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by blotato 948 days ago
havent heard of raycast, looks neat! What are the main workflows or automations you use it for?
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I am on mobile but I will do my best. I use the Snippets, Script Commands, and AI Commands the most. And Dynamic Placeholders.

https://manual.raycast.com/

I use them for everything from code, config, and script generation to completing trouble tickets (open ticket, get problem and have AI summarize it and make it readable because people can’t English anymore, make a determination/guess on the fix (eg. firewall or other system update), generate the fix commands snippet and ask me if I want to apply them or cancel. Most of these steps is a Python/Ruby/Shell script that takes input from the script in the previous step. I try to keep the scripts small and atomic.

I have a semi-secret obsession with automating nearly all the routine parts of my job and eliminating cognitive load so I can focus on more productive and creative tasks.