automating-mac-apps
Automates macOS apps via Apple Events using AppleScript (discovery) and JXA (production logic). Use when asked about AppleScript, JXA, osascript, or macOS app automation.
Plugin automating-mac-apps from marketplace automating-mac-apps-plugin in SpillwaveSolutions/automating-mac-apps-plugin. Commands read from the repo's manifest — 1 month ago.
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Skills (16)
automating-calendarAutomates macOS Calendar via JXA with AppleScript dictionary discovery. Use when asked to "create calendar events", "automate calendar", "JXA calendar scripting", "EventKit automation", or "PyXA calendar automation". Covers events, calendars, recurrence, time zones, batch operations, and EventKit Ob
automating-chromeAutomates Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers via JXA with AppleScript dictionary discovery. Use when asked to "automate Chrome tabs", "control browser with JXA", "Chrome AppleScript automation", "Chromium browser scripting", or "browser tab management". Covers windows, tabs, execute(), tunnel
automating-contactsAutomates macOS Contacts via JXA with AppleScript dictionary discovery. Use when asked to "automate contacts", "JXA contacts automation", "macOS address book scripting", "AppleScript contacts", or "Contacts app automation". Covers querying, CRUD, multi-value fields, groups, images, and ObjC bridge f
automating-excelAutomates Microsoft Excel on macOS via JXA with AppleScript dictionary discovery. Use when asked to "automate Excel spreadsheets", "JXA Excel scripting", "Excel macOS automation", or "bulk Excel data operations". Focuses on workbooks, worksheets, ranges, 2D arrays, performance toggles, and VBA escap
automating-keynoteAutomates Apple Keynote using JXA with AppleScript dictionary discovery. Use when asked to "create Keynote presentations", "automate slide decks", "JXA Keynote scripting", or "generate presentations programmatically". Covers document lifecycle, slides, text, shapes, images, tables, charts, transitio
automating-mac-appsAutomates macOS apps via Apple Events using AppleScript (discovery), JXA (legacy), and PyXA (modern Python). Use when asked to "automate Mac apps", "write AppleScript", "JXA scripting", "osascript automation", or "PyXA Python automation". Foundation skill for all macOS app automation.
automating-mailAutomates Apple Mail via JXA with AppleScript dictionary discovery. Use when asked to "automate email", "send mail via script", "JXA Mail automation", or "filter email messages". Covers accounts, mailboxes, batch message filtering, composition, attachments, and UI fallback.
automating-messagesAutomates macOS Messages (iMessage/SMS) via JXA with reliable service→buddy resolution. Use when asked to "automate iMessage", "send Messages via script", "JXA Messages automation", or "read Messages history". Covers send-bug workarounds, UI scripting for attachments, chat.db forensics, and launchd
automating-notesAutomates Apple Notes via JXA. Use when asked to "create notes programmatically", "automate Notes app", "JXA notes scripting", or "organize notes with automation". Covers accounts/folders/notes, HTML bodies, queries, moves, and Objective-C/UI fallbacks for Notes.app automation on macOS.
automating-numbersAutomates Apple Numbers via JXA with AppleScript dictionary discovery. Use when asked to "automate Numbers spreadsheets", "create spreadsheets programmatically", "JXA Numbers scripting", or "bulk data operations in Numbers". Focuses on sheets, tables, ranges, batch I/O, clipboard shim, and high-perf
automating-pagesAutomates Apple Pages using JXA with AppleScript dictionary discovery. Use when asked to "automate Pages documents", "create documents programmatically", "JXA Pages scripting", or "export Pages to PDF". Covers documents, templates, text, styles, export, tables, images, and AppleScript bridge fallbac
automating-powerpointAutomates Microsoft PowerPoint via JXA with AppleScript dictionary discovery. Use when asked to "automate PowerPoint presentations", "create slides programmatically", "JXA PowerPoint scripting", or "export PowerPoint to PDF". Covers presentations, slides, shapes, text, tables, export enums, and inte
automating-remindersAutomates Apple Reminders using JavaScript for Automation (JXA). Use when asked to "create reminders programmatically", "automate reminder lists", "JXA Reminders scripting", or "manage reminders via automation". Covers list/reminder management, filtering with 'whose' queries, efficient creation via
automating-voice-memosAutomates Apple Voice Memos (Mac Catalyst, no dictionary) via JXA using filesystem/SQLite access and System Events UI scripting. Use when asked to "automate Voice Memos", "export voice recordings", "access Voice Memos database", or "transcribe voice memos".
automating-wordAutomates Microsoft Word via JXA with AppleScript dictionary discovery. Use when asked to "automate Word documents", "find and replace in Word", "JXA Word scripting", or "create Word documents programmatically". Covers documents, ranges, find/replace, tables, export, and ObjC bridge patterns.
web-browser-automationComprehensive macOS browser automation using PyXA, Playwright, Selenium, and Puppeteer for desktop web testing, scraping, and workflow automation. Use when asked to "automate web browsers", "Selenium Chrome automation", "Playwright testing", "Puppeteer scraping", or "cross-browser automation". Suppo
Slash commands (11)
/automating-mac-apps:README/automating-mac-apps:contact-upsertCreate or update a contact, optionally assign to groups
/automating-mac-apps:csv-to-excelConvert a CSV into a formatted Excel workbook
/automating-mac-apps:csv-to-numbersConvert a CSV into a formatted Numbers workbook
/automating-mac-apps:doc-to-deckTurn a Pages or Word document into a compelling slide deck
/automating-mac-apps:excel-to-numbersConvert an Excel workbook to Numbers
/automating-mac-apps:meeting-endStop the meeting Voice Memo, draft notes, and prepare follow-up email to attendees.
/automating-mac-apps:meeting-setupPrepare for a meeting by syncing attendees to Contacts, creating prep reminders, and updating Calendar alerts.
/automating-mac-apps:meeting-startDetect the current meeting, start a Voice Memo recording, and mark attendance.
/automating-mac-apps:numbers-to-excelConvert a Numbers document to Excel
/automating-mac-apps:sheet-reportAnalyze a Numbers or Excel file and generate a report with charts
Subagents (10)
READMEcontact-upsert-agentCreates or updates a contact and assigns groups
csv-to-excel-agentImports CSV into Excel and applies formatting
csv-to-numbers-agentImports CSV into Numbers and applies formatting
doc-to-deck-agentConverts a Pages or Word document into a Keynote slide deck
meeting-end-agentStops the active meeting recording, drafts notes, and prepares follow-up email/tasks.
meeting-setup-agentPreps a meeting by syncing attendees to Contacts, creating prep reminders, and setting calendar alerts.
meeting-start-agentDetects the current meeting and starts a Voice Memo recording.
sheet-convert-agentConverts between Excel and Numbers formats
sheet-report-agentAnalyzes spreadsheet data and produces a report with charts
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