Shortcuts — Run installled macOS shortcuts

[vitor]

Usage

Search all your shortcuts via the All Shortcuts Keyword (default: sc) or search by folder name via the Shorcut Folders Keyword (default: scd).

• ↩: Run the shortcut.
• ⌘↩: Run the shortcut with an argument.
• ⌥↩: Open the shortcut for editing.
  

Use the Universal Actions to run the shortcut on files or as another way to give an argument.

⤓ Install on the Alfred Gallery | Source

 

Edited December 13, 2022 by vitor

[vitor]

Saving the second post for debugging instructions, if they are ever needed.

[Ligeard]

Thanks for the workflow !

But it doesn't work to me.

 

I send you a private message with the debug infos.

[vitor]

4 hours ago, Ligeard said:

I send you a private message with the debug infos.

 

Please don’t split the conversation. Either send a private message or post to the thread, not both. Preferably the latter so other people can benefit from the conclusions. Can you check if this one works for you?

[vitor]

Got no reply but updated the Workflow to that version anyway. I’m confident it’ll work.

[brian_seidman]

With the 2022.1 version of the Alfred Shortcuts workflow, I'm having an issue where if the Shortcut has some sort of output (text) that it would copy to the clipboard ("Copy to Clipboard" step in Shortcuts), that output does not seem to copy to the clipboard. It works just fine in the 2021.1 version. In debugging, the 2022.1 Alfred Shortcuts workflow does run a Run Script step to Copy to Clipboard that does seem to have the correct output within it, but for some reason I'm not able to paste that output — Cmd + V doesn't work, and neither does the output show up in my clipboard history in Alfred. 

 

The final Copy to Clipboard step in the 2022.1 Alfred Shortcuts workflow is not marked as transient; I do see that the "middle" Copy to Clipboard steps are marked as transient, but toggling that only copied the name of the shortcut to the clipboard, not the text output. Seems like something that changed between the 2021.1 version and the 2022.1 version is causing the issue.

 

Overall the workflow is great and thanks so much for releasing it! 🎉

[vitor]

@brian_seidman Nice analysis, you are correct. To circumvent NSTask decomposition I use the clipboard as a temporary placeholder of information but do not pollute the history and restore the clipboard to what it was when the Workflow ends. I hadn’t consider the shortcut itself might change the clipboard and that in that case the Workflow shouldn’t restore it.

 

Just released 2022.2 which fixes it.

[vitor]

Two updates today:

• When writing an argument to a shortcut, the shortcut’s name will show.
• Allow multiple paths in File Action.

Edited January 23, 2022 by vitor

[rowankaag]

This is awesome! Alfred rookie here: would it be possible to modify the Alfred Workflow in such a way that "sc" is automatically run upon any input within Alfred? Like the way apps and files are automatically searched when you start typing, I'd love to search for Shortcuts without prefixing my query with 'sc'.

[vitor]

7 minutes ago, rowankaag said:

would it be possible to modify the Alfred Workflow in such a way that "sc" is automatically run upon any input within Alfred?

 

It is not. Alfred works that way by design. Imagine the case where you had one (or multiple!) slow Workflows all trying to shove their results in the regular search. It would be a mess.

[rowankaag]

6 hours ago, vitor said:

 

It is not. Alfred works that way by design. Imagine the case where you had one (or multiple!) slow Workflows all trying to shove their results in the regular search. It would be a mess.

That does make a lot of sense. Do @Vero / @Andrew / @deanishe or you know if there is “native support” planned (as is the case with files / applications / etc) on the current roadmap for Alfred?

[vitor]

19 hours ago, rowankaag said:

if there is “native support” planned

 

Because the behaviour is on purpose, it’s unlikely it will change unless the reasons for it also do. Files and applications are predictable (i.e. Alfred knows what to expect and can prepare for oddities) but Workflows can be anything.

[felixpy]

Is it possible to adjust this shortcut to only show shortcuts from a predefined folder e.g. "Mac"?

 

I can't figure out how to tweak the code!

[vitor]

6 hours ago, felixpy said:

Is it possible to adjust this shortcut to only show shortcuts from a predefined folder e.g. "Mac"?

 

Create a Keyword Input or Hotkey Trigger and connect it to a Show Alfred Utility with argument sc Folder Name (e.g. sc Mac ).

Then whenever you call the Keyword or invoke the Hotkey, it will be repopulated to only show that folder.

Set this up outside the Workflow, in another one, so it doesn’t get overwritten on updates.

[felixpy]

Thank you!!

[vitor]

Updated to 2022.9.

• Use Alfred 5 Run Shortcuts object.
• Do not accept new arguments when start from File Action or Universal Action.
• Remove update conditional.

Edited July 13, 2022 by vitor

[vitor]

Updated to 2022.11.

Add configurable keyword.