If [Input: Select a Home Accessory/Shortcut Input/Clipboard/Current Date] [Condition: is/is not/is exactly/is not exactly/has any value/does not have any value/contains/does not contain/begins with/ends with/is after/is before/is today/is between/is in the next/is in the last]

Input

Anything

Result

(Anything) The input

Comments

Updated with iOS 13 to have different options to choose from depending on the type of input.

Place your Input in the action, then check the conditions to filter by that are available.

Works with Home automations.

Shortcuts Using This

Birthdays

Show upcoming birthdays

Check for contacts whose birthdays are in the next two weeks and displays their name and the date.

Mind maps

Open MindNode

Opens MindNode – if run from iPad, opens in Slide Over.

Mind maps

Open MindNode for Mac

Opens the MindNode app for Mac directly or remotely via SSH.

YouTube playlists

Open personal YouTube playlists

Presents a menu of YouTube playlists sorted into your “Personal” group, letting you choose one and open it in the app.

Works Well With

Items, Scripting

Count

Counts the number of items, characters, words, sentences, or lines passed as input.

Note (from Apple, for real)
This is just like the Count in Sesame Street, but instead of a vampire, it’s a Shortcuts action.