[BUG] “imessage plugin not delivering channel notifications to daemon”

Preflight Checklist

• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

• “imessage plugin not delivering channel notifications to daemon”
• Include: Claude Code v2.1.210, macOS 25.5.0, plugin v0.1.0
• Reference: messages write to chat.db successfully, but daemon transcript shows zero channel events despite restarted daemon and reinstalled plugin

What Should Happen?

I should be able to use iMessage to connect to Claude code to be an Ai assistant

Error Messages/Logs

❌ Channel notifications NOT reaching daemon transcript (core issue)

Steps to Reproduce

❌ Channel notifications NOT reaching daemon transcript (core issue)

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude Code v2.1.210

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_