AI Actions

AI Actions is a free plugin that adds AI-related features to the Apple Shortcuts app. According to the site, it can interact with the ChatGPT API, but you must provide your own OpenAI API key to make it work, so the plugin itself does not include any credits. There is also a macOS version, which is not listed on the App Store because of review difficulties and can be downloaded directly instead, requiring macOS 13 or later. The author describes the plugin as free and ad-free and says they simply enjoy making apps. Because you supply your own API key, any usage cost is billed by OpenAI to your account rather than to the plugin. It is aimed at people who already build Shortcuts and want AI steps inside their automations.

- Add ChatGPT API calls to Shortcuts automations on your device

- Build AI steps into iOS workflows you already use daily

- Run AI actions on macOS 13 or later through the Mac build

- Combine prompts and API calls inside a single shortcut flow

- Shortcuts users who build automations on Apple devices

- iOS and macOS power users who want AI inside workflows

- People who already have an OpenAI API key and credits

- Tinkerers who enjoy wiring small tools together

You must bring your own OpenAI API key, and calls to that key are billed by OpenAI, so the plugin being free does not make usage free, and heavy automation can add up. The macOS build sits outside the App Store, so you install it at your own discretion, it needs macOS 13 or later, and it will not update through the normal store channel. The plugin depends on the ChatGPT API staying compatible, so upstream changes to that API can break shortcuts you built. It also requires the Shortcuts app, so it only fits inside Apple's ecosystem and does nothing on Windows or Android.