# shortcuts_run

Run an Apple Shortcut. Requires confirmation.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `shortcuts_run`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/shortcuts-run

## Facts

- Tool: `shortcuts_run`
- Server: Apple Apps MCP (`0xatrilla/apple-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0xatrilla/Apple-MCP
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "shortcuts_run",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why shortcuts_run is rated High

This is clearly an Execute category tool because it runs code (Apple Shortcuts automation scripts) whose effects depend entirely on the shortcut's contents and arguments. While confirmation is required, the tool enables an AI agent to trigger potentially wide-ranging system operations.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'shortcuts_run' with description 'Run an Apple Shortcut' directly indicates execution of arbitrary automation workflows."

## Use case

AI agents invoke shortcuts_run to trigger actions in Apple Apps MCP. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Apple Apps MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "shortcuts_run": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "shortcuts_run_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Apple Apps MCP (18)

- `music_pause` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/music-pause.md
- `music_play` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/music-play.md
- `apple_permissions_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/apple-permissions-status.md
- `apple_request_permission` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/apple-request-permission.md
- `calendar_list_events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/calendar-list-events.md
- `mail_read` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/mail-read.md
- `mail_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/mail-search.md
- `music_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/music-search.md
- `notes_read` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/notes-read.md
- `notes_search` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/notes-search.md
- `reminders_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/reminders-list.md
- `shortcuts_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/shortcuts-list.md
- `calendar_create_event` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/calendar-create-event.md
- `mail_create_draft` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/mail-create-draft.md
- `mail_send_draft` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/mail-send-draft.md
- `notes_create` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/notes-create.md
- `reminders_complete` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/reminders-complete.md
- `reminders_create` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xatrilla-apple-mcp/reminders-create.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=0xatrilla-apple-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0xatrilla-apple-mcp