Native macOS Text Replacement [adding records]

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As a starter, here a quick script that lets you create a new entry in the macOS text replacements:

use AppleScript version "2.4" -- Yosemite (10.10) or later
use scripting additions

tell application id "com.apple.systempreferences"
  reveal anchor "Text" of pane id "com.apple.preference.keyboard"
  activate
end tell

tell application id "com.apple.systemevents"
  tell application process "System Preferences"
    tell window "Keyboard"
      tell tab group 1
        tell group 1
          tell button 1
            click
          end tell
        end tell
      end tell
    end tell
  end tell
end tell

You can run the script from KM (Execute AppleScript action) or Script Editor, or whatever.

Obviously, there is still work to do (e.g. we have to bring the selected word into the field), but it should give you a rough idea how it can be done.

I don’t have much time at the moment, but probably later today I can complete the script/macro.