Play Sound
Plays the audio file passed as input, or a default notification sound if no audio file was passed.
Honk
Uses base64-encoded audio from the Untitled Goose Game and decodes it, then plays the sound.
Actions Used
Set Volume
Sets the system volume. If you set the volume using a variable, use a number between 0 and 1 (for example, pass 0.5 for half volume).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Honk
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Honk
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Honk”
end tell
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