What problem does it solve?
This Skill helps users find local points of interest like restaurants, cafes, and more by leveraging the Google Places API through a local proxy, making location-based searches efficient and structured.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Location Resolution: Accurately identifies and resolves user-provided location descriptions (e.g., "Soho, London") into precise coordinates.
- Place Searching: Finds places based on queries, with options to filter by type, opening hours, rating, and price level, all within a specified radius.
- Place Details Retrieval: Fetches comprehensive information about a specific place, including address, phone number, and website.
- Use Case: A user asks, "Find a highly-rated, open Italian restaurant near me." The skill first resolves "near me" to a specific location, then searches for Italian restaurants matching the criteria, and finally presents the results.
Quick Start
Use the local-places skill to search for a coffee shop near the coordinates 51.5137, -0.1366.