meshbot text service
On certain channels, you can use short text commands to get automated text messages sent back to you by direct message (DM).
Try these commands:
- wx: weather forecast
- solar: solar flare data
- moon: moon data
Networking
Command | Description | ✅ Works Off-Grid |
ping, ack | Return data for signal. Example: ping 15 #DrivingI5 (activates auto-ping every 20 seconds for count 15) | ✅ |
cmd | Returns the list of commands (the help message) | ✅ |
history | Returns the last commands run by user(s) | ✅ |
lheard | Returns the last 5 heard nodes with SNR. Can also use sitrep | ✅ |
motd | Displays the message of the day or sets it. Example: motd $New Message Of the day | ✅ |
sysinfo | Returns the bot node telemetry info | ✅ |
test | used to test the limits of data transfer test 4 sends data to the maxBuffer limit (default 220) | ✅ |
whereami | Returns the address of the sender's location if known | |
whoami | Returns details of the node asking, also returned when position exchanged 📍 | ✅ |
whois | Returns details known about node, more data with bbsadmin node | ✅ |
Radio Propagation & Weather Forecasting
Command | Description | |
ea and ealert | Return FEMA iPAWS/EAS alerts in USA or DE Headline or expanded details for USA | |
hfcond | Returns a table of HF solar conditions | |
rlist | Returns a table of nearby repeaters from RepeaterBook | |
riverflow | Return information from NOAA for river flow info. Example: riverflow modules/settings.py | |
solar | Gives an idea of the x-ray flux | |
sun and moon | Return info on rise and set local time | ✅ |
tide | Returns the local tides (NOAA data source) | |
valert | Returns USGS Volcano Data | |
wx | Return local weather forecast, NOAA or Open Meteo (which also has wxc for metric and imperial) | |
wxa and wxalert | Return NOAA alerts. Short title or expanded details | |
mwx | Return the NOAA Coastal Marine Forcast data |
Bulletin Board & Mail
Command | Description | |
bbshelp | Returns the following help message | ✅ |
bbslist | Lists the messages by ID and subject | ✅ |
bbsread | Reads a message. Example: bbsread #1 | ✅ |
bbspost | Posts a message to the public board or sends a DM(Mail) Examples: bbspost $subject #message, bbspost @nodeNumber #message, bbspost @nodeShortName #message | ✅ |
bbsdelete | Deletes a message. Example: bbsdelete #4 | ✅ |
bbsinfo | Provides stats on BBS delivery and messages (sysop) | ✅ |
bbslink | Links Bulletin Messages between BBS Systems | ✅ |
email: | Sends email to address on file for the node or email: bob@test.net # hello from mesh | |
sms: | Send sms-email to multiple address on file | |
setemail | Sets the email for easy communciations | |
setsms | Adds the SMS-Email for quick communications | |
clearsms | Clears all SMS-Emails on file for node |
Data Lookup
Command | Description | |
askai and ask: | Ask Ollama LLM AI for a response. Example: askai what temp do I cook chicken | ✅ |
messages | Replays the last messages heard, like Store and Forward | ✅ |
readnews | returns the contents of a file (news.txt, by default) via the chunker on air | ✅ |
satpass | returns the pass info from API for defined NORAD ID in config or Example: satpass 25544,33591 | |
wiki: | Searches Wikipedia and returns the first few sentences of the first result if a match. Example: wiki: lora radio |
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