If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Toggle the Bedroom lights
Sets the Hue lamps on the side tables in my bedroom on or off.
Actions
Get the state of Home
Get the state of [name of Home set up in the Home app).
Stop shortcut
Stops execution of the current shortcut and dismisses the shortcut on screen. No more actions will be run after this action.
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Toggle the Living Room lights
Toggles a set of 4 Hue lights and one Light Strip in my main living space.
I’m working in the living room
Turns on the living room lights, plus casts my music to the Living Room TV.
Control air purifier
Toggles a smart switch by checking its current power state and turning it off or back on accordingly.
Check morning heat
Checks the temperature sensor levels in the main room, converting values to readable numbers before presenting them.
TV Setup
Turns on the Apple TV, set a Home scene, and turns on Entertainment focus for an hour.
Movie Setup
Turns on the TV, opens the Apple TV Remote, and sets the Movie Time scene before turning down brightness, enabling Do Not Disturb, and activating my Letterboxd shortcuts.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Toggle%20the%20Bedroom%20lights
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Toggle%20the%20Bedroom%20lights
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Toggle the Bedroom lights”
end tell
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Open my Flagged list
Opens the Flagged list in the Reminders app where you can see the full list of tasks you’ve marked as important.
Show books I want to read
Opens the Books app to the “Want to Read” section that’s built up when you mark books as such.
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Opens the MacStories profile in the Bluesky app or on the web.
Open recent calls
Opens the deep link into the Recents section of the Phone app to see your incoming and outgoing calls, plus any missed calls (mobilephone-recents://).
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