Onboard Siri AI Agent with Apple Shortcuts powered voice template

This template demonstrates how to trigger an AI Agent with Siri and Apple Shortcuts, providing a simple framework for creating voice-activated workflows in rantir. It’s easy to customize—just add app nodes before the AI Agent step to pass additional context, or modify the Apple Shortcut to send inputs such as text, geolocation, images, or files.

Setup

Basic instructions are included in the template.

Requirements

 
• rantir account (cloud or self-hosted)
 
• Apple Shortcuts app on iOS or macOS with Dictation ("Siri") enabled. Download the Shortcuts template here.

Key Features

 
• Voice-Controlled AI: Trigger the AI Agent through Siri for real-time, voice-based responses.
 
• Customizable Inputs: Modify the Apple Shortcut to send text, images, geolocation data, and more.
 
• Flexible Outputs: Siri can relay the AI’s response as text or files, or it can trigger CRUD actions in other connected apps.
 
• Context-Aware: Automatically passes the current date and time to the AI Agent, with easy options to add more data.

How It Works

 
1. Activate Siri and make your request.
 
2. Siri transcribes the request and sends it to the rantir workflow through Apple Shortcuts.
 
3. AI Agent processes the request and generates a response.
 
4. Siri reads the response, or the workflow can deliver additional outputs like location data, files, or trigger CRUD actions in apps.

Inspiration: Custom Use Cases

Customize this template to suit your needs:

 
• Capture Business Cards: Snap a photo of a business card and add a voice note. Have the AI Agent draft a follow-up email in Gmail, ready to send.
 
• Voice-to-Task Automation: Dictate a new task, and the workflow will add it to a Notion task board.
 
• Business English on the Fly: Convert casual speech into polished business language, then save it directly to your pasteboard, ready to paste anywhere. For example, "It's late because of you" becomes "There has been a delay, and I believe your input may have contributed to it."