Shortcuts & Home
Local Apple appsRun any Shortcut you've made, including Home scenes.
Made a Shortcut? Halo can run it. Ask by voice or chat and it triggers the shortcut by name, matching a spoken or close name to the real one, so "good night" finds your "Good Night" shortcut.
This is also how Halo controls your home. HomeKit doesn't open its controls to Mac apps directly, but a Shortcut can. Add a Home action to a Shortcut in the Shortcuts app, name it something you'd say out loud, and Halo can turn off the lights, lock up, or set a scene when you ask.
Capabilities
What Halo does with it
- Runs any Shortcut in your library by name, by voice or chat
- Matches a spoken or close name to the right shortcut
- Controls HomeKit lights, locks, thermostats, and scenes through a Home Shortcut you create
- Passes along text input when a shortcut asks for it
How it connects
Built into your Mac.
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Nothing to sign in to
Halo works with Shortcuts & Home through the same built-in macOS capabilities Apple's own apps use. There's no account to connect and no key to store.
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macOS asks first
The first time Halo needs access, macOS shows its own permission prompt. You decide, and you can revoke it any time in System Settings.
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Nothing leaves your Mac
Reading, writing, and understanding all happen on your device. There is no server involved, not even ours.
What stays private
Halo runs your shortcuts through Apple's own Shortcuts app, which asks before doing anything the first time. You build and own every shortcut, and nothing about them leaves your Mac.