Apple Watch

NeuralRepo works on Apple Watch through Siri Shortcuts. There is no separate watch app to install — the Quick Capture shortcut you add on your iPhone runs natively on your wrist.

How It Works

Apple Watch runs Siri Shortcuts directly on the device starting with watchOS 9. When you trigger a NeuralRepo shortcut, the watch makes the API call itself (or routes through your paired iPhone if needed).

The experience is simple:

1. Raise your wrist or press the Digital Crown.
2. Say “Hey Siri, NeuralRepo”.
3. Dictate your idea.
4. Siri confirms the idea was saved.

The idea appears in your NeuralRepo dashboard within seconds, tagged with a captured status and ready for you to expand on later.

Requirements

Requirement	Minimum
watchOS	9.0 or later
iPhone	Paired iPhone with Siri Shortcuts configured
NeuralRepo plan	Pro (the Apple Shortcuts card and API key creation both require Pro)
API key	Required — generated on the Settings ▸ Integrations ▸ Apple Shortcuts card, or in Settings ▸ Connections

Setup

1. Add the shortcut on your iPhone. Follow the Siri Shortcuts setup guide to add Quick Capture from Settings ▸ Integrations and paste your API key.

2. Verify sync to watch. Open the Watch app on your iPhone, scroll to Siri, and confirm the NeuralRepo shortcut is listed. Quick Capture is an iCloud shortcut, so it propagates to every device on your Apple account.

3. Test from your wrist. Raise your wrist and say “Hey Siri, NeuralRepo” to test the Quick Capture shortcut.

Tip

For fastest access, add the Quick Capture shortcut as a complication on your watch face. Tap the complication to launch the shortcut instantly without using Siri.

What You Can Capture

Quick Capture is the only NeuralRepo shortcut, and the watch is exactly what it was built for. It captures a single dictated idea with:

• Title — your spoken words, transcribed by Siri
• Status — captured (default)
• Source — recorded as siri, so you can filter for wrist captures later

For richer input — sharing a URL or a text selection from another app — use the iOS app’s share extension on iPhone or iPad.

Tips for Watch Capture

• Keep ideas short. The watch is best for capturing a quick title or seed thought. Expand the idea later from the web app or CLI.
• Speak clearly. Background noise affects dictation accuracy. A brief pause before speaking helps Siri detect the start of your idea.
• Batch capture. If multiple ideas hit at once, run the shortcut repeatedly. Each call creates a separate idea.
• Review later. After a capture session, open the NeuralRepo dashboard and filter by captured status to review and flesh out your watch-captured ideas.

Limitations

• No browsing. You cannot search or view existing ideas from the watch. Use the web app, CLI, or Claude for that.
• Dictation only. There is no keyboard input on the watch for these shortcuts. If Siri mishears you, re-run the shortcut.
• Network required. The watch must have connectivity (Wi-Fi or cellular) to reach the NeuralRepo API.

Note

If you have an Apple Watch Ultra or SE with cellular, you can capture ideas even when your iPhone is not nearby.

Next Steps

Siri Shortcuts Setup Add the Quick Capture shortcut and configure its API key.

Capture with Siri What a voice capture creates, and where it lands.

iOS App Share extension, widget, and an offline capture queue for iPhone.

Quick Start Get started with NeuralRepo in under 5 minutes.