Tourist Guide
Ask LM Mini for a walking tour, restaurant picks, or cultural tips for any city — combine with Search with LM Mini for live opening hours when online.
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, tourist guide"
Run once after installing, then Siri learns this phrase.
How the shortcut works
- Dictate your destination and interests (food, museums, nature).
- LM Mini generates a half-day or full-day itinerary.
- Optional: run Search with LM Mini for current hours and events.
- Save itinerary to Notes for offline reference.
Key features
- Offline itinerary generation on-device
- Combine with web search for live data when connected
- Multi-language support via Translate shortcut
- Works on airplane mode with downloaded models
Recommended models
Qwen 3 4B for general travel knowledge
Qwen 3 8B (MLX) or Search with LM Mini for live lookups
On-device, the free plan includes four starter models (Qwen 3 1.7B, Llama 3.2 1B, Gemma 3 1B, DeepSeek R1 Distill 1.5B). The 3B+ and MLX picks above need LM Mini Pro — or run them free in LM Studio or Ollama on your computer. 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
- Dictate Text: city name and interests.
- Ask LM Mini: You are a local tour guide. Create a walking itinerary with 5 stops, food suggestions, and cultural tips. Destination:
- For live data, chain Search with LM Mini afterward.
URL scheme (power users)
Add an Open URLs action in Shortcuts.app:
lmmini://shortcut/ask?prompt=Tourist%20guide%20itinerary&onDevice=1Need LM Mini? Free on iPhone, iPad, Android, and Mac — starter on-device models, LM Studio and Ollama on your Wi‑Fi, voice, and more.
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