Apple Intelligence Extension Attribute

Yet another Jamf Pro Extension Attribute which returns the status of Apple Intelligence

Background

After several pre-macOS 15.1 Apple Intelligence-related direct messages with Bob Gendler on the Mac Admins Slack, I was excited to read the official, well-timed Raising Your IQ on Apple Intelligence post.

Now, naturally, we’re curious to identify which of our opt-in Beta Testers has enabled Apple Intelligence.

Update: Behavior changes starting with macOS 15.3 (24D60)

For users new or upgrading to macOS [15.3], Apple Intelligence will be enabled automatically during Mac onboarding.

Source: macOS Sequoia 15.3 RC Release Notes

For those wishing to prevent this behavior, disabling the Intelligence pane in Setup Assistant may prove helpful:

com.apple.SetupAssistant.managed

<dict>
  <key>SkipSetupItems</key>
    <array>
      <string>Intelligence</string> 
    </array>
</dict>

Extension Attribute

The following script returns the status of Apple Intelligence for macOS 15.1 (and later):

• Pre-macOS 15.1
  • Not Applicable; macOS ${osVersion}
• macOS 15.1 (and later)
  • Not Configured
  • Enabled (no Apple Account)
  • Apple Account Enabled

#!/usr/bin/env zsh
##################################################################################
# A script to collect the status of Apple Intelligence for macOS 15 (and later). #
#                                                                                #
# Possible results:                                                              #
#   • Pre-macOS 15.1                                                             #
#       • Not Applicable; macOS ${osVersion}                                     #
#   • macOS 15.1 (and later)                                                     #
#       • Not Configured                                                         #
#       • Enabled (no Apple Account)                                             #
#       • Apple Account Enabled                                                  #
#                                                                                #
# Inspired by:                                                                   #
# https://boberito.medium.com/raising-your-iq-on-apple-intelligence-380933894340 #
##################################################################################

autoload is-at-least
RESULT="Not Configured"
osVersion=$( sw_vers -productVersion )

if is-at-least 15.1 $osVersion; then

    lastUser=$( defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist lastUserName )
    testFile="/Users/${lastUser}/Library/Preferences/com.apple.CloudSubscriptionFeatures.optIn.plist"

    if [[ -f "${testFile}" ]] ; then

        mobileMeAccountID=$( /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "print Accounts:0:AccountDSID" "/Users/$lastUser/Library/Preferences/MobileMeAccounts.plist" 2>/dev/null )

        if [[ "${mobileMeAccountID}" == *"File Doesn't Exist"* ]]; then

            value=$( /usr/bin/defaults read "/Users/$lastUser/Library/Preferences/com.apple.CloudSubscriptionFeatures.optIn.plist" device 2>/dev/null )

            if [[ "${value}" == "1" ]]; then
                RESULT="Enabled (no Apple Account)"
            else
                RESULT="Disabled"
            fi

        else
        
            value=$( /usr/bin/defaults read "/Users/$lastUser/Library/Preferences/com.apple.CloudSubscriptionFeatures.optIn.plist" "$mobileMeAccountID" 2>/dev/null )

            if [[ "${value}" == "1" ]]; then
                RESULT="Apple Account Enabled"
            else
                RESULT="Disabled"
            fi

        fi

    fi

else

    RESULT="Not Applicable; macOS ${osVersion}"

fi

/bin/echo "<result>$RESULT</result>"

Update: 04-Dec-2024

Detecting Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT Integration Status by Joel Bruner