I noted my Bypass (Alfred) workflow for Shortcuts had a brief shout out in this episode. Just to highlight that the workflow got a notable update just before the episode came out. I covered the details over on the Bypass thread, but as a quick summary:
- It now has flows to help you generate (copy or insert) command line calls, URL calls and AppleScript to call a shortcut (with and without input).
- Some new “help” flows.
- There is a new documentation page that covers all of the features.
- Elgato Stream Deck support (see below).
Bypass includes a flow whereby you can call it from your Stream Deck with a parameter to run a shortcut. There is a flow built in to help you generate the call, and even get the icon from Shortcuts so you can use it on your Stream Deck. There is a blog post on my web site to explain how it works and how you use it. This means I can put my Shortcuts automations alongside my other automations on the Stream Deck and it works seamlessly; and all without having to figure out the call each time, or have dozens of script files around. All in all, it worked out as a nice neat solution.