Codex struggled for 3 hours on Shortcuts; Worker solved it in 5
banteg · x · 2026-08-31
The author tasked Codex with creating an Apple Shortcut to convert Google Maps links to Organic Maps coordinates. Due to Google's hostile link format (short links requiring server expansion, ambiguous Plus Codes) and the inefficiency of Apple Shortcuts' visual programming UI, the AI struggled for 3 hours.
The author eventually pivoted to a Cloudflare Worker to resolve share links into exact coordinates, paired with a minimal two-line Shortcut. This solution worked perfectly in just 5 minutes, highlighting the inefficiency of AI navigating visual programming blocks compared to writing raw code.
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