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📞 Call LM Mini (CallKit)

Start a CallKit voice call with LM Mini — keep talking with the screen off, like a phone call with your local AI.

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, call LM Mini"

Run once after installing, then Siri learns this phrase.

How the shortcut works

Run the shortcut.
CallKit UI appears — LM Mini voice session starts.
Talk with screen off or while using other apps.
End call like any phone call.

Key features

CallKit integration — feels like a real call
Background audio — screen can lock
onDevice=1 for fully local calls
Optional opening prompt via URL scheme

Recommended models

iPhone / iPad

On-device Llama 3.2 3B or cloud provider

iPad Pro / Mac (MLX & LM Studio)

iPhone-focused — CallKit on iPad where supported

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 Start Voice Chat with LM Mini.
Enable Call Mode in action settings.
Or use Open URLs: lmmini://shortcut/voice?callMode=1

URL scheme (power users)

Add an Open URLs action in Shortcuts.app:

lmmini://shortcut/voice?callMode=1&onDevice=1

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

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