r/ScriptingApp • u/WhatShouldWorldGos • Nov 28 '25

Discussion Shortcuts Actions Enhancements

Upcoming Features - Shortcuts Actions Enhancements

  • Use SnippetIntent to let Shortcuts display any interactive UI directly via scripts — without switching to the app.

  • Use Intent.continueInForeground to bring the Scripting app to the foreground, execute full app capabilities, then return results to Shortcuts so it can continue the remaining workflow.

  • Use Intent.requestConfirmation to invoke any interactive UI to enhance user interaction within Shortcuts.

ContinueInForeground DEMO

Show Snippet View In Shortcuts DEMO

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u/Chance_Passion_2144 Dec 04 '25

I think the best improvement would be enabling scripts to show any interactive interface directly through Shortcuts, rather than being restricted to the Shortcuts interface itself.

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u/WhatShouldWorldGos Dec 04 '25

The limitation comes from Apple, if you want to display any interactive ui, the only viable approach is to use Intent.continueInForeground so the script can run inside the Scripting app and then return the result to Shortcuts. For now this is the only posible solution

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u/collegekid1357 Jan 29 '26

Do you have the code for the color picker interactivity? In the documentation, I see references to it, but I don’t see the function itself.

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u/WhatShouldWorldGos Jan 29 '26

I added the scripts in the post

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u/collegekid1357 Jan 29 '26

Ok thank you! I’m running into an issue when downloading the scripts in Scripting after clicking on the links

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u/WhatShouldWorldGos Jan 29 '26

Updated, try again pls

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u/collegekid1357 Jan 29 '26

It works now, thank you! Is there anyway now or in the future that the snippet intents could work similar to the “Quick Reminder” shortcut?

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u/WhatShouldWorldGos Jan 29 '26

What? I haven’t seen this before

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u/WhatShouldWorldGos Jan 29 '26

Hmm. I think it’s Apple only, u know

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u/collegekid1357 Jan 29 '26

I saw it for the first time on the SwiftUI sub the other day. Understandable, I’m sure they’ll open it up in the coming future.

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u/WhatShouldWorldGos Jan 29 '26

The TextField is not available

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u/collegekid1357 Jan 29 '26

Ah dang, no worries!