Siri Shortcuts
Ten built-in Siri intents let you manage your calendar, notes, contacts, and reminders — without opening the app.
Available Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Example phrase | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Talk to LucidPal | "Hey Siri, Talk to LucidPal" | Opens the app and starts voice input immediately |
| Ask LucidPal | "Ask LucidPal what's on my schedule" | Opens the app and sends your question |
| Check My Calendar | "Check my LucidPal calendar" | Shows today's events |
| Add Calendar Event | "Add dentist to LucidPal" | Starts an event creation |
| Find Free Time | "Find free time in LucidPal" | Finds a free 1-hour slot today |
| Delete Calendar Event | "Delete event in LucidPal" | Searches for an event, shows preview, deletes after confirmation |
| Undo Last Action | "Undo my last LucidPal action" | Reverses the most recent calendar action (create, delete, update, or reschedule) — whether done via Siri or inside the app |
| Save Note | "Save note to LucidPal" | Saves a titled note — runs without opening the app |
| Find Contact | "Find contact in LucidPal" | Looks up a contact's phone and email — runs without opening the app |
| Set Reminder | "Set reminder in LucidPal" | Schedules a local notification — runs without opening the app |
Background Shortcuts
Five intents run entirely in the background — they never open LucidPal:
| Intent | What it does |
|---|---|
| Save Note | Saves a titled note — runs without opening the app |
| Find Contact | Looks up a contact's phone and email — runs without opening the app |
| Set Reminder | Schedules a local notification — runs without opening the app |
| Delete Calendar Event | Searches for an event and deletes it after confirmation — runs without opening the app |
Setting Up Siri Shortcuts
On iOS 16.4 and later, shortcuts are suggested automatically after you use LucidPal a few times. On earlier versions:
- Open the Shortcuts app — find it on your Home Screen or search in Spotlight.
- Tap the + button — create a new shortcut.
- Search for LucidPal — all LucidPal intents appear in the app actions list.
- Add a Siri phrase — tap Add to Siri and record your preferred trigger phrase.
How It Works
Because LucidPal runs AI on-device, Siri can't process your request directly. Instead:
- You say your phrase — Siri confirms with a brief spoken reply (e.g. "Let me check your calendar.")
- LucidPal opens in the foreground.
- Your request is automatically sent to the AI — no typing required.
- The response appears in a new conversation.
Examples
Starting a voice conversation:
"Hey Siri, Talk to LucidPal"
LucidPal opens and immediately starts listening. Speak your request naturally — no need to tap anything.
Checking your day:
"Hey Siri, check my LucidPal calendar"
Siri replies: "Let me check your calendar." LucidPal opens and immediately shows today's events.
Adding an event by voice:
"Hey Siri, add dentist to LucidPal"
Siri asks: "What would you like to add to your calendar?" You say: "Dentist appointment Friday at 10am" LucidPal opens and shows a preview card ready to confirm.
Finding a meeting slot:
"Hey Siri, find free time in LucidPal"
LucidPal opens and searches for the next free 1-hour slot today.
Deleting an event by voice:
"Hey Siri, delete event in LucidPal"
Siri replies: "Which event would you like to delete?" You say: "Team standup tomorrow" LucidPal shows a preview card of the matching event and asks you to confirm before deleting.
Undoing your last action:
"Hey Siri, undo my last LucidPal action"
LucidPal looks at what you did most recently — inside the app or via Siri — and reverses it:
| Last action | What happens |
|---|---|
| Delete event | Restores the deleted event to your calendar |
| Create event | Deletes the newly created event |
| Update / reschedule event | Undo not yet supported for edits — LucidPal tells you this |
| Nothing recorded | LucidPal says there is nothing to undo |
Event Preview Card
When a Siri shortcut returns a calendar event (e.g. Add Calendar Event, Delete Calendar Event, Check My Calendar), LucidPal displays an Event Preview Card in the conversation thread.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Date badge | Abbreviated month (e.g. "APR") with day number — red header for active, grey for deleted |
| Title | Event name, truncated to one line |
| Time range | Start and end time, or "All day" |
| Calendar name | The calendar the event belongs to |
| Deleted state | Title struck-through, grey badge, reduced opacity, green checkmark confirms deletion |
Tips
- Shortcuts work on iPhone, iPad, HomePod, AirPods, Apple Watch, and CarPlay.
- You can customize the trigger phrase to anything you like in the Shortcuts app.
- The Add Calendar Event shortcut lets you dictate the full event detail in one sentence.
- The Delete Calendar Event shortcut also responds to "Delete a LucidPal event", "Remove event from LucidPal", and "Delete my LucidPal event".
- The Undo Last Action shortcut also responds to "Undo what I just did in LucidPal", "Undo last LucidPal change", "Restore deleted event in LucidPal", and "Undo LucidPal deletion".
- Set Reminder creates a local notification. For conversational reminders via AI, ask LucidPal directly in chat — it can set reminders with natural language understanding.