Shortcuts
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Shortcuts is Apple’s automation app that lets users create and run custom workflows across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS using simple, configurable actions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shortcuts canonical | 3 |
| Shortcuts app on Mac | 1 |
| Shortcuts on macOS | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1935635 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shortcuts Context triple: [Siri, integratedWith, Shortcuts]
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A.
Toolbox
The "Toolbox" in Stephen King's *On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft* is a metaphorical set of essential skills, techniques, and knowledge that writers should develop and carry with them to effectively practice their craft.
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B.
K-short
K-short is the short-lived neutral kaon, a subatomic meson that decays rapidly via the weak interaction and plays a key role in studies of CP violation.
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C.
Short Cuts
Short Cuts is a Toronto International Film Festival program showcasing a curated selection of international and Canadian short films across genres and styles.
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D.
Toolbx
Toolbx is a Fedora project that provides containerized, mutable development environments on otherwise immutable operating systems.
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E.
Keys
"Keys" is a double album by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys that blends stripped-down piano-driven tracks with more fully produced versions, showcasing her versatility and evolution as an artist.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shortcuts Target entity description: Shortcuts is Apple’s automation app that lets users create and run custom workflows across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS using simple, configurable actions.
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A.
Toolbox
The "Toolbox" in Stephen King's *On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft* is a metaphorical set of essential skills, techniques, and knowledge that writers should develop and carry with them to effectively practice their craft.
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B.
K-short
K-short is the short-lived neutral kaon, a subatomic meson that decays rapidly via the weak interaction and plays a key role in studies of CP violation.
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C.
Short Cuts
Short Cuts is a Toronto International Film Festival program showcasing a curated selection of international and Canadian short films across genres and styles.
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D.
Toolbx
Toolbx is a Fedora project that provides containerized, mutable development environments on otherwise immutable operating systems.
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E.
Keys
"Keys" is a double album by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys that blends stripped-down piano-driven tracks with more fully produced versions, showcasing her versatility and evolution as an artist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple software
ⓘ
automation application ⓘ |
| allows |
automation without traditional programming
ⓘ
creation of custom actions sequences ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| distributionModel |
preinstalled app on iOS
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preinstalled app on iPadOS ⓘ preinstalled app on macOS ⓘ |
| ecosystem | Apple ecosystem ⓘ |
| feature |
Apple Watch integration
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NFC tag triggers ⓘ automation triggers ⓘ carPlay triggers ⓘ device state triggers ⓘ focus mode triggers ⓘ gallery of prebuilt shortcuts ⓘ home automations ⓘ location-based triggers ⓘ low power mode triggers ⓘ personal automations ⓘ time-based triggers ⓘ |
| formerName | Workflow ⓘ |
| genre |
productivity software
ⓘ
workflow automation tool ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Apple Music
ⓘ
Calendar ⓘ Contacts ⓘ Files ⓘ HomeKit framework ⓘ
surface form:
HomeKit
Maps ⓘ Reminders ⓘ Safari ⓘ Siri ⓘ third-party apps via Shortcuts actions ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
iOS
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iPadOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| primaryInputMethod |
drag-and-drop editor
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graphical user interface ⓘ |
| supports |
URL schemes
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automation of repetitive tasks ⓘ conditional logic ⓘ custom workflows ⓘ importing shared shortcuts ⓘ loops ⓘ multi-step actions ⓘ running shortcuts from Spotlight search ⓘ running shortcuts from the Share Sheet ⓘ running shortcuts from the Shortcuts app ⓘ running shortcuts from the menu bar on macOS ⓘ running shortcuts from widgets ⓘ running shortcuts via Siri ⓘ scripting actions ⓘ sharing of shortcuts ⓘ system actions ⓘ third-party app actions ⓘ variables in workflows ⓘ web APIs via HTTP requests ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
Mac
ⓘ
iPad ⓘ iPhone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Shortcuts Description of subject: Shortcuts is Apple’s automation app that lets users create and run custom workflows across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS using simple, configurable actions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shortcuts on macOS
this entity surface form:
Shortcuts app on Mac