01 / Create a COM1 identity
Open the app and select registration. Choose a user ID and password. COM1 does not require your real email address or phone number at registration. Keep your credentials somewhere safe: the current user-ID-only account model does not provide ordinary email password resets.
02 / Find someone
COM1 does not broadcast a public directory of everyone. Search for another person's known handle to establish a connection. Direct conversations and group chats are available from the app.
03 / Send your first packet
Type into the composer and send. Messages appear as TX (outgoing) and RX (incoming) packets in terminal modes. Incoming messages may use a typewriter effect and sounds depending on settings.
Hey! Testing COM1. RX me if you see this.
If your device goes offline, text transmission can queue locally and retry. Attachments require a live connection to transfer bytes.
04 / Try a command
/help
/theme mesh
/ui full
/help prints the main command list. /theme mesh enables black-and-green Mesh Green. /ui full enables the local quick-action composer. Try /theme normal to follow your system light/dark setting again.
05 / Understand backups
Free accounts generally keep delivered chat history in a device-local encrypted cache rather than a permanent cloud message backup. Uninstalling or clearing app data can permanently erase that locally kept history. Entitled SYSOP accounts may have cloud backup where enabled; multi-device sync behavior is not equivalent across tiers.
06 / Next steps
Explore the command reference, configure your AI provider or open the HTTP console with /http. If you want optional content encryption, understand Secure Link before turning it on.