Ask Minis what's around you — it scans real nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices via the native framework and returns a ranked signal-strength table, no separate BLE scanner app needed.
Diagnosing what Bluetooth devices are nearby (for troubleshooting HomeKit sensors, checking if AirPods are close by, spotting unknown/unnamed devices) normally requires a dedicated BLE scanner app — not something available inside a general-purpose assistant.
Minis calls the native Bluetooth CLI to run a timed BLE scan, returning every discoverable peripheral with its RSSI (signal strength), advertised services, and name (when broadcast). It renders the raw scan as a clean, sorted "Device / Signal" table and separately calls out how many unnamed/anonymous devices were also detected.
None (built-in). Uses Minis' native apple-bluetooth CLI directly.
- Ask Minis to scan for nearby Bluetooth devices.
- Grant the native Bluetooth permission prompt the first time.
- Review the ranked device/signal table.
Scan for nearby Bluetooth LE devices and tell me what's around, ranked by signal strength.
Found 28 BLE devices. Strongest named devices nearby:
Device Signal UltraTicci −38 dBm M5 Pro −52 dBm MBP −54 dBm Aqara camera −54 dBm ... ... Also detected 12 unnamed devices.
- Grant the native Bluetooth permission prompt ("Allow Minis to find Bluetooth devices?")
- Bluetooth enabled on the device
- Useful for quick troubleshooting: "is my Aqara sensor even broadcasting right now?"
- Ask Minis to repeat the scan periodically and diff the results to spot devices that come and go (e.g. someone else's phone passing by).
Sourced from: Open Minis Is the iOS Agent I Wish Siri AI Could Be by Federico Viticci, MacStories (2026-07-20).
2026-07