Messages Ops

This is for reading texts, DMs, and retrieving one-time codes without mixing them up with email work. It's evidence-first, meaning you specify the exact source (iMessage, X DMs, whatever), read the thread, and report what you actually checked instead of guessing. The workflow forces you to resolve the surface and sender before doing anything, which matters when you're hunting for an MFA code or need to prove which thread you inspected before replying. It integrates with other ECC skills when a message thread should feed into outbound work or knowledge capture. Useful when the difference between "I checked your messages" and "I checked iMessage, found nothing from Stripe in the last hour" actually matters.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add affaan-m/ecc --skill messages-ops --agent claude-code

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Messages Ops

Use this when the task is live-message retrieval: iMessage, DMs, recent one-time codes, or thread inspection before a follow-up.

This is not email work. If the dominant surface is a mailbox, use email-ops.

Skill Stack

Pull these ECC-native skills into the workflow when relevant:

email-ops when the message task is really mailbox work
connections-optimizer when the DM thread belongs to outbound network work
lead-intelligence when the live thread should inform targeting or warm-path outreach
knowledge-ops when the thread contents need to be captured into durable context

When to Use

user says "read my messages", "check texts", "look in DMs", or "find the code"
the task depends on a live thread or a recent code delivered to a local messaging surface
the user wants proof of which source or thread was inspected

Guardrails

resolve the source first:
- local messages
- X / social DM
- another browser-gated message surface
do not claim a thread was checked without naming the source
do not improvise raw database access if a checked helper or standard path exists
if auth or MFA blocks the surface, report the exact blocker

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