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disable.md

Tired of seeing “Ask Siri” on every menu? Here's how to disable it.

In macOS 27, after enabling Siri AI, all context menus include a persistent “Ask Siri” context menu item. Turns out you can actually disable it without turning off Siri AI.

To disable, run the following commands in the Terminal app:

codes=(soft apwn exit loca lock logo rlgo rcnt rrst rest rsdn shut slep spro syss)
args=(-int 0)

for code in "${codes[@]}"; do
  hex=$(printf %s "$code" | xxd -p -u)
  args+=(-int "$((16#$hex))")
done

defaults write -g NSAppleMenuAllowedItems -array "${args[@]}"

and give your Mac a restart.

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NSAppleMenuAllowedItems controls which items are visible in the  menu. For some reason, Apple decided that macOS shouldn't insert “Ask Siri” whenever the filter is active, even if nothing is actually disabled.

The command allowlists all  menu items. It doesn't include "abtm" (About This Mac) because it is unconditionally visible in the current code.

Re-enable with: defaults delete -g NSAppleMenuAllowedItems