[HN Gopher] Show HN: Use ChatGPT with Apple Shortcuts
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Show HN: Use ChatGPT with Apple Shortcuts
This project was born from my passion for every Apple product and
the entire ecosystem, along with the power of ChatGPT. I was tired
of copy-pasting and switching between apps on my Mac or iPhone, so
I had this crazy idea to bring ChatGPT into every app that I use.
This was possible only with the Apple Shortcuts app. Very few
people know about its power and potential, so I took this chance
and built COPILOT. https://meetcopilot.app But I also loved the
idea of AI agents using various tools so much that I leveraged
OpenAI's function-calling feature to accomplish that. Now, no
matter what app I am using on my iPhone or Mac, the selected text
or the current webpage from Safari will be passed automatically to
COPILOT. Then I just ask it whatever I need and watch until it
reaches the goal autonomously. There was also another problem with
ChatGPT - the knowledge cutoff. So I also integrated Google search
and web scraping into it. Now, whenever my request needs real-time
information, like what is the latest version of macOS, it will use
these tools to gather the data and then give me the correct
response. Being an app built with Apple Shortcuts, all its "code",
called actions, is actually open-source. I'm selling a Premium
version of it to earn some revenue for my time. I would love to
hear all your thoughts on it! Thank you so much!
Author : zdaniel16
Score : 16 points
Date : 2023-09-27 08:37 UTC (14 hours ago)
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| pzo wrote:
| How does it compare to this open source shortcut?
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| https://github.com/Yue-Yang/ChatGPT-Siri
| [deleted]
| upwardbound wrote:
| > Now, no matter what app I am using on my iPhone or Mac, the
| selected text or the current webpage from Safari will be passed
| automatically to COPILOT. Then I just ask it whatever I need and
| watch until it reaches the goal autonomously.
|
| Could you please provide details about what privacy and security
| guarantees you make about user data? This is noticeably absent
| from the FAQ.
|
| Is Copilot compliant with the GDPR?
|
| Thank you.
| mplewis wrote:
| Why choose the name Copilot when that's already the name for
| products built by AWS, Microsoft, and GitHub?
| [deleted]
| zdaniel16 wrote:
| Very good question, thank you for asking! :) I felt like there
| was no better name for it, being like a real companion or
| copilot in every app I use. So I wanted the name to actually
| reflect that.
| gnicholas wrote:
| What is your plan if/when a trademark dispute arises? I was
| never a trademark lawyer, but based on what I know from my
| adjacent practice, this seems very likely to occur.
| zdaniel16 wrote:
| Honestly, I am not sure yet, but I will do what is right to
| do in that case.
| gnicholas wrote:
| If you're going up against MS, I'm sure they'll insist on
| it!
|
| In all seriousness though, you could end up being liable
| for diluting their trademark, and if you aren't set up in
| a corporation, the liability could hit you personally.
|
| I'm not a lawyer anymore, but this is the sort of thing
| that sets off all kinds of alarms in my head. This looks
| like a cool project, and it would be unfortunate if it
| got mired down in legal controversy -- especially if that
| was totally avoidable.
| zdaniel16 wrote:
| Thank you for the advice, gnicholas! And no, I have
| absolutely no intention to be in MS's way with their
| Copilot. If necessary, I will do a rebranding as soon as
| possible.
| anonymouse008 wrote:
| This is a wonderful idea for iOS Shortcuts. Though after the
| second shortcut - I gave up. The onboarding flow of email > get
| pdf > click link in pdf > download first shortcut > run first
| shortcut > first shortcut downloads second shortcut > then a
| bountiful settings pallete, with an insane amount of settings is
| just too much.
|
| I think you'd be better off putting the scaffolding into a proper
| iOS app with AppIntents. This onboarding flow is (forgive me)
| awful, but I understand why you want it to be this way. I also
| think with AppStore's recent rejections you can't BYOK either,
| which really messes with your business model.
|
| Email is open, happy to help you with this - I think it's what we
| want, just not how we need it.
|
| Btw: I already have a shortcut directly hooked into openAI's
| endpoint, it's wonderful as is. The other 'modes' I would love to
| try.
| zdaniel16 wrote:
| Thank you so much for the feedback! Yes, using Apple Shortcuts
| exclusively brings a lot of extra (and maybe unnecessary) steps
| and walls to break through. I knew that from the beginning, but
| I had to sacrifice convenience to bring my idea to life. But on
| the other hand, I tried to make the onboarding as clear and
| easy to follow for every user. That is why is seems like it
| never ends. But I will improve it for sure. Thank you again! :)
| yohannparis wrote:
| The installation process is quite complicated to be honest. I
| know this is due to shortcuts, but, creating an account, then
| wait for a link, to get a PDF on mobile, to install it... what a
| drag.
| zdaniel16 wrote:
| I really understand that and I apologize for the friction
| created. This is mainly due to Lemon Squeezy, as I couldn't
| include there just the link to the installation shortcut. It
| required an actual file, but that way I also added the initial
| instructions inside the PDF, along with the link.
| dilap wrote:
| What does it look like to use? This desperately needs a demo
| video! These things live or die based on how smooth they are.
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