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automating-mac-apps
Automates macOS apps via Apple Events using AppleScript (discovery), JXA (legacy), and PyXA (modern Python). Use when asked to "automate Mac apps", "write AppleScript", "JXA scripting", "osascript automation", or "PyXA Python automation". Foundation skill for all macOS app automation.
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Updated 1/14/2026
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Installation and usage
Automates macOS apps via Apple Events using AppleScript (discovery), JXA (legacy), and PyXA (modern Python). Use when asked to "automate Mac apps", "write AppleScript", "JXA scripting", "osascript automation", or "PyXA Python automation". Foundation skill for all macOS app automation.
Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage
Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:
skills use automating-mac-apps