iMessage: promote BlueBubbles and refresh docs/skills (#8415)

* feat: Make BlueBubbles the primary iMessage integration

- Remove old imsg skill (skills/imsg/SKILL.md)
- Create new BlueBubbles skill (skills/bluebubbles/SKILL.md) with message tool examples
- Add keep-alive script documentation for VM/headless setups to docs/channels/bluebubbles.md
  - AppleScript that pokes Messages.app every 5 minutes
  - LaunchAgent configuration for automatic execution
  - Prevents Messages.app from going idle in VM environments
- Update all documentation to prioritize BlueBubbles over legacy imsg:
  - Mark imsg channel as legacy throughout docs
  - Update README.md channel lists
  - Update wizard, hubs, pairing, and index docs
  - Update FAQ to recommend BlueBubbles for iMessage
  - Update RPC docs to note imsg as legacy pattern
  - Update Chinese documentation (zh-CN)
- Replace imsg examples with generic macOS skill examples where appropriate

BlueBubbles is now the recommended first-class iMessage integration,
with the legacy imsg integration marked for potential future removal.

* refactor: Update import paths and improve code formatting

- Adjusted import paths in session-status-tool.ts, whatsapp-heartbeat.ts, and heartbeat-runner.ts for consistency.
- Reformatted code for better readability by aligning and grouping related imports and function parameters.
- Enhanced error messages and conditional checks for clarity in heartbeat-runner.ts.

* skills: restore imsg skill and align bluebubbles skill

* docs: update FAQ for clarity and formatting

- Adjusted the formatting of the FAQ section to ensure consistent bullet point alignment.
- No content changes were made, only formatting improvements for better readability.

* style: oxfmt touched files

* fix: preserve BlueBubbles developer reference (#8415) (thanks @tyler6204)
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@@ -42,6 +42,80 @@ Status: bundled plugin that talks to the BlueBubbles macOS server over HTTP. **R
4. Point BlueBubbles webhooks to your gateway (example: `https://your-gateway-host:3000/bluebubbles-webhook?password=<password>`).
5. Start the gateway; it will register the webhook handler and start pairing.
## Keeping Messages.app alive (VM / headless setups)
Some macOS VM / always-on setups can end up with Messages.app going “idle” (incoming events stop until the app is opened/foregrounded). A simple workaround is to **poke Messages every 5 minutes** using an AppleScript + LaunchAgent.
### 1) Save the AppleScript
Save this as:
- `~/Scripts/poke-messages.scpt`
Example script (non-interactive; does not steal focus):
```applescript
try
tell application "Messages"
if not running then
launch
end if
-- Touch the scripting interface to keep the process responsive.
set _chatCount to (count of chats)
end tell
on error
-- Ignore transient failures (first-run prompts, locked session, etc).
end try
```
### 2) Install a LaunchAgent
Save this as:
- `~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.user.poke-messages.plist`
```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.user.poke-messages</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/bin/bash</string>
<string>-lc</string>
<string>/usr/bin/osascript &quot;$HOME/Scripts/poke-messages.scpt&quot;</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>StartInterval</key>
<integer>300</integer>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/tmp/poke-messages.log</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/tmp/poke-messages.err</string>
</dict>
</plist>
```
Notes:
- This runs **every 300 seconds** and **on login**.
- The first run may trigger macOS **Automation** prompts (`osascript` → Messages). Approve them in the same user session that runs the LaunchAgent.
Load it:
```bash
launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.user.poke-messages.plist 2>/dev/null || true
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.user.poke-messages.plist
```
## Onboarding
BlueBubbles is available in the interactive setup wizard: