Overview
- Federico Viticci released Shortcuts Playground as a free, open‑source plugin that converts plain-language requests into working Apple Shortcuts.
- The plugin runs with Claude Code or Codex so a user types a prompt and the agent returns a validated, signed .shortcut file placed in Finder for import into the Shortcuts app.
- Viticci published setup instructions and the code on GitHub and offers a Club MacStories ‘generative shortcut’ that can create and push shortcuts directly to an iPhone, iPad, or another Mac.
- Examples provided show practical automations such as sending recent screenshots via iMessage or showing time until the next calendar event, though generated shortcuts can require manual checks and tweaks.
- Reports do not cite an independent security audit or an Apple endorsement, so users should inspect any generated shortcut before installing it; some outlets also reported, as an unconfirmed claim, that Apple may add similar AI creation features to Shortcuts in a future iOS update.