Install and connect
Yaffi needs permission to read and edit your Apple Reminders. The first time you open the app, grant Reminders access when asked — without it, Yaffi can't see anything.
Set up the Shortcut
iOS doesn't let apps run continuously in the background, so Yaffi relies on the Shortcuts app to wake it up. During onboarding, Yaffi installs a small ready-made Shortcut and helps you attach automations to it — for example, running it a few times a day, or triggering it whenever the Reminders app closes. These automations are what actually bring your reminders into Yaffi; without at least one, syncing only happens when you open the app yourself.
Optional: tidy up what you already have
Onboarding also offers a one-time, free tidy-up of up to 10 of your most recent existing reminders, so you don't start with an empty timeline.
Just keep adding reminders as usual
Once set up, add reminders however you normally would — Siri, Apple Watch, CarPlay, or typing directly into Reminders. Yaffi catches all of them on the next sync. Every sync does a full diff against what it last saw, so nothing slips through, even if several reminders piled up between syncs.
Typical delay from creating a reminder to seeing it enriched is a few minutes, not seconds. If you don't want to wait for the next automation, open the app and tap Run Now. Every new reminder shows up in the timeline immediately as a loading card, so you always know something is in progress.
See How Enrichment Works for what happens next.