Cross-post to Ivory and Threads

Prompts you to enter in a message, then copies the text, posts it to Mastodon via Ivory, then opens Threads with the message filled out. On Mac, opens the Threads website.

Actions

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Ask for Input
Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.
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Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
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If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
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URL
Passes the specified URL to the next action.
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Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
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Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).

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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Cross-post%20to%20Ivory%20and%20Threads
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Cross-post%20to%20Ivory%20and%20Threads
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Cross-post to Ivory and Threads” end tell

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