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@seifip seifip commented Oct 31, 2026 •

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Adds a Shortcut that prompts for a hostname and summarizes a connection check on the Mac. I made Kilobat and this workflow. The Shortcut requires macOS 14+, the Kilobat CLI, and Shortcuts’ Allow Running Scripts setting. The documented Homebrew installation builds from source and requires Xcode 16 or later. The CLI is GPL-3.0-only; the separate desktop app is proprietary, with free features and optional paid Pro.

On one Mac, I ran the imported shared copy in Shortcuts with default values of example.com and example.invalid; it displayed the expected passed and problem summaries. I did not record the CLI version for those runs. Separately, I ran the shared Shortcut’s extracted shell action with a locally source-built CLI 0.45.1, changing only the executable path; both hosts returned the corresponding expected messages. That shell test is not a Shortcuts UI test. The input prompt, other Macs, and a fresh Homebrew installation remain unverified. The summary reflects the CLI’s checks and does not guarantee reachability in every network condition.

  • Tested the workflow locally and linked to the actual shared Shortcut; the limitations are noted above.
  • Used the requested entry format, added an outcome and contents link, and checked for a duplicate URL.

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