App Intents

The App Intents framework allows you to create app Shortcuts that define actions for functions that you want to be available when your app is installed (without requiring user setup).

This allows you to expose specific functionality in your Swift apps to the Shortcuts ecosystem for integration with other apps. These app shortcut actions can be run from Spotlight, Siri, or other shortcuts or apps like Keyboard Maestro, Drafts, Obsidian, or OmniFocus.

These are some of the features available to create Shortcut actions using the App Intents framework.

• Define phrases that users can say to Siri to trigger your shortcut.
• Add parameters to make your shortcuts more flexible and allow customization.
• Present custom Shortcuts views to integrate with a SwiftUI app.
• Make your shortcuts discoverable using Siri Tips or Shortcuts links.
• Provide methods that handle shortcut invocations, whether through Siri, Shortcuts, other apps, or URL links.
• Combine actions to streamline your work by linking and integrating multiple apps into workflows.