Siri Shortcuts Setup

NeuralRepo ships one pre-built Siri Shortcut — Quick Capture. Add it once and say “Hey Siri, NeuralRepo” to save an idea from anywhere you are signed in to the same Apple account, including your Apple Watch.

Note

Apple Shortcuts is a Pro feature. The card in Settings ▸ Integrations shows an upgrade link on the Free plan, and the API key the shortcut needs can only be created on Pro.

What You Get

Quick Capture

Prompts you to dictate or type an idea title and sends it to NeuralRepo with status captured and source siri. The fastest path from thought to saved idea, and the only shortcut NeuralRepo publishes.

Everywhere your Apple ID is

It is an iCloud shortcut, so adding it on one device syncs it to iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and HomePod. Put it on the Home Screen, in a widget, or on the Action Button.

Caution

Older versions of this page described Share Sheet Capture and Clipboard Capture shortcuts. They do not exist — GET /user/shortcuts returns a single quick_capture_url. For sharing a URL or selection from another app, use the iOS app’s share extension instead.

Installation

The shortcut is added from inside the NeuralRepo dashboard, not downloaded from this site.

1. Open Settings ▸ Integrations in the NeuralRepo web app and expand the Apple Shortcuts card.

   On a Free plan the card is titled Apple Shortcuts — Pro and offers an upgrade link instead of the setup UI.

2. Generate an API key. If you have no key yet, the card says so and offers Generate API Key directly. Keys are also managed in Settings ▸ Connections.

   Copy the key — it starts with nrp_ and is 68 characters long. It is shown once and cannot be retrieved later.

3. Click “Add to Shortcuts”. This opens NeuralRepo’s Quick Capture shortcut in Apple’s Shortcuts app via an iCloud link. If a key was just generated it is copied to your clipboard first, and the page tells you to paste it when Shortcuts asks.

4. Paste your API key when the shortcut prompts on first run. It is stored locally in the shortcut on your device.

5. Test it. Say “Hey Siri, NeuralRepo” or run Quick Capture manually from the Shortcuts app.

Caution

Keep your API key private. Anyone with your key has full access to your NeuralRepo account. If you suspect it has been compromised, revoke it in Settings ▸ Connections and generate a new one — revocation takes effect immediately.

How It Works

The shortcut sends a POST request to the NeuralRepo API:

POST https://neuralrepo.com/api/v1/ideas
X-API-Key: nrp_your_key_here
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "Your dictated idea",
  "status": "captured",
  "source": "siri"
}

The idea is created immediately; embedding, duplicate detection, and auto-tagging follow a few seconds later in the background.

Apple Watch

Siri Shortcuts run natively on Apple Watch (watchOS 9+). Because Quick Capture is an iCloud shortcut, it appears on the watch once it is on your Apple account — there is no separate watch app.

• Raise your wrist and say “Hey Siri, NeuralRepo”
• Dictate your idea
• Siri confirms the capture

Tip

Add Quick Capture to your watch face as a complication for one-tap access. See Apple Watch for the full walkthrough.

Customization

You can duplicate and modify the shortcut to fit your workflow — it is a normal Shortcuts document once added:

• Default tags: add a "tags": ["siri", "quick"] field to the request body.
• Default status: change captured to another status if you prefer.
• Multiple variants: duplicate it into “NeuralRepo Work” and “NeuralRepo Personal” with different default tags.

Each duplicate carries its own copy of the API key, so revoking a key breaks every variant built from it.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
The card shows “Apple Shortcuts — Pro”	Shortcuts capture requires Pro. The upgrade link on the card leads to the plan picker.
”Add to Shortcuts” is greyed out	You have no API key yet. Generate one from the card, or in Settings ▸ Connections.
”Couldn’t connect to NeuralRepo”	Check your internet connection. The shortcut requires network access to reach the API.
”Unauthorized” error	Your API key may be invalid or revoked. Re-enter a valid key in the shortcut settings.
Shortcut not appearing on Watch	Ensure the shortcut is synced: open the Watch app on iPhone ▸ Siri ▸ check that it is listed.
Siri does not recognize the command	Open the Shortcuts app, tap the shortcut, tap the share icon, and select “Add to Siri” to set a custom phrase.
Dictation is inaccurate	Speak clearly and pause briefly. You can also type the idea by tapping the keyboard icon when Siri is listening.

Next Steps

Capture with Siri What the capture creates, and how Siri capture fits the other input methods.

Apple Watch Wrist capture in detail, including limitations and tips.

iOS App A native app with a share extension, widget, and offline capture queue.

nrepo key Create, list, and revoke API keys from the terminal.