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Implement Apple HomeKit's Garage Door Opener service for an accessory

Obtain a Music User Token via MusicKit JS or MusicKit on Apple platforms and use it alongside a developer token to read a signed-in user's Apple Music library

Create a playlist in a signed-in user's Apple Music library and add catalog tracks to it via the Apple Music API

Fetch Apple Music catalog charts for a given storefront, including daily global top charts and city charts playlists

Call Objective-C Foundation/AppKit APIs directly from a JavaScript for Automation (JXA) script via osascript's built-in ObjC bridge

Inspect an application's AppleScript scripting dictionary and decompile a saved compiled script back to readable source

Capture and filter macOS system log output from a script using log show and log stream for automation diagnostics

Schedule a Mac to wake or sleep automatically on a recurring daily/weekly schedule using pmset

Request the correct CarPlay entitlement for a navigation or EV-charging app and design its template hierarchy within Apple's depth limits

Script a native macOS app with JavaScript for Automation (JXA) instead of AppleScript

Handle macOS TCC Accessibility permission grants and failures when driving other apps' UI via the AXUIElement API

Implement Apple's LL-HLS compliance requirements for EXT-X-PRELOAD-HINT and EXT-X-RENDITION-REPORT across all sibling renditions

Batch-process files in Finder using AppleScript's Finder dictionary or the macOS Shortcuts app, invoked non-interactively from the command line

Implement multi-CDN steering for an HLS stream using a steering manifest

Grant a third-party automation tool Accessibility permission to read/control other apps' UI via AXUIElement

Verify a mobile driver's license via Apple's ProximityReader Verifier API per ISO/IEC 18013-5

Implement Apple Pay merchant validation and decrypt the resulting payment token server-side

handle macOS TCC Automation (AppleEvents) permission prompts and reset authorization state when scripting cross-app control via osascript

schedule recurring macOS sleep/wake/power-on/shutdown events from a script using pmset repeat and schedule

script codesign, spctl, and notarytool checks to validate a macOS binary is signed, hardened, and notarized in a CI pipeline

script macOS preference domain reads/writes with defaults(1) and force cfprefsd to reload its in-memory cache

modernize macOS launchd job management by replacing launchctl load/unload with bootstrap/bootout and print for domain-target introspection

Insert dynamic ad breaks into an HLS stream using Apple HLS Interstitials

Set up an Apple FairPlay Streaming certificate for DRM-protected HLS playback

Request the CarPlay app entitlement and build a template-based CarPlay app using Apple's supported categories.

Complete Apple Pay web merchant domain verification via the well-known association file

Validate Apple App Store in-app purchase receipts and handle server-to-server notifications (App Store Server Notifications V2)

Decrypt an Apple Pay payment token and extract the DPAN and cryptogram for authorization

Automate macOS native applications using AppleScript and System Events

Manipulate nested plist structures (arrays and dictionaries) from shell scripts using PlistBuddy

Integrate Apple passkeys platform authenticator with enterprise managed-device attestation

Send macOS user notifications and display modal dialogs from shell scripts using osascript

Control macOS GUI applications (Finder, Mail, Safari) via JavaScript for Automation (JXA) with osascript

Create a launchd user agent on macOS that runs a script on a recurring calendar schedule

Create a launchd system daemon on macOS that runs as root and restarts automatically on failure

Read, write, and delete macOS user preferences using the defaults command-line tool

Implement Apple App Attest key generation and server-side attestation verification

Read and update per-device fraud state bits using Apple DeviceCheck API

Verify Apple App Attest assertions for ongoing request authentication on server

Configure LL-HLS (Low-Latency HLS) partial segments and blocking playlist reload

Generate an Apple Music API developer token (JWT) and search the catalog

Use operating system accessibility tree APIs (AX APIs) to build resilient desktop UI automation that survives visual changes

Automate macOS applications using AppleScript via osascript from the command line or scripts