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# Shortcut
Spike's Shortcut integration creates stories from incidents. Stories cover follow-up work like root cause analysis or longer-term fixes that go beyond immediate incident response.
## How to set up
Go to [Integrations](https://app.spike.sh/integrations) and find the **Shortcut** integration. Click **Connect** and enter your Shortcut API key. Spike validates the key and completes the connection.
Shortcut setup in Integrations.
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Once set up, every team member in your account can create stories in Shortcut from Spike. Spike does not read any data from your Shortcut account.
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## How to create a story
Open the incident details page and use the actions section to create a Shortcut story.
Create a story from the incident details page.
You can pre-configure story details before sending to Shortcut.
Pre-configure story details.
## Automate with Playbooks
Use [Playbooks](/playbooks/introduction-to-playbooks.md) to automate creating Shortcut stories. For example, create a story automatically for every new incident with a specific title or on a specific service.
Automate Shortcut stories with Playbooks.
Team members with the right permissions can also run the Playbook manually.