Inbox AI
  • Introduction
  • Quick Start
  • Hotkeys / Triggers
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  • Email Processing
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    • Custom Actions
      • Ask AI
      • Make API Request
      • Terminal Command
      • Multiple Choice
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    • Built-in Actions
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        • Mark as Read
        • Mark as Unread
        • Set Flag
        • Set Background Color
        • Move to Junk
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        • Move to Trash
      • Flow Control
        • Return Result to Previous AI
      • System Actions
        • Copy to Clipboard
        • Get Selected Text
        • Take Screenshot
        • Paste at Cursor
        • Speak Text
        • Send Notification
        • Add Apple Reminder
      • Do Nothing
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Get Selected Text

This is an imperfect solution due to Inbox AI being a sandboxed app on the AppStore, it cannot be improved while remaining on the AppStore.

Attempts to get the selected text from the screen. It does this by simulating a CMD+C keypress and reading the result of the clipboard. If this fails, or is empty, the result will be "NO SELECTED TEXT FOUND".

This command automatically has it Next Action Field set to Return Result to Previous AI.

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Last updated 7 months ago