This skill teaches an AI agent to construct macOS and iOS .shortcut files by writing the plist structure, wiring actions with UUIDs and variable references, and adding control flow patterns such as repeat, conditional, and menu. After the plist is assembled, the skill invokes the `shortcuts sign` command so the file can be imported directly into Shortcuts.app. It serves Shortcuts power users who want to script beyond the GUI, automation engineers building deployable shortcut pipelines, and AI agents that need to produce working files from text descriptions.
Follow the documented setup, then try a first task.
Installs: shortcuts-generator skill · Claude Code
Platform: macOS
Run from: ~/.claude/skills
In a terminal, create the Claude Code skills directory if it does not exist.
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
In a terminal, change to the Claude Code skills directory and clone the repository.
cd ~/.claude/skills git clone https://github.com/drewocarr/shortcuts-generator.git
Verify that `~/.claude/skills/shortcuts-generator/` contains `SKILL.md` and the documented supporting files.
Restart Claude Code. The skill will be detected on the next conversation.
Installs: shortcuts-generator skill · Claude Code
Platform: macOS
Run from: ~/.claude/skills
In a terminal, create the Claude Code skills directory if it does not exist.
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
Manually download and extract the repository files into `~/.claude/skills/shortcuts-generator/`.
Verify that `~/.claude/skills/shortcuts-generator/` contains `SKILL.md` and the documented supporting files.
Restart Claude Code. The skill will be detected on the next conversation.
Uses shortcuts-generator
Use the shortcuts-generator skill to create a shortcut that shows the current weather. Generate the `.shortcut` file so it can be signed and imported into Apple's Shortcuts app.
Uses shortcuts-generator
Use the shortcuts-generator skill to build a shortcut that asks for text input and shows it. Generate the `.shortcut` file so it can be signed and imported into Apple's Shortcuts app.
Uses shortcuts-generator
Use the shortcuts-generator skill to make a shortcut that opens Safari and navigates to `[URL]`. Replace `[URL]` with the destination URL you want the shortcut to open, then generate the `.shortcut` file so it can be signed and imported into Apple's Shortcuts app.
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