local-places

To resolve natural-language place queries into structured search results, you provide a vague place name or location to the Skill, which then resolves the area and searches Google Places to return concrete map results with filtering options.

The best way to find nearby restaurants and cafes is to specify your desired place type and apply search filters like open now, rating, price level, and proximity bias to retrieve a ranked shortlist from Google Places.

Yes, you can retrieve detailed information for a selected place. The Skill performs a place details lookup to fetch richer data including address, phone number, website, operating hours, and current business status.

Yes, you need a local Google Places API proxy with API-key authentication. The Skill requires this setup to validate search parameters, apply field masks, handle pagination, and parse structured responses for location resolution.

Location resolution for ambiguous searches works by converting user-provided place names or vague neighborhoods into concrete map results before searching, ensuring accurate nearby place discovery and filtered local venue rankings.