Set up Perplexity for Mac
Opens the Mac app for Perplexity AI, resizing the window to 1024×770 and moving it to the center of the current display.
Ask Perplexity
Prompts you to “Ask anything” before opening into Perplexity to search for your query.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Ask%20Perplexity
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Ask%20Perplexity
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Ask Perplexity”
end tell
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Edit my Perplexity profile
Opens the Perplexity settings to the Profile section, where you can tell Perplexity information about yourself and your preferences to inform results.
Manage my Perplexity API keys
Opens the Perplexity website to your API settings, where you can manage API keys and payment details.
New Search in Perplexity
Opens Perplexity to a new, blank search using the Auto mode.
Play Perplexity Discover
Immediately starts a Live Activity session for Perplexity Discover, using stories drawn from the Discover feed and spoken by ElevenLab’s voices.
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Paste to my Mac
Copies any input to the clipboard, then uses Run Script over SSH to send it directly to a Mac.
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Opens the Flagged list in the Reminders app where you can see the full list of tasks you’ve marked as important.
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Opens the Conversation in Messages with your mother, so you can ask when’s a good time to call her.
Please disturb me
Sets the playback destination to AirPods Pro and turns Transparency on, turns off Do Not Disturb and Airplane Mode, turns on Cellular Data, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi, sets the volume to 85%, the brightness to 100%, and turns on Light mode, then turns on every option for Sound Recognition, then vibrates if run from iPhone when it’s all done.
Control air purifier
Toggles a smart switch by checking its current power state and turning it off or back on accordingly.
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