Save thread as link post
Accepts a Thread link, scrapes it to retrieve a truncated excerpt, asks for a title, and creates a linked post in Ulysses.
Actions
Get Dictionary Value
Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.
Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
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Save thread to Notes
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Scrapes a Threads post, then adds it to the Things inbox with links in the notes and a “Research” tag.
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Scrapes a Threads post, fulls out the excerpt and URL, asks you to add commentary, then posts it using the Mastodon app.
OCR Thread
Accepts a Thread link, scrapes the data, then opens the link, waits for it to load, takes a screenshot, extracts text from the screenshot, then prompts you to delete the extra text before replacing the excerpt in the Thread JSON dictionary.
Copy Threads post embed
Scrapes a Threads post, gets the embed code using the URL and username, and copies it to the clipboard.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Save%20thread%20as%20link%20post
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Save%20thread%20as%20link%20post
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Save thread as link post”
end tell
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