Using Automator with Camouflage

Hi, I am trying to find out if Automator can help me activate and deactivate Camouflage, but I cannot find a way to do it. Is it possible for it to do so and how should I do it? I also have set the hotkey for it to CmdOpt+ConH, is it possible for Automator to "press" keys then?
I also don't mind using AppleScript. Thanks!

apple script can press keys and hence so can automator via "run apple script" action. I don't know what Camouflage is but apple script to press
CmdOpt+ConH would be
tell application "system events"
keystroke "h" using {command down, control down, option down}
end tell
inside a automator action that would be
on run {input, parameters}
tell application "system events"
keystroke "h" using {command down, control down, option down}
end tell
end run
can't say anything beyond that.

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