Apple Shortcut · By LM Mini

🔍 Search with LM Mini

Dictate a query → LM Mini searches the web with your active provider → the answer is read aloud with your TTS voice.

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.

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Siri Phrase

"Hey Siri, search with LM Mini"

Run once after installing, then Siri learns this phrase.

How the shortcut works

Dictate your search query.
LM Mini runs a web_search tool call via Pro Search or SearXNG.
Results are synthesized into a spoken answer.
Answer is copied to clipboard and saved in chat history.

Key features

Real web search — not just model knowledge cutoff
Pro Search (LM Mini Pro) or SearXNG for LM Studio
Spoken answers with your TTS voice
Action Button and Lock Screen friendly

Recommended models

iPhone / iPad

Tool-capable model + Pro Search

iPad Pro / Mac (MLX & LM Studio)

LM Studio with SearXNG or cloud provider with tools

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

Add Dictate Text.
Add Search with LM Mini — pass Dictated Text as Query.
Leave Speak answer aloud enabled.
Name shortcut Search with LM Mini for Siri.

URL scheme (power users)

Add an Open URLs action in Shortcuts.app:

lmmini://shortcut/search?query=latest%20AI%20news&speak=1

Need LM Mini? Free on iOS and Android — on-device GGUF/MLX, LM Studio Connect, voice, and more.

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