Sky and Our 2025 Shortcuts and Apple Intelligence WWDC Wishes
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Deep Dive
- Sky, created by former Workflow/Shortcuts developers, integrates AI with shell scripting, AppleScript, and Shortcuts.
- It offers contextual automation, allowing users to perform tasks while working, rather than abstract workflow building.
- Sky's ability to generate scripts based on user prompts simplifies complex tasks for non-programmers.
- Sky's contextual awareness allows it to interact with the active application, extracting data for automation.
Shownotes Transcript
This week, John shares his first impressions of Sky, the alpha AI-powered Mac automation app from the creators of Workflow and Shortcuts and then he and Federico share their Shortcuts and Apple Intelligence wishes for WWDC 2025
On AppStories+, John and Federico consider what AI means for developers and the App Store in the year ahead.
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Links and Show Notes
John’s First Impressions of Sky
More from Federico on Sky:
From the Creators of Shortcuts, Sky Extends AI Integration and Automation to Your Entire Mac)
Our Shortcuts and Apple Intelligence Wishes
Opening Apple’s AFM Model to Developers
An AI-Based Shortcuts Assistant
Third-Party Integrations in Apple Intelligence
Search Shortcuts Based on Action
Support for Local Models on Mobile Devices with a Unified Framework
A Shortcuts Visualizer
AFM Shortcuts Actions
Open Up Shortcuts to MCP