The Shortcuts app chains actions together to automate tasks, from resizing images to setting up your workspace. In Golden Gate you can also describe what you want and let Apple Intelligence build the shortcut for you.
1Start from the Gallery
Open Shortcuts and browse the Gallery for ready-made shortcuts. Add one, then open it to see how it works. Reading existing shortcuts is the fastest way to learn which actions exist.
2Describe a shortcut
When you create a new shortcut, Golden Gate lets you describe the task in plain language (for example summarise my day every morning or dictate my idea and save it to the clipboard), and Apple Intelligence builds it as a normal shortcut. The creation screen shows suggestions to get you started. Always open the result and check each action before relying on it.
3Build one by hand
Click + to create a shortcut, name it, then search the actions sidebar and drag actions in. A simple example: Get selected Finder items → Resize Image to 1600 wide → Save File. Click the info button to choose where it appears, such as Quick Actions in the Finder, the menu bar or the Services menu, and to assign a keyboard shortcut.
4Run shortcuts from anywhere
Shortcuts can be run from the menu bar, Spotlight, Siri, a keyboard shortcut, the Finder's Quick Actions, or Terminal.
shortcuts list
shortcuts run "Resize for Web"
shortcuts run "Resize for Web" --input-path ~/Desktop/photo.jpg5Automations
Recent versions of macOS can run shortcuts automatically, for example at a time of day, when a file is added to a folder, or when you connect a display. Look for the Automations section in the Shortcuts sidebar. Available triggers vary; see Apple Support for the current list.