LINKDING

A lightweight URL bridge for macOS automation, and a companion for [dy.lan](https://github.com/rhsev/dy.lan), which I [wrote about last week](https://brettterpstra.com/2026/01/27/a-url-router-that-turns-your-local-network-into-a-workflow-engine/).

An MCP (Model Context Protocal) server to run AppleScript and JXA (JavaScript for Automation) on macOS. It's a pretty intense project for this kind of thing, but if you want remote scripting capabilities on your Mac and have a little bit of Node.js experience, this should fit the bill nicely.

This eloquently elucidates my frustration with the state of automation on the Mac. AppleScript offered us so many possibilities, whereas Shortcuts severely curtails them. And to make it worse, Shortcuts is still treated like an afterthought. I miss Sal. (Note that this was published in 2020, but the core complaint remains absolutely the same).