Shortcuts and n8n

Rom May 31, 2026
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I have been doing some automation via n8n and Shortcuts. I have this n8n workflow that polls a Matrix channel for new posts, which is then funneled to an Ollama instance for answers. Since I do not use it regularly, I added another n8n workflow that gets triggered by a Shortcut to turn this Matrix-polling workflow ON or OFF – so I won’t waste resources polling every 5 minutes. Yeah, I know that I can directly hook up Shortcuts to Ollama, but the Ollama instance is only available on my private Tailscale network. The n8n instance is self-hosted at home. Maybe I should add a Shortcut routine to automatically connect to Tailscale, do the query and disconnect. Hmmm. I have several other n8n workflows that get triggered by Shortcuts. Now, maybe Apple will add more functionality to Shortcuts this year, so I can lessen my n8n dependence. LOL.

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