MigraineBot offers a range of options to use in the Shortcuts app. These features are designed to allow you to build sequences for multiple app interactions. In addition to some information about how the shortcut intents (or blocks) work, there are also some sample shortcuts below. Download, answer the questions and off you go!

Guide to Shortcut Intents

New Migraine

Record a new migraine at the time the shortcut runs. Includes optional variables you can set each time or default to your preferred value.

Variable Name	Type	Default
Pain	Number (1–10)	1
Aura	Boolean (Toggle)	Off/False
Notes	Text	Blank

End Migraine

Ends the current Migraine, if one is running. If no attack is running nothing will happen. Sets the end time at the time the shortcut is run.

This shortcut doesn’t take any variables.

Check for Running Attack

This shortcut will, if run by itself or with ‘Show When Run’ is enabled, report what the current attack’s details are, including the duration.

This shortcut isn’t designed to be used to take action on the information about the attack, instead it will return a clean Boolean (True/False) that will let you take further action. For example, if there is a running attack, put the phone on silent.

Returns	Type	Example
True / False	Boolean in Shortcuts	True
Notification	Text notification	The current attack has been running for 8h 40m.

Get Running Attack Details

This shortcut will return details of a current attack that can be used in other shortcuts logic. You can do complex logic like: If the Pain is greater than 5 do something. This is how to get data on your running migraine.

Returns	Type	Example
isActive	Boolean	True if attack running
Start Time	Date	06/02/2026 13:23:00
Pain Level	Number	7
Aura	Boolean	True if aura with attack
Notes	Text	Text from the notes field
Duration	Text	8h 40m
Summary	Text	A natural language report on an attack.

Sample Shortcuts

Migraine and Email

Need to email someone and record a migraine? Use this shortcut to email your chosen recipient a standard message saying you won’t be into work. Set up to use Apple’s Mail.app, this shortcut can be modified with your email client of choice.

End a Migraine Attack and Share the News

Tell someone every time your attack ends. Helpful for keeping the important people in your life in the loop!