Messaging skill

Messaging connects Homie to household messaging surfaces such as iMessage logs, action cards, and the shared feed. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.

Use the product path below before trying to solve this from chat alone.

Menu labels are written as they appear in Homie.

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   Open Homie -> Skills.

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   Choose Messaging.

3. 3

   Use Connect, Settings, or Teach skill, then save before asking Homie to use it.

Messaging connects Homie to household messaging surfaces such as iMessage logs, action cards, and the shared feed.

A skill gives Homie one narrow job. It can make answers better in that area, but it does not unlock the rest of the house or skip approvals.

Ask for this skill when your request clearly belongs to one of these situations.

• You want Homie to draft, summarize, or reply through a supported messaging surface.
• You want an approval card before anything is sent outward.
• You want recent message context to help with a household or member task.

Messaging uses configured member handles and the household Mac's supported messaging setup.

If setup is incomplete, Homie should say what is missing instead of pretending it can act.

Homie can use only the information this skill exposes and only within the permissions the household has granted.

• iMessage handles
• Message history where configured
• Approval cards for sends

This skill does not give Homie unlimited access. It still follows the same privacy, setup, and approval rules as the rest of Homie.

• It will not send outward messages without the appropriate approval or opt-in path.

Skill information should stay with the place that owns it. Calendar events stay in calendars, recipes stay in Cookbook, messages stay in message history, and memories store only durable meaning.

If the skill touches member-specific data, Homie should know which member is asking before it uses private records.

First confirm the skill is installed, enabled, and connected. Then ask with the real object name, such as a calendar, room, recipe, playlist, inbox, or member.

1. 1

   Open Settings or the Skills overlay to see whether this skill is enabled and healthy.

2. 2

   Use plain language.

   Homie can choose the right skill when it has enough context.

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   If an action would reach outside the household, expect an approval card first.

Most Homie issues come from setup, identity, or approval state. Work through these checks before assuming Homie ignored the request.

• Check whether the skill tile is visible, enabled, and healthy.
• Verify account access, device pairing, and any setup fields the skill asks for.
• For scheduled skill work, check the trusted home setup before assuming Homie forgot.

Check first: Examples in this article work only when the skill exists in this home and setup is complete.

What stays private: Homie changes saved household information only from the household Mac. Background work cannot quietly edit it.

• Open Settings or the Skills overlay to see whether this skill is enabled and healthy.
• Use plain language. Homie can choose the right skill when it has enough context.
• If an action would reach outside the household, expect an approval card first.

• Draft a message to Tim.
• Read recent messages.
• Reply only after I approve.