Theo on iMessage

Theo on iMessage is Theo Chat in the Messages app. Once your number is connected, a text to Theo is a message to the same assistant, on the same account: he builds presentations, documents, notes, flowcharts, whiteboards, tables, images, videos and sites, answers questions, researches, and uses what he remembers about you.

What he makes is saved to your account, exactly as if you had asked in Theo Chat, and arrives in the thread as a link you can open, a picture or a file.

You need an OpenCharts account and an iPhone with iMessage turned on. Once you are connected, the conversation is in Messages on your iPad and your Mac too.

Theo answers in the language your account is set to. Write to him in another language and he answers in that one.

1. Open the connect screen. In Settings, open Integrations, find iMessage and press Connect iMessage. The same screen opens from the Theo is on iMessage card on a new chat in Theo Chat, and on a phone from the chat menu, under Text Theo on iMessage.

2. Scan the code, or tap the button. On a computer, open the Camera on your iPhone, point it at the code on the screen and tap the Messages banner that appears. On a phone, tap Open Messages.

3. Send the text as it is written. Messages opens with a short text addressed to Theo. It carries a one-time code, so send it without changing it.

4. Theo answers. He replies in the same thread and names the account he connected, and the connect screen switches to You're connected. If the account he names is not yours, reply STOP.

A photo. Send it with what you want: Theo can describe it, answer a question about it, or restyle it and send the new picture back.

A file. Send a PDF, a Word document, a slide deck or a plain text file, and Theo reads it and answers: a summary, the key points, a rewrite.

A voice note. Say it instead of typing. Theo listens to the note and treats what you said as your message.

Theo marks a photo, a file or a voice note with a thumbs up when it arrives, so you know he has it while he works.

A spoken answer. Turn on Voice memo replies on the iMessage card in Settings, or reply /voice on, and a short answer arrives as a voice memo instead of a text. Anything with a link, a list or a lot of detail still comes as text. A spoken answer uses AI credits, like listening to a reply in Theo Chat. Reply /voice off to go back to text.

If you have Theo Agent workers, the same thread reaches them. Start a text with @ and a worker's name to give that worker a job, for example: @Atlas chase the invoices from last week. Its replies come back marked with its name.

Approvals. When a worker needs your say before it acts, Theo texts you exactly what it wants to do. Tapback a thumbs up or a heart to approve, or a thumbs down to reject. You can also reply approve or reject. Reply approve task to allow it for the rest of that task, or approve always to stop being asked for that kind of action.

Questions. When a worker is unsure, it texts you the question with numbered choices. Reply with the number, or answer in your own words.

A sign-in only you can do. When a worker reaches a sign-in or a verification step, Theo texts you a link to its live screen. Finish there, then reply hand back.

Check-ins. Where Always on is available, a worker you have set to it texts you its check-ins. The Proactive check-ins & alerts switch on the iMessage card in Settings turns them off, or back on. If three check-ins in a row go unanswered, Theo holds the rest until you text him. They stay in the worker's chat in OpenCharts.

Reply STOP to pause. Theo confirms once and then says nothing more: no replies, no worker updates, no check-ins. Your number stays connected.

Text him again to resume. Any message brings Theo back, and he answers it. START on its own brings him back without asking for anything.

Disconnect to remove the connection. In Settings, open Integrations, find iMessage and press Disconnect. Your number is removed from your account, and a text from it is treated like a text from a stranger until you connect again.

Cost. Texting Theo comes with your OpenCharts plan, and what he makes draws on the same AI credits as Theo Chat. Reply /credits to see what you have left.

Availability. iMessage is opening in stages, so in a busy month new connections can wait. That never affects a number that is already connected.

Your data. Your number is kept with your account so Theo knows who is texting. Theo keeps the last seven days of the conversation, which is what lets a follow-up like make it shorter make sense, and deletes it after that. Disconnecting removes your number and deletes those conversation records at once. What Theo made stays in your account, what he remembers about you is managed in Theo Memory, and the thread in your Messages app is yours to delete.