After a lot of trial and error, I finally got from ChatGPT (v5) a fully working, exportable Keyboard Maestro macro that I can import into my library without edits.
I wanted to automate a workflow for generating a customized AI prompt to summarize Zoom meeting transcripts and this could be used for any Keyboard Maestro macros feeding Prompts into ChatGPT.
Early attempts failed because ChatGPT didn’t replicate Keyboard Maestro’s exact internal schema for actions like Prompt For User Input, Set Variable to Text, and others. The macro files wouldn’t import.
The fix was simple but important: I exported small reference macros from my own Keyboard Maestro setup (that ChatGPT asked for which was new) that contained the specific actions I needed (e.g., prompt fields, clipboard actions, URL opens, app activation, command keystrokes). By sharing those with ChatGPT, it was able to read the structure and generate a .kmmacros file that:
- Prompts for meeting date and the transcript (a Zoom Summary in my case that I wanted edited)
- Assembles the full AI prompt text and my supplied text
- Copies the prompt to the clipboard
- Opens ChatGPT desktop app, pastes, and submits automatically
- It gave option for going the ChatGPT website route and I prefer the desktop app
The final file imported cleanly and works perfectly — zero manual edits required.
Tip: If you’re using ChatGPT to build macros, always provide it with small example exports of the actions you want. That way, the generated macros match Keyboard Maestro’s format exactly and import without errors.
Here the ChatGPT generated macro I was able to import. The pauses needed adjusting and the pause until action was my 2 cents.
A simple macro with limited actions and a step forward in getting ChatGPT to work with Keyboard Maestro.
