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You’ll land on Shortcuts → Shortcuts (yes, that’s the name now).

Tap + (top right)

Tap New Shortcut

===== Tap the name at the top → rename to: =====

OPM Status Watch

Tap Done

===== Tap Add Action =====

You’ll see a big search box at the bottom.

Type:

<syntaxhighlight>Get Contents of URL

</syntaxhighlight>

Tap Get Contents of URL

Now configure it:
* URL → paste: ``<code> https://www.opm.gov/rss/operatingstatus.atom <syntaxhighlight>- Method → GET (If you don’t see Method, tap Show More)

Leave everything else alone.

===== Tap Add Action =====

Search:

</syntaxhighlight>
Get Text from Input

<syntaxhighlight>
Tap Get Text from Input

You should now see:

: 

Good. Don’t change it.

===== Tap Add Action =====

Search:

</syntaxhighlight>
Get File

<syntaxhighlight>
Tap Get File

Configure it:
* File Path → tap and type: </syntaxhighlight> opm_last_status.txt <syntaxhighlight>- Location → Shortcuts
* Ask Where to Save → OFF
* If File Doesn’t Exist → Continue Shortcut

⚠️ That last option matters. The file won’t exist the first time.

===== Tap Add Action =====

Search:

</syntaxhighlight>
If

<syntaxhighlight>
Tap If

Now configure the condition:
* Left side: Text
* Middle: is not
* Right side: File

It should read like:

: 

=== Everything from here goes inside the If block. ===

===== Under the blue If section, tap Add Action =====

Search:

</syntaxhighlight>
Show Notification

<syntaxhighlight>
Tap it.

Fill in:
* Title: </syntaxhighlight> OPM Operating Status Changed <syntaxhighlight>- Body: </syntaxhighlight> Tap to check the new DC-area operating status. <syntaxhighlight>
Leave “Play Sound” ON.

===== Still inside the If block, tap Add Action =====

Search:

</syntaxhighlight>
Save File

<syntaxhighlight>
Tap Save File

Configure:
* Input → Text
* File Path: </syntaxhighlight> opm_last_status.txt </code>``
* Location → Shortcuts
* Overwrite If File Exists → ON

===== You’ll see Otherwise under the If. =====

Leave it empty. That means “do nothing if unchanged.”

===== Your shortcut is built 🎉 =====
Don’t worry if it feels fragile — it’s not.