§ Macros
Dictation macros
Speak a trigger phrase mid-dictation; Dettivo runs the mapped action. Insert text, run an allowlisted app command, or run an allowlisted shell command. Three safety policies (Always confirm, First-use confirm, Auto-allow after opt-in). Every run audited.
Who this is for
Power users who want to drive their Mac from the keyboard end to end. Developers who script deploys, ops engineers who run runbooks, writers who insert long boilerplate.
Three action types
Insert text
Same shape as a snippet but triggered from inside dictation. Variables supported.
App command
Run an allowlisted command in a target app. Allowlist managed in Settings.
Shell command
Run an allowlisted shell command. Args + working directory configurable. Allowlist required.
Macro settings
Settings › Automations › Macros
- Enable dictation macros
- Master switch.
- App commands allowlist
- Explicit list of allowed app commands. Non-allowlisted attempts are blocked + logged.
- Shell commands allowlist
- Explicit list. Each entry is a fully qualified command.
- Per-macro safety policy
- Always confirm, First-use confirm, or Auto-allow after opt-in.
- Macro Audit log
- Every trigger detect, run start, run complete, blocked, failed, cancelled, dropped event.
Completion notice
After Enhanced dictation, the completion notice shows what ran: "Context: Ready · Polish: applied · Automation: deploy.sh". You always know what fired.
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