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Wiring Claude into a macOS Shortcut So It's One Tap Away
Build a Shortcut that takes selected text, sends it to Claude, and pastes the answer back.
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The main moves in order
- 1The big idea
- 2Shortcuts
- 3macOS
- 4API
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Section 1
The big idea
Apple Shortcuts can hit any HTTP API — including Claude's. With one Shortcut bound to a hotkey, you can select text in any app, run it through your favorite prompt, and paste the result back. Productivity superpower, 30 minutes to build.
Some examples
- A 'Tighten Prose' Shortcut turns your draft email into a crisper version with one keystroke.
- 'Translate Selection to Spanish' Shortcut works in any app — Mail, Notes, Slack.
- 'Explain Like I'm 5' Shortcut paraphrases dense paragraphs in any app.
- 'Summarize PDF' Shortcut chains together text extraction and a Claude call.
Try it!
Build one Shortcut: select text → POST to Claude with a prompt → paste reply. Bind it to a hotkey.
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