Open MacStories on Mastodon
Opens the MacStories profile in the Mastodon app or on the web.
Actions Used
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20MacStories%20on%20Mastodon
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20MacStories%20on%20Mastodon
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open MacStories on Mastodon”
end tell
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