Jul 21
Auto-export extracted items to Reminders and Calendar via Shortcuts
Problem
Users dictate one long "brain dump" that mixes tasks, events, and notes. FairFlow already transcribes it and extracts action items, but everything stays inside the app — the user still has to manually re-enter tasks into Reminders and events into Calendar. That manual step is exactly what they wanted to avoid by dictating in the first place.
User quotes
"One flow records notes and the other flow records tasks saved in the reminder app." (lukroth)
"I dictate a whole bunch of stuff… it will then pull out the events, the reminders, the information, and separate them into sections automatically… without me having to go in and separate it all." (William)
Proposed solution
API returns the transcript already classified: notes[], tasks[], events[] (with date/time where detectable).
Ship a second Shortcut variant ("FairFlow → Tasks") that loops over tasks[] and calls Add New Reminder for each item.
Later: a third variant that maps events[] to Add New Event, and a combined flow that routes all three types in one run.
Scope for v1
- Tasks → Reminders only. Notes and events stay in-app.
- Ship as a separate iCloud Shortcut link, not a change to the existing one (keeps the current flow stable).
Also discovered (separate issue)
William didn't realise summaries and action items already exist in the app — a discoverability problem, not a missing feature. Consider: surfacing action items earlier in onboarding, and reworking App Store screenshots #4–5 to make this the headline benefit.
Why it matters
This is the first feature requested independently through two different channels. It's also a distribution asset: shipping it gives a legitimate reason to return to the r/shortcuts thread with a new Shortcut link, in the one channel that has produced paying users so far.
Effort estimate: ~1–2 focus blocks for v1 (classification exists; Shortcuts actions are native).
Planned