Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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This week on AppStories, Federico and John share their WWDC automation wishes.

Then on AppStories+, they share more details on their research setups for the summer.

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Links and Show Notes

Our WWDC Automation Wish List

- Apple Intelligence and the Cloud Model
- Apple Intelligence — apple.com/apple-intelligence
- Private Cloud Compute — Apple Security Research — security.apple.com/blog/private-cloud-compute
- Google Gemini — gemini.google.com
- Model Context Protocol — modelcontextprotocol.io
- Siri and App Intents
- App Intents — Apple Developer Documentation — developer.apple.com/documentation/appintents
- Apps mentioned:
- Spark — sparkmailapp.com
- Working Copy — workingcopyapp.com
- GoodLinks — https://goodlinks.app
- Readwise Reader — readwise.io/read
- Shortcuts and Natural Language Automation
- Shortcuts Playground — macstories.net/stories/introducing-shortcuts-playground
- Developer Tools, APIs, and Agents
- WeatherKit — Apple Developer — developer.apple.com/weatherkit
- Xcode — developer.apple.com/xcode
- OpenAI Codex — openai.com/codex
- Claude Code — claude.ai/code
- Perplexity — perplexity.ai
- AI Security Research
- Simon Willison — simonwillison.net
- Google CaMeL — github.com/google-research/camel-prompt-injection

AppStories+ Post-Show:

- Research and Productivity Tools Discussed
- Obsidian — https://obsidian.md
- Obsidian Web Clipper — https://obsidian.md/clipper
- Obsidian Bases — https://obsidian.md/help/bases
- Feedbin — feedbin.com
- Unread
- Defuddle — github.com/kepano/defuddle
- Capture — https://capture.surf
- Monologue — monologue.to

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