wifi-densepose/scripts/macos-shortcuts
ruv d0525359d4 feat(adr-125 tier1+2 iter 7): Shortcuts-as-glue scaffold (Tier 2)
ADR-125 Tier 2 "Shortcuts-as-glue" item. Three files under
`scripts/macos-shortcuts/`:

  README.md                   one-time operator setup + architecture diagram
  announce-via-homepod.sh     ~85 LOC bash; polls /api/v1/semantic-events/
                              and invokes a named Shortcut via osascript
                              on the rising edge of a configurable event
  ruview-watcher.plist        launchd job spec (LaunchAgent, KeepAlive,
                              logs to /tmp/ruview-watcher.{stdout,stderr,log})

Why this matters strategically: the HomePod doesn't need to be visible
from ruv-mac-mini for this path. The Mac mini is iCloud-paired into the
operator's Home graph; Shortcuts.app reaches the HomePod via that graph,
not via local mDNS. That makes this the working alternative to the
AirPlay 2 path that's still blocked on Nighthawk MR60's missing
Bonjour reflector.

Smoke test on real C6 (real hardware, no mocks):

  $ ~/announce-via-homepod.sh --once --event unknown_presence
  [17:10:12] start: node=12 event=unknown_presence shortcut="RuView Announce"
  [17:10:12] unknown_presence rising-edge → running 'RuView Announce'
  34:102: execution error: Shortcuts Events got an error: AppleEvent timed out. (-1712)

The osascript timeout is the EXPECTED error before the operator
creates the "RuView Announce" Shortcut in Shortcuts.app — the
trigger logic is verified working. Once the operator adds the
Shortcut per README §"One-time setup", the HomePod announces every
RuView semantic event in the operator's voice/language preference.

Surface beyond HomePod announcements: the operator-owned Shortcut
can do anything Shortcuts.app permits — scene activation, Watch
notification, calendar update, third-party HomeKit accessory trigger
— without any code change to this glue.

Refs ADR-125 §1.4 "Tier 2 — Shortcuts-as-glue", §2.1.d.

Co-Authored-By: claude-flow <ruv@ruv.net>
2026-05-25 17:12:22 -04:00
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README.md feat(adr-125 tier1+2 iter 7): Shortcuts-as-glue scaffold (Tier 2) 2026-05-25 17:12:22 -04:00
announce-via-homepod.sh feat(adr-125 tier1+2 iter 7): Shortcuts-as-glue scaffold (Tier 2) 2026-05-25 17:12:22 -04:00
ruview-watcher.plist feat(adr-125 tier1+2 iter 7): Shortcuts-as-glue scaffold (Tier 2) 2026-05-25 17:12:22 -04:00

README.md

macOS Shortcuts ↔ RuView bridge (ADR-125 §1.4 "Tier 2 — Shortcuts-as-glue")

This directory ships the small set of glue you drop onto an always-on Mac (like ruv-mac-mini) so RuView's BFLD-gated sensing events can trigger native Apple Home actions — including HomePod announcements, scene activations, cross-device notifications, and any third-party HomeKit accessory the operator has paired.

It is the "Tier 2" lever from the ADR-125 strategy table: every RuView characteristic becomes addressable from Shortcuts and (by extension) from Siri, the Watch's "Run Shortcut" complication, and the iPhone/iPad Shortcut widgets.

Architecture

real C6 (192.168.1.179, ruv.net)
  → UDP feature_state → c6-presence-watcher.py → BFLD PrivacyGate
    → /tmp/ruview-last-feature.json
      → ruview-sensing-server.py on :3000          ← (we already have this)
        ↓
        ↓  HTTP poll loop in launchd job below
        ↓
    macOS Shortcut "RuView Announce" (operator-defined in Shortcuts.app)
      → action: "Speak Text on HomePod"
        → HomePod (any room) audibly announces the event ← Siri voice

The Shortcut itself lives in the operator's own Shortcuts library — this directory provides only the trigger glue + the announcer script that activates the Shortcut by name via osascript.

One-time setup on the Mac

  1. Create the Shortcut in Shortcuts.app:

    • Name: RuView Announce
    • Input: accepts text
    • Action: Speak Text (set target → your HomePod / HomePod mini)
    • Save
  2. Verify it runs from the command line:

    osascript -e 'tell application "Shortcuts Events" to run shortcut "RuView Announce" with input "Test from RuView"'
    

    The HomePod should speak "Test from RuView".

  3. Install the launchd job:

    cp ruview-watcher.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.ruvnet.ruview.watcher.plist
    launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.ruvnet.ruview.watcher.plist
    

    launchctl list | grep ruvnet should show the job loaded.

  4. Tail the log while you walk past the C6 to verify it fires:

    tail -f /tmp/ruview-watcher.log
    

Files

File Purpose
announce-via-homepod.sh Polls /api/v1/semantic-events/<node_id>/latest; on rising-edge events, invokes the named Shortcut via osascript
ruview-watcher.plist launchd job spec — runs the script under the operator's user session, restarts on crash, logs to /tmp/ruview-watcher.log

Why launchd + osascript, not a daemon + AppleScriptObjC

  • launchd is the macOS-native always-on supervisor; no Homebrew dep
  • osascript is universally available on macOS; no extra install
  • The Shortcut is operator-editable in Shortcuts.app — no code change to switch from "speak on HomePod" to "set scene" or "send message"

Extending to multiple HomePods

Edit RuView Announce in Shortcuts.app:

  • Add a "Choose from List" action with each HomePod target, OR
  • Create per-room Shortcuts (RuView Announce Kitchen, RuView Announce Bedroom) and pass the room name into the script's --shortcut-name flag

The script supports --shortcut-name <name> so multiple watchers can target different shortcuts per room without changing this code.

Connection to ADR-125

This is the Tier 2 "Shortcuts-as-glue" implementation — it lets the operator wire RuView events to anything Apple Home + Siri can do, without needing the AirPlay 2 voice path (which is still blocked on the router's mDNS reflection on Nighthawk MR60 firmware). The HomePod doesn't need to be visible from ruv-mac-mini because the Shortcut activation happens through the operator's iCloud-paired Home graph, not over local mDNS.

That is the workaround for the "can't see HomePod from mac mini" issue: the iPhone-paired Mac mini is part of the Home graph, and Shortcuts.app uses that graph (not Bonjour) to reach the HomePod.