Workflow
E771061
Workflow was a popular iOS automation app that allowed users to create custom workflows for tasks, later acquired by Apple and rebranded as Shortcuts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Workflow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9003878 — 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: Workflow Context triple: [Shortcuts, formerName, Workflow]
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A.
Workflow Builder
Workflow Builder is Slack’s no-code tool that lets users automate routine tasks and create custom workflows directly within their Slack workspace.
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B.
Process
Process is a Symfony component that provides an object-oriented API for executing and managing system processes in PHP applications.
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C.
The Process
The Process refers to the Philadelphia 76ers’ long-term rebuilding strategy in the mid-2010s, characterized by deliberate losing to accumulate draft picks and young talent under then–general manager Sam Hinkie.
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D.
Flow Chart
Flow Chart is a long, book-length poem by John Ashbery that exemplifies his dense, associative, and experimental style.
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E.
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was a New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs during the Great Depression by funding public works and arts projects across the United States.
- 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: Workflow Target entity description: Workflow was a popular iOS automation app that allowed users to create custom workflows for tasks, later acquired by Apple and rebranded as Shortcuts.
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A.
Workflow Builder
Workflow Builder is Slack’s no-code tool that lets users automate routine tasks and create custom workflows directly within their Slack workspace.
-
B.
Process
Process is a Symfony component that provides an object-oriented API for executing and managing system processes in PHP applications.
-
C.
The Process
The Process refers to the Philadelphia 76ers’ long-term rebuilding strategy in the mid-2010s, characterized by deliberate losing to accumulate draft picks and young talent under then–general manager Sam Hinkie.
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D.
Flow Chart
Flow Chart is a long, book-length poem by John Ashbery that exemplifies his dense, associative, and experimental style.
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E.
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was a New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs during the Great Depression by funding public works and arts projects across the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automation app
ⓘ
iOS application ⓘ software product ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Apple Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2017-03 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
App Store Best of 2015
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apple Design Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel |
later made free after Apple acquisition
ⓘ
paid app ⓘ |
| creator |
Ari Weinstein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Conrad Kramer NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Frey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | DeskConnect, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | App Store NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
Today widget support
ⓘ
URL scheme support ⓘ action-based automation ⓘ background execution of workflows ⓘ drag-and-drop interface ⓘ home screen shortcuts ⓘ integration with iOS apps ⓘ share sheet extensions ⓘ variables and conditional logic ⓘ visual workflow editor ⓘ web API integration ⓘ x-callback-url support ⓘ |
| genre |
productivity software
ⓘ
task automation software ⓘ |
| integration |
Apple Maps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calendar ⓘ Contacts ⓘ Photos ⓘ Reminders ⓘ Safari NERFINISHED ⓘ third-party apps via URL schemes ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing user automation on iOS ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
iOS
ⓘ
iPadOS ⓘ |
| platform |
iPad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
iPhone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebrandedAs | Shortcuts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | discontinued as standalone app ⓘ |
| successor | Shortcuts ⓘ |
| supports |
importing shared workflows via URLs
ⓘ
user-created workflow gallery ⓘ |
| useCase |
automating repetitive tasks on iOS
ⓘ
creating custom workflows for apps and services ⓘ sharing workflows with other users ⓘ |
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: Workflow Description of subject: Workflow was a popular iOS automation app that allowed users to create custom workflows for tasks, later acquired by Apple and rebranded as Shortcuts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.