ios-app-intents

To expose iOS app actions to Shortcuts and Siri, define AppEntity types, implement EntityQuery patterns, and provide AppShortcutsProvider entries that surface your app's core actions with user-facing phrases and icons.

An AppEntity models your app's data types, while an EntityQuery discovers and fetches that data for system surfaces like Siri, Spotlight, and widgets. Together they enable Shortcuts to search and interact with your app's specific content.

Route App Intents runtime handoff back into the main app by configuring an openAppWhenRun handoff. This preserves context and security while enabling seamless user flows for workflows like scheduling, reminders, contacts, and mail.

Yes, App Intents supports modeling app data for Spotlight and widgets. By creating AppEntity types and EntityQuery implementations, you enable system surfaces to discover and display your app's data for richer user workflows outside the UI.

The best way to define commonly used intents is by providing AppShortcutsProvider entries. This surfaces frequently used App Intents with user-facing phrases, titles, and icons for easy access in Siri and Shortcuts.

Yes, you need AppShortcutsProvider to surface intents with Siri phrases. It provides the necessary entries to expose commonly used App Intents with user-facing phrases, titles, and icons for Siri integration.