name: "use"
category: "General"
description: |
  Use an item on a target — the universal interaction command.

  Usage:
    use <target>                 Interact with a station or object
    use <item> on <target>       Use item on a specific target
    use <item> with <item>       Combine two inventory items

  The "use" command routes to different systems based on the target:

    Prediction Exchange (east of the casino vestibule)
      use predictions, use market, or use exchange opens the counter.
      Choose a market number, then buy shares, check active/closed, or sell.
      Resolved contracts are collected with collect.
      Look shows current casino hints; stop leaves the interface.

    Crypto Exchange (east of the Prediction Exchange)
      use crypto opens spot, short and house-option trading.
      view SYMBOL shows daily candles; help crypto explains debt and risk.

    Station object (furnace, anvil, fire, range, workbench, etc.)
      Shows a combined production menu of all recipes you can make.

    Object with on_use interactions
      Shows a message or triggers an action (flags, teleport, etc.).
      Some interactions need a specific item; bare interactions run
      immediately.

    Object with behavior
      Dispatches to the object's behavior (gather, talk, use).

    Inventory item
      If a MadeFrom recipe matches both items, starts a combine
      production action. You are prompted "How many?" before starting.

  Examples:
    use market                   Open the casino prediction exchange
    use range                    Cook using a cooking range
    use furnace                  Smelt ore or craft jewelry
    use anvil                    Smith bars into equipment
    use trout on fire            Cook trout on a campfire
    use copper ore on furnace    Smelt copper ore
    use bronze bar on anvil      Smith bronze items
    use flour on water           Combine into dough
    push gate                    Push a gate open (shortcut for use)

  See also: cook, smelt, smith, recipe, predictions, crypto

aliases:
  - "pull"
  - "push"