Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

Search Pocket archive

Asks you to enter a query, then searches Pocket using that term and lets you choose from the results to open in Safari.

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20Pocket%20archive

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20Pocket%20archive

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Search Pocket archive” end tell

Asks you to choose tags from a preset list, then adds them as tags for the shortcut input into Pocket.

Gets 100 items from Pocket and picks one at random, then opens it in Safari.

Presents a series of tags, then searches for stories tagged accordingly and presents them in a menu to open.

Saves any links from the input or clipboard to Pocket.

Opens Pocket for the Mac or the Pocket mobile app depending on where the shortcut is run.

Turns on the Apple TV and opens the Fireplace app, plus shows the remote.

Simulates the ⌘+H key command to hide the front-most app.

Opens a specific spreadsheet in the Numbers app. Works well for your current in-progress document.

Opens the VIP inbox in Mail using Open Mailbox or AppleScri

Opens the deep link to the Holiday section of Apple Music.

Opens the deep link into Battery Usage on iOS, or the Battery preferences on MacBooks and Energy Saver preferences on other Macs.

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