openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix iMessage (imsg): sent messages with is_from_me=true echoed back as inbound to session [1 participants]

TL;DR

Filtering out messages with is_from_me: true from the imsg JSON-RPC stream is likely to resolve the infinite echo loop issue.

Guidance

• Identify the source of the imsg JSON-RPC stream and determine how to modify or wrap it to filter out messages with is_from_me: true.
• Implement a wrapper script as described in the workaround section of the issue to filter out these messages before they reach the gateway.
• Update the channels.imessage.cliPath configuration to point to the new wrapper script.
• Verify that the echo loop is resolved by testing the message flow after implementing the wrapper script.

Example

// Example of a filtered message
{
  "is_from_me": false,
  "created_at": "2026-04-04T16:12:55.735Z",
  "chat_id": 1,
  "sender": "+12107402623",
  "text": "user's message text..."
}

Note that this example is not a code snippet, but rather an illustration of what a filtered message might look like.

Notes

The provided workaround suggests building a wrapper script to filter out is_from_me: true messages, which implies that modifying the existing imsg integration directly may not be feasible or desirable.

Recommendation

Apply the workaround by building a wrapper script to filter out is_from_me: true messages, as this approach is explicitly described in the issue and targets the identified root cause.