Get RSS Feeds from Page
Extracts any RSS feed URLs from the given web URLs or web page.
Save RSS author to Contacts
Pulls recent links from my blog's RSS feed and lets me choose which ones I want to share, then formats them as a Markdown linked list and copies it to my clipboard.
Scripting Actions
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
Get Text from Input
Returns text from the previous action’s output.
For example, this action can get the name of a photo or song, or the text of a web page.
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.
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
Get Item from List
Returns one or more items from the list passed as input. You can get the first item, the last item, a random item, the item at a particular index, or items in a range of indexes.
Edit Contact
Sets a specific field of the contact passed into the action.
Detail
The property of the contact to edit.
Edit
The operation to perform on the selected property of the contact.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Save%20RSS%20author%20to%20Contacts
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Save%20RSS%20author%20to%20Contacts
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Save RSS author to Contacts”
end tell
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Check Apple Developer News
Extracts 10 stories from the RSS feed of Apple Developer news and lets you pick which one to open in a Safari web view to read quickly.
Copy RSS feed link
Gets the RSS feed from the Shortcut Input and copies the URL to the clipboard.
Inspect RSS feed
Gets RSS feeds from the input URL, converts it to text, and shows it in a popover.
Open RSS posts
Gets the RSS feed from the Shortcut Input, extracts 10 stories, presents them in a menu, and copies the chosen URLs before opening them in Safari.
Check Apple newsroom
Gets 10 items from the Apple Newsroom RSS feed and opens your choice in Safari.
Open stories from MatthewCassinelli.com
Checks the RSS feed of MatthewCassinelli.com, presents recent stories, and opens one of your choosing.
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Manage bank accounts
Opens the QuickBooks page for connecting your bank accounts – use this to set up new accounts or update your connection if it falls out of sync.
Cross-post everywhere
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.
Toggle the Living Room lights
Toggles a set of 4 Hue lights and one Light Strip in my main living space.
Open new chat
Runs AppleScript to activate the keyboard shortcut Command + N to create a new chat in the ChatGPT app for Mac.
Find a good reaction GIF
Asks you to type in a search and finds the results on Giphy.
Write down gifts received
Creates a series of prompts to save a gift and the giver’s name to an ongoing note.
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