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Command reference

One-character commands for the bandwidth that's left.

Type plain English and Deadzone figures it out. But when every byte matters — a one-bar SMS, an inReach with a small keyboard — prefix commands skip the parser and go straight to the data source. All 19 below, with examples.

19 COMMANDS 22 DATA TOOLS 140-CHAR SMS CEILING NO PREFIX REQUIRED

Outdoor intel

10 commands
abc

Natural language

No prefix needed. Type a question the way you'd ask a guide.

Is the road into stanley plowed yet?
Hwy 21 open Lowman→Stanley as of Tue. ITD road report no closures. SH-75 also open. Source: ITD 511.
!w

Weather

Point forecast from NWS (US) or Open-Meteo (international). Includes aviation METAR/TAF when an ICAO code is in the query.

!w Stanley ID
Now 47°F clear. Tonight lo 28. Sat hi 58, 40% PM, gusts 22 SW. NWS Boise.
!r

Route

Driving directions, distance, and ETA. Surfaces border wait times when the route crosses CBP.

!r Boise to Stanley
131mi via SH-21 N. ETA 2h 50min. Road open. No closures. Last fuel: Lowman.
!t

Trail

Trail conditions, recreation areas, and campsite availability nearby.

!t Sawtooth Lake
5.3mi out. 1700ft gain. From Iron Cr TH. Snow above 8400ft per recent reports. Permit-free.
!f

Facilities

Gas, lodging, food, and services near a location. Medical-keyword queries also pull hospital data.

!f gas near Stanley ID
Mountain Village Mercantile (0.3mi, gas/diesel). Stanley Pioneer Mkt (0.4mi, gas). Both open daily 6a–9p.
!a

Alerts

Active NWS alerts and InciWeb wildfire incidents in the area.

!a Stanley ID
Red Flag Warning until 9pm: gusts 30+, RH below 12%. Wapiti Fire 6mi NE, 87% contained.
!p

Tides & rivers

NOAA tides for coastal stations, USGS river gauges inland.

!p Salmon River at Stanley
Now 412 cfs, 3.1ft. Yest 398 cfs. Rising. USGS 13295000.
!q

Air quality

EPA AirNow AQI with category, dominant pollutant, and outlook.

!q Boise ID
AQI 38 (good). PM2.5 dominant. No advisories. Improving overnight.
!d

Sun & moon

Sunrise, sunset, twilight, moonrise, moonset, and phase. USNO data with local timezone resolved.

!d Stanley ID
Sunrise 5:42a, set 9:14p. Civil twilight ends 9:48p. Moon waxing 78%, sets 2:18a.
!b

Wildlife

NPS wildlife alerts, recent encounters, and hazard advisories.

!b Yellowstone
Grizzly activity Lamar Valley (carry spray). Bison on road advisory Hayden Valley. No wolf closures.

Emergency & utility

5 commands
!e

Emergency

First-aid protocol lookup (22 protocols, no signal required) plus nearest hospital when location is known.

!e snakebite
Keep still, calm. Remove rings/watches. Mark bite edge w/ time. Splint loosely. Hospital: St Luke's Boise (132mi).
!g

Elevation

Elevation at a coordinate or named place, from USGS EPQS.

!g Stanley ID
6,260 ft (1,908 m). USGS EPQS.
!u

Convert

Unit conversion — distance, weight, temperature, volume, currency.

!u 8 mi to km
8 mi = 12.87 km.
!m

Math

Calculator and quick computation.

!m 42*1.609 + 5
72.58.
!c

Check in

Marks a waypoint on your active trip and notifies your emergency contacts.

!c Iron Creek TH safe, going in
Check-in logged 9:14a MDT. Contacts notified. Next expected: 6p.

Identify, learn, ask

4 commands
?

Open question

General question routed through the full frontier-AI toolset — web search, data sources, all 22 tools.

? what's the best fly hatch for the salmon river in june
Salmonflies peak mid-late June, big drys (#6–8). Caddis evenings. PMDs starting. Worm imitations effective post-runoff.
!i

Identify

Field ID for plants, animals, tracks, scat, geology — describe what you see.

!i 3-leaf shiny plant, white berries, woodland edge
Likely poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans). "Leaves of three, let it be." White berries in fall. Don't touch.
!n

News

Current news on a topic. Web search powered, sources cited.

!n wildfire idaho
Wapiti Fire 87% contained per InciWeb 5/12. Two new starts in Boise NF, both held under 10 acres. ID-IDC.
!s

Sports

Scores, schedules, standings.

!s mariners
SEA 4, OAK 2 (final). 24-19. Next: Fri vs TEX 7:10p PT.

Notes for the field

  • Locations can be place names (Stanley ID), ZIP codes (83278), or coordinates (44.21,-114.93).
  • Commands are case-insensitive. !W and !w both work.
  • You can chain location across commands in the same conversation — Deadzone remembers context.
  • If you're on a satellite device with character limits, replies stay under one SMS segment whenever possible.
  • Help is always one command away: send !h for the quick reference, or !h <cmd> for help on a specific command.
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