and sender fallback behavior
change: remove private API send mode in favor of IMCore path
build: add/harden notarized release script checks
chore: update copyright year to 2026
test: split message-store fixtures for more isolated reaction/sender coverage
docs: maintain unreleased/release changelog staging for 0.2.2/0.3.0
chore: release/prepare metadata updates for 0.3.0 and 0.3.1

fix: avoid crash parsing long attributed bodies (>256 bytes) (thanks @tommybananas)
docs: prepare/backfill changelog notes for 0.2.1
chore: bump release version metadata to 0.2.1

feat: imsg chats --json
fix: drop sqlite immutable flag so new messages/replies show up (thanks @zleman1593)
test: add/stabilize live update regression coverage
docs: add unreleased entry and backfill/prepare changelog history
chore: update go dependencies

feat: imsg chats list recent conversations
feat: imsg history with filters (--participants, --start, --end) + --json
feat: imsg watch polling stream (--interval, --since-rowid) + filters + --json
feat: imsg send text and/or one attachment (--service imessage|sms|auto, --region)
feat: attachment metadata output (--attachments) incl. resolved path + missing flag
fix: clearer Full Disk Access error for ~/Library/Messages/chat.db
fix: coerce attachment aliasing in message parsing
build: add GoReleaser workflow and tag backfill support
ci: harden Go/lint environment setup and align toolchain/linter installation
docs: add repository guidelines/package docs and initial README polish
chore: bootstrap initial project/release scaffolding and dependency baseline