Run a shortcut from a folder

Asks you to pick a folder, then a shortcut, then runs it right away.

Actions Used

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Run Shortcut
Run an shortcut from your shortcut.
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Get My Shortcuts
Gets the shortcuts stored on this device. For example, you could use this action with the Make Archive action to zip up your shortcuts.
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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.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Run%20a%20shortcut%20from%20a%20folder
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Run%20a%20shortcut%20from%20a%20folder
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Run a shortcut from a folder” end tell

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