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Siri Shortcuts: Effortless Automation & Voice Control

Siri Shortcuts: Automate routines, save time, and personalize smart actions with seamless voice control. Effortless intelligence for your everyday life.

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About Siri Shortcuts

What is Siri Shortcuts: Effortless Automation & Voice Control?

Imagine telling Siri, “Hey, play my workout playlist and dim the lights,” and having your phone automatically open Spotify, adjust your smart home, and start your favorite podcast—all without touching a button. That’s the magic of Siri Shortcuts. This MCP server acts as a bridge, letting AI systems like Claude tap into your Mac’s Shortcuts app to automate repetitive tasks, control devices, or trigger complex workflows with just a voice command or a single click.

How to Use Siri Shortcuts: Effortless Automation & Voice Control?

Start by installing the server via npm. Once configured in your setup (like Claude’s MCP servers list), you can:

  • 🔍 List all shortcuts to see what’s available (e.g., “My Morning Routine” or “Order Coffee”).
  • 📂 Open a shortcut directly in the Shortcuts app for editing, like tweaking the “Commute Summary” to add weather alerts.
  • 🚀 Run shortcuts with parameters—say, triggering “Play Music” and passing the exact track name from a file.

Siri Shortcuts Features

Key Features of Siri Shortcuts: Effortless Automation & Voice Control?

Think of this tool as a Swiss Army knife for automation:

  • **Everything’s accessible**: Every shortcut you’ve ever created in the app is fair game for automation.
  • **Dynamic “smart buttons”**: For every shortcut named “Make Coffee”, you get a pre-built tool like run_shortcut_make_coffee—no coding needed.
  • **Flexibility overload**: Pass text, files, or even JSON data into shortcuts. Need to send an email? Just input the recipient and body as parameters.
  • **Fail-safe handling**: Errors are clearly reported, so if your “Order Pizza” shortcut crashes, you’ll know why (probably forgot the credit card info).

Use Cases of Siri Shortcuts: Effortless Automation & Voice Control?

Here’s where it shines in real life:

  • ☕️ Barista mode**: Link to a coffee app, pass your usual order, and have it ready the second you walk in.
  • 💼 Work mode**: Automate logging hours, syncing calendars, and generating meeting summaries with one command.
  • 🎮 Streamline gaming**: Automatically mute notifications, dim the screen, and launch your favorite game with a single phrase.
  • 🛠️ Dev heaven**: Test shortcuts programmatically—run “Backup Server” nightly or trigger API tests via code.

Siri Shortcuts FAQ

FAQ from Siri Shortcuts: Effortless Automation & Voice Control?

  • Does it work on Windows?** Nope—this is macOS-only magic, powered by the native Shortcuts CLI.
  • Can I pass files as input?** Absolutely! Just drop a CSV path into the input field to process data automatically.
  • What if two shortcuts have the same name?** The server sanitizes names like “My-Shortcut-2” to avoid clashes.
  • Is voice control built-in?** Not directly—this handles backend automation. Pair it with Siri’s voice commands for full hands-free control.
  • Can I chain shortcuts?** Yep! Run Shortcut A, which triggers Shortcut B, creating complex workflows without extra coding.

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Siri Shortcuts MCP Server

This MCP server provides access to Siri shortcuts functionality via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It allows listing, opening, and running shortcuts from the macOS Shortcuts app.

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Features

  • Exposes all shortcuts, meaning the LLM can call anything that is available in the Shortcuts app.
  • List all available shortcuts
  • Open shortcuts in the Shortcuts app
  • Run shortcuts with optional input parameters
  • Dynamically generated tools for each available shortcut

Tools

Base Tools

  1. list_shortcuts
* Lists all available Siri shortcuts on the system
* No input required
* Returns: Array of shortcut names

    {
  "shortcuts": [{ "name": "My Shortcut 1" }, { "name": "My Shortcut 2" }]
}
  1. open_shortcut
* Opens a shortcut in the Shortcuts app
* Input: 
  * `name` (string): Name of the shortcut to open
  1. run_shortcut
* Runs a shortcut with optional input
* Input: 
  * `name` (string): Name of the shortcut to run
  * `input` (string, optional): Text input or filepath to pass to the shortcut

Dynamic Tools

The server automatically generates additional tools for each available shortcut in the format:

  • Tool name: run_shortcut_[sanitized_shortcut_name]
  • Description: Runs the specific shortcut
  • Input:
    • input (string, optional): Text input or filepath to pass to the shortcut

Usage with Claude

Add to your Claude configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "siri-shortcuts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-siri-shortcuts"]
    }
  }
}

Implementation Details

  • Uses the macOS shortcuts CLI command under the hood
  • Sanitizes shortcut names for tool naming compatibility
  • Supports both direct text input and file-based input
  • Returns shortcut output when available
  • Implements standard MCP error handling

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