Emotional Support AI
A gentle, empathetic listener powered by local AI. Vent, reflect, or talk through a tough day — your words stay on your device. Not a substitute for professional mental health care.
One-tap install
Build the shortcut below (2 minutes), then share to iCloud from Shortcuts.app to enable one-tap install for others. Update website/data/shortcuts.json with your icloudUrl and re-run this generator.
Siri Phrase
"Hey Siri, I need to talk"
Run once after installing, then Siri learns this phrase.
How the shortcut works
- Launch the shortcut when you want to reflect or vent.
- Dictate or type what's on your mind.
- LM Mini responds with empathetic, supportive language.
- Continue the conversation via Voice Chat for back-and-forth.
Key features
- Fully private on-device mode — journal-level confidentiality
- Customize system prompt for tone (supportive, CBT-style, etc.)
- Hand off to Voice Chat for ongoing conversation
- Fork and personalize — not medical advice
Recommended models
Qwen 3 4B or Llama 3.2 3B with temperature 0.7
Qwen 3 8B (MLX) for more nuanced responses
Tune temperature (0.7) and top-p (0.9) in LM Mini → Settings → Model Parameters. See the full on-device model catalog.
Build it in 60 seconds
- Set a persona in LM Mini with an empathetic system prompt.
- Add Start Voice Chat with LM Mini (or Ask LM Mini for one-shot).
- Optional: Ask LM Mini with onDevice=1 and your persona ID via URL scheme.
URL scheme (power users)
Add an Open URLs action in Shortcuts.app:
lmmini://shortcut/voice?onDevice=1&prompt=I%20need%20someone%20to%20listenNeed LM Mini? Free on iOS and Android — on-device GGUF/MLX, LM Studio Connect, voice, and more.
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