I think this would be great for quick capture. I do not see “use with Siri” as a checkbox available in Settings > Apps > Griply > Apple Intelligence. That would allow a user to “tell Griply to add task …”.
So really there are two outstanding ways to have Griply have better capture:
Allow “use with Siri” to be ticked in the Apple Intelligence settings
Integrate with Reminders (similar to Things 3), as one can already add tasks that way via Siri
Per Claude, option #1 is “about an afternoon” of work. I’m sure it’s longer and obviously all of Apple’s automated checks. But still…. :^)
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The floor is genuinely low — an afternoon — and the ceiling is high. The API isn't what costs you; your app's architecture is.
Tier 1 — expose an action. One AppIntent struct with typed @Parameter properties and a perform(), plus an AppShortcutsProvider listing trigger phrases. App Shortcuts show up in the Shortcuts app without any user setup and take only a couple of lines of code, and the same intent lights up Spotlight, the Action Button, and widget configuration for free. Each phrase has to include the app-name placeholder, and can carry at most one parameter. Apple DeveloperApple Developer
Tier 2 — expose your content.AppEntity + EntityQuery so Siri can reference your data ("mark the Tuesday one done"). This is where days turn into weeks: stable identifiers, query latency under a voice-response budget, disambiguation when three things match, and keeping the index coherent with your store.
Tier 3 — schemas. Adopting App Intents schemas — system-defined structures Siri is trained on — makes content discoverable with less code, no specific phrases to define, and no changes as Siri's language understanding expands to new languages. Entity schemas also feed the Spotlight semantic index for personal-context understanding. Cheaper and smarter, but only if your domain is one Apple modeled (task management, photos, communication, etc.) and you're willing to fit their shape. Apple Developer
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Teal Muffin
Aug 21
I think this would be great for quick capture. I do not see “use with Siri” as a checkbox available in Settings > Apps > Griply > Apple Intelligence. That would allow a user to “tell Griply to add task …”.
So really there are two outstanding ways to have Griply have better capture:
Allow “use with Siri” to be ticked in the Apple Intelligence settings
Integrate with Reminders (similar to Things 3), as one can already add tasks that way via Siri
Per Claude, option #1 is “about an afternoon” of work. I’m sure it’s longer and obviously all of Apple’s automated checks. But still…. :^)
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The floor is genuinely low — an afternoon — and the ceiling is high. The API isn't what costs you; your app's architecture is.
Tier 1 — expose an action. One
AppIntentstruct with typed@Parameterproperties and aperform(), plus anAppShortcutsProviderlisting trigger phrases. App Shortcuts show up in the Shortcuts app without any user setup and take only a couple of lines of code, and the same intent lights up Spotlight, the Action Button, and widget configuration for free. Each phrase has to include the app-name placeholder, and can carry at most one parameter. Apple DeveloperApple DeveloperTier 2 — expose your content.
AppEntity+EntityQueryso Siri can reference your data ("mark the Tuesday one done"). This is where days turn into weeks: stable identifiers, query latency under a voice-response budget, disambiguation when three things match, and keeping the index coherent with your store.Tier 3 — schemas. Adopting App Intents schemas — system-defined structures Siri is trained on — makes content discoverable with less code, no specific phrases to define, and no changes as Siri's language understanding expands to new languages. Entity schemas also feed the Spotlight semantic index for personal-context understanding. Cheaper and smarter, but only if your domain is one Apple modeled (task management, photos, communication, etc.) and you're willing to fit their shape. Apple Developer