Matthew Cassinelli

Shortcuts gains actions for Apple Intelligence, Messages, and Notes checklists in iOS 26 beta – Matthew Cassinelli In iOS 26, Shortcuts gains new Apple Intelligence actions that let you Use Model, tap into Writing Tools, and use Image Playground – plus more available in the Public Beta.

Shortcuts is gaining Apple Intelligence support in iOS 26, with actions for:

- Use Model
- Visual Intelligence
- Image Playground
- Writing Tools

Check out these tools—and more actions—available now in the Public Beta: matthewcassinelli.com/ios-26-publi...

Any proper nouns can be capitalized, like "Adjust Sleep Schedule" is correct because "Sleep Schedule" is the name of the feature.

Parameter Summaries are always preferred and really help users understand which fields are required vs. optional, as well as how to connect actions together logically

This is cool, looking forward to seeing more.

FYI the standard for Parameter Summaries is using sentence case—I was trying figure out why type of record an "A" record was at first—so something like "Create a record" would read better alongside other Shortcuts actions.

This is awesome, congrats!

Basic Apple Guy wallpapers are now featured & bundled into Widgetsmith! 🤝

Kinda wild to say this… but my work is now featured in Widgetsmith! Huge honour to be part of an app that’s on millions of homescreens! I'm grateful beyond words.

widgetsmith.app

It has been improved, but it does mean there’s an update to the file structure and there could be weirdness if you’re halfway on iOS 26

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This doesn’t address the Siri issue, but have you tested breaking down the Calendars and Reminders processing into separate steps and combining the results?

A smartphone screen displays a caption generation shortcut with options to select photos, use a cloud model, and copy the response to the clipboard.

🎨 In iOS 26, you can now use the Shortcuts app with Apple’s Cloud model to generate ALT-friendly captions for any photo.

Great for accessible social media posts!

#iOS26 #ShortcutsApp #Accessibility #ALTtext

One benefit of App Intents is standardizing the interaction paradigm for all apps, while allowing the specialization to shine via snippets.

Also new this year is a literal Undo feature

btw you don’t need to use shortcuts, just Spotlight or Type to Siri

What are your burning questions about Apple Intelligence, App Intents, & Shortcuts?

Ask them here and I will find you an answer 👇

What are your burning questions about Apple Intelligence, App Intents, & Shortcuts?

Ask them here and I will find you an answer 👇

Planning a gathering for WWDC folks in SF to get drinks tonight.

Reply if you’re interested in joining!

We’re thrilled so many are coming! Outside of the meet-ups, the patio & common area are open on a first‑come, first‑served basis. If there’s a huge surge, we may run out of space—arrive early to secure your spot! Thanks for making us the most-attended event at #WWDC25 🤯

Apple Intelligence Automators Meetup at CommunityKit · Luma Join Apple Intelligence Automators Folks interested in Apple Intelligence, App Intents, and Shortcuts at CommunityKit during WWDC25

If you’re around for WWDC, next Tuesday afternoon is my free meetup.

Come learn all about Apple Intelligence, App Intents, and Shortcuts updates!

Details: lu.ma/ai6mx0lr?tk=...

I am so excited

Apple Intelligence Automators Meetup at CommunityKit · Luma Join Apple Intelligence Automators Folks interested in Apple Intelligence, App Intents, and Shortcuts at CommunityKit during WWDC25

Adjusted my WWDC plans and I’m coming down early to SF this Wednesday instead, before going down to Cupertino on Saturday.

Also hosting a meetup the day after the keynote right next to Apple Park: lu.ma/ai6mx0lr?tk=...

Sky bridges the gap between old-school scripting, modern automation, and new-age LLM technology, built with a deep love for working on the Mac as a platform.

I’m excited to continue building and sharing about Sky – coming this summer: sky.app

To go further, you can add Custom Tools – which can include custom instructions, AppleScript, & shell scripts – and yes, Shortcuts!

You can extend Sky’s capabilities however you want – and designing them is easy with prompting built right into the editor interface.

Plus, Sky can integrate with your Gmail, check Google Maps, and add tasks to OmniFocus – Built-In Tools go beyond system features to third-party integrations too.

Sky is more than an AI chat app and leans on the capabilities of macOS, with the spirit of getting things done like Workflow and Shortcuts.

Digging into the platform, Sky comes with Built-In Tools to read the current window, access any file, send messages, and more.

Pressing ⌘⌘ to grab your current context is delightfully natural interaction.

Sky saves the current window or file as well as its metadata, so you can ask AI about it right away.

I’ve been testing Sky, a new AI layer for Mac from folks behind Workflow & Shortcuts.

⌘⌘ captures on-screen content, then the AI both answers & gives actions to take.

Sky uses both built-in & custom tools – so you can add anything to your AI.

Thread of my initial thoughts:

Sam and Jony introduce io Building a family of AI products for everyone.

Oh openai.com/sam-and-jony/

Bluesky profile with “live now” indicator

We’re testing a new feature! Starting this week, select accounts can add a livestream link to sites like YouTube or Twitch, and their Bluesky profile will show they’re live now.

6 Years Later: ‘Worth A Look. Something For Everyone.’ – Matthew Cassinelli Reminiscing about the time Tim Cook quote tweeted my story about apps that work with Shortcuts and Siri.

Wrote about the time Tim Cook quoted my story about Siri over on my blog: matthewcassinelli.com/6-years-late...

Screenshot of the time Tim Cook quoted Matthew's story on Twitter, saying "Worth a look. Something for everyone."

This was cool

If by this they mean extending all their apps with App Intents, I’m all here for it.

Could further point to a recommendation to build using App Intents and calling intents internally with the redesign

@viticci.macstories.net Shortcuts does not use Diffbot anymore, they switched it to Safari Reader after a while