While Apple Intelligence introduces powerful single-shot AI actions to Shortcuts, they lack memory of previous interactions. The SiriBot shortcut solves this by creating a persistent, conversational assistant that remembers the context of your chat. This allows you to have back-and-forth conversations and ask follow-up questions, turning Shortcuts into a platform for building a personalized AI.
SiriBot is a custom shortcut that demonstrates how to build a stateful AI assistant using Apple Intelligence. It works by saving each part of your conversation—both your prompts and the AI's responses—to a dedicated folder in the Notes app. When you ask a follow-up question, the shortcut feeds the entire conversation history back to the AI model, giving it the necessary context to provide a relevant and intelligent response. When the conversation is complete, it automatically compiles the entire exchange into a single, neatly titled note for your records.
You can customize the name of the folder where conversations are stored by editing the Find Note action within the shortcut. To clear the assistant's memory and start a fresh conversation, simply delete the notes from your designated "SiriBot" folder in the Notes app. This shortcut is a great template for building more advanced personal assistants tailored to your specific workflows.
SiriBot elevates Apple Intelligence in Shortcuts from a set of disconnected commands to a cohesive, conversational assistant. By using Apple Notes as a memory bank, this shortcut provides the context necessary for meaningful follow-up questions and complex interactions. It's a powerful demonstration of how you can build a personalized AI assistant that remembers your conversations and helps you get more done.