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    Run workflows in Workflow app from your Mac

Choose your workflow from a list, pass some input, hit OK.

You'll get a push notification from Pushbullet on your iOS device.

It will run the specified workflow with your input when opened.
Instructions:

Create a Pushbullet account
Get an API Access Token
Download the Pushbullet iOS app
Create a workflow in Workflow app to test the script - you can use this one
Replace workflow names in choose from list
Replace <your-access-token> with your token
Run the script to test it
Save the script and bind it to a keyboard shortcut for easy access
Success!

What can you do with it?

Use your imagination.
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If you have got another idea for send as push notification with link - let me know - @melangue

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## run_workflow_w_input.scpt
# Run workflows in Workflow app from your Mac
# 19-07-2017 @melangue

# Pushbullet Access Token
set theToken to "<your-acces-token>" as text

# Workflow names
set workflowname to (choose from list {"Test", "Test2", "Test3"} with title "Workflow:" default items {"Test"}) as text
if result is "false" then return

# Input
set input to text returned of (display dialog "Input:" buttons {"Cancel", "OK"} default button 2 default answer "" with icon 1)

# URL-encode the workflow name
set encodedWorkflow to do shell script ¬
	"perl -MURI::Escape -lne 'print uri_escape($_)' <<<" & quoted form of workflowname

# URL-encode the input
set inputWorkflow to do shell script ¬
	"perl -MURI::Escape -lne 'print uri_escape($_)' <<<" & quoted form of input

# Create the link for Workflow
set theURL to "workflow://run-workflow?name=" & encodedWorkflow & "&input=text&text=" & inputWorkflow

# Send the link via Pushbullet
do shell script "curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Access-Token: " & theToken & "' -X POST -d '{\"type\":\"link\",\"url\":\"" & theURL & "\"}' https://api.pushbullet.com/v2/pushes"
	# Run workflows in Workflow app from your Mac
	# 19-07-2017 @melangue

	# Pushbullet Access Token
	set theToken to "<your-acces-token>" as text

	# Workflow names
	set workflowname to (choose from list {"Test", "Test2", "Test3"} with title "Workflow:" default items {"Test"}) as text
	if result is "false" then return

	# Input
	set input to text returned of (display dialog "Input:" buttons {"Cancel", "OK"} default button 2 default answer "" with icon 1)

	# URL-encode the workflow name
	set encodedWorkflow to do shell script ¬
	"perl -MURI::Escape -lne 'print uri_escape($_)' <<<" & quoted form of workflowname

	# URL-encode the input
	set inputWorkflow to do shell script ¬
	"perl -MURI::Escape -lne 'print uri_escape($_)' <<<" & quoted form of input

	# Create the link for Workflow
	set theURL to "workflow://run-workflow?name=" & encodedWorkflow & "&input=text&text=" & inputWorkflow

	# Send the link via Pushbullet
	do shell script "curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Access-Token: " & theToken & "' -X POST -d '{\"type\":\"link\",\"url\":\"" & theURL & "\"}' https://api.pushbullet.com/v2/pushes"