I am used to Linux environments but I have to use a Mac for work. Now I am wondering why it seems to be impossible to open new workspaces in OSX without using the mouse.

I know how to switch between them or move windows in different workspaces, when they are already open, but there seems no way to open or close a workspace just by keyboard shortcuts. I am already using Amethyst but it seems not to help with this problem.

I already tried using an AppleScript, that I found in another thread. But it doesn't work since, Mission Control is not available as an application in the current OSX.

User
tell application "System Events"
 do shell script "/Applications/Mission\\ Control.app/Contents/MacOS/Mission\\ Control"
 tell process "Dock"
 set countDesktops to count buttons of list 1 of group 1
 --new desktop
 click button 1 of group 1
 --switch to new desktop
 repeat until (count buttons of list 1 of group 1) = (countDesktops + 1)
 end repeat
 click button (countDesktops + 1) of list 1 of group 1
 end tell
end tell

I asked ChatGPT to adjust it and this came out:

tell application "System Events"
 -- This would be where you'd simulate opening Mission Control, 
 -- but since we can't directly do "Control + Up Arrow", we might consider other methods 
 -- or manual activation before running the script.
 tell process "Dock"
 set countDesktops to count buttons of list 1 of group 1
 -- Assuming Mission Control is already open, attempt to create a new desktop
 click button 1 of group 1
 delay 1 -- Wait for the animation to complete; adjust delay as necessary
 -- Attempt to switch to the new desktop, assuming it's been created
 set newCountDesktops to count buttons of list 1 of group 1
 if newCountDesktops > countDesktops then
 click button newCountDesktops of list 1 of group 1
 end if
 end tell
end tell

I saved it as an AppleScript in Automator and assigned a hotkey to it. When I now open mission control manually and press my assigned hotkeys, nothing happens.

How may I debug this script or otherwise solve the main problem ?

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