# joshfarrant/shortcuts-js

A JavaScript iOS 12 Shortcuts creator

Repository: https://github.com/joshfarrant/shortcuts-js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shortcuts-js
Homepage: https://shortcuts.fun
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ios, ios12, apple, shortcuts, javascript, nodejs, typescript, automation
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-06-29T15:36:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2858, "days_push": 1161, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1755, forks 112 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:32.122769+00:00)

## What it is
A Node.js/TypeScript library for programmatically building Apple iOS 12 Shortcuts files. It lets developers define Shortcut actions in JavaScript and export them as installable .shortcut files.

## Use cases
- generate ios shortcuts with javascript
- build apple shortcuts programmatically
- create .shortcut files from code
- automate ios workflows via nodejs
- version-control my shortcuts as code

## When to choose
- you want to generate iOS 12 Shortcuts programmatically in JavaScript or TypeScript
- you want to keep Shortcut definitions in source control
- you prefer code over the visual Shortcuts editor

## When to avoid
- you need modern iOS 13+ Shortcuts features or formats
- you want a no-code visual Shortcut builder
- you need a maintained library with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: workflow-automation, developer-tools, sdk
- domain: apple-ecosystem, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: ios-shortcuts, typescript, shortcut-builder, apple, automation, nodejs, ios

## Member repositories
- joshfarrant/shortcuts-js (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.122769+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:28:01.634780+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/joshfarrant/shortcuts-js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.122769+00:00, sha d0b5065523de)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.