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What is siriactionsd on Mac?

By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed

Runs and syncs your Shortcuts, plus related Shortcuts tasks.

siriactionsd coordinates running and syncing shortcuts created in the Shortcuts app, among other Shortcuts-related tasks. It's busy when shortcuts run or sync, and idle otherwise.

Category
Apple service
Made by
Apple
Safe to quit:
With care

Shown in Activity Monitor as siriactionsd

Why is siriactionsd using so much CPU or memory?

  • A shortcut or automation running, especially a long or looping one
  • Syncing shortcuts via iCloud

What to do

  1. 1Check the Shortcuts app for running shortcuts or automations
  2. 2Stop or edit a shortcut that loops
  3. 3Restart your Mac

Safe to quit? With care.

macOS relaunches it; a running shortcut will stop.

Related processes

Part of the Taskglass Process Library

See it live in Taskglass.

Taskglass shows what siriactionsd is doing on your Mac right now, explains it in plain English, and tells you if it's safe. It does the same for 213 other processes.