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Shortcuts Toolbox is the management layer Apple never built. Understand your dependencies, schedule complex workflows, compose self-contained shortcuts, and back up your whole library — with optional AI when you want it.

Check out this list of links for every App Intents session from WWDC26 off the AI and Machine Learning playlist from Apple.

Hello friends – I am hosting a free Siri AI Automators meetup this Thursday in Portland, Oregon, and you’re invited! First Siri AI Automators meetup in Portland Join us to discuss new Siri updates, improvements to Apple Intelligence, and how App Intents—the API that powers Shortcuts—is an integral connection between your app and the Apple […]

During a special presentation titled Inside Apple Intelligence & Xcode, App Intents Engineer Michael Gorbach spoke for 16 minutes about App Intents and what it means for Siri AI.

Welcome to the first Portland edition of the Siri AI Automators meetup! This event was previously held during Apple's WWDC25 and WWDC26 week as part of…

Welcome to the first Portland edition of the Siri AI Automators meetup! This event was previously held during Apple's WWDC25 and WWDC26 week as part of…

Join Apple Intelligence Automators What: Free meetup the day after the keynote as part of CommunityKit right next to Apple Park during WWDC. Where: Residence…

Open Codex in ChatGPT, start a new chat, or make sure the app is open over SSH – check out my new set of shortcuts for Codex.

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Let me start by saying that you probably shouldn't do this. I've been having a surprisingly good time using Claude Code via its new iMessage channel (which is part of my attempt to recreate OpenClaw w...

After tweeting my wish for a medium widget for Claude, Anthropic Mobile Product Manager Robert Bye made it happen in under 24 hours.

Mark Gurman has reported Apple's smart home display won't ship until the fall to debut alongside the new Siri features – here's the developer session you can watch now to get prepared.

The Shortcuts Corner section of MacStories Weekly has been a staple of the newsletter for almost a decade at this point. With today’s 500th (!) issue of MacStories Weekly, I thought I’d share a glimps...

Apple is hiring a new Tech Lead Manager for the Shortcuts team – an intriguing role (located in the San Francisco Bay Area).

I had the pleasure of joining Andrew O'Hara on the HomeKit Insider podcast to break down the differences between Home Automations, Personal Automations, and Shortcuts.

Apple Creator Studio is a collection of powerful creative apps for making music, video editing, creative imaging, and visual productivity.

Check out my shortcuts for Meta AI on the web – quickly start a new chat, browse Vibes creations, generate an AI image or video, and access AI Studio.

Did you know both the App Store and Shortcuts logos are actually made up of 3D icons? Christian Selig has printed a model to demonstrate.

Apple has shared their release notes for Shortcuts across the iOS 26 platforms – including new & updated actions, updates to the Shortcuts Editor, plus Mac improvements like Spotlight, Automations, an...

Joe Rosensteel writes at Six Colors on his concerns for Apple's apps – how Clips, Pixelmator, and Final Cut Pro are growing worries (and I would add Shortcuts in too).

My former Workflow teammates have sold Sky to Open AI – an exciting new step for the ChatGPT app.

I went viral on Twitter sharing a story about joining Apple – the first place I worked where everyone actually used iWork.

The new iPhone 17 models allow for Dual Capture and Selfie Videos – but the Camera app's Shortcuts support lags behind.

The new iPhone 17 models allow for Dual Capture and Selfie Videos – but the Camera app's Shortcuts support lags behind.

When discussing a demo of Misty Studio on the M5 MacBook Pro, Jason Snell compared it to Shortcuts as similarly friendly-but-unfriendly tool – a fair criticism.

App Intents & Apple Intelligence Consulting Is your app <strong>fully-equipped</strong> for the future of Apple Intelligence? Looking to add Shortcuts actions, App Shortcuts, or custom shortcuts for y...