diff --git a/Localizable.xcstrings b/Localizable.xcstrings
index 4c41ced3..3ed32241 100644
--- a/Localizable.xcstrings
+++ b/Localizable.xcstrings
@@ -19131,12 +19131,21 @@
     },
     "Send ${messageContent} to ${channelNumber}" : {
 
+    },
+    "Send ${messageContent} to ${nodeNumber}" : {
+
+    },
+    "Send a Direct Message" : {
+
     },
     "Send a Group Message" : {
 
     },
     "Send a message to a certain meshtastic channel" : {
 
+    },
+    "Send a message to a certain meshtastic node" : {
+
     },
     "Send a position on the primary channel when the user button is triple clicked." : {
 
@@ -19158,6 +19167,9 @@
     },
     "Sender Interval" : {
 
+    },
+    "Sensor" : {
+
     },
     "Sensor Metrics" : {
 
@@ -21100,13 +21112,12 @@
     },
     "The state of the LED (on/off)" : {
 
-    },
-    "The URL for the channel settings" : {
-    
     },
     "The tertiary public key authorized to send admin messages to this node." : {
-    
+
     },
+    "The URL for the channel settings" : {
+
     },
     "There has been no response to a request for device metadata over the admin channel for this node." : {
 
@@ -21885,6 +21896,9 @@
     },
     "Trace Route was rate limited. You can send a trace route a maximum of once every thirty seconds." : {
 
+    },
+    "Tracker" : {
+
     },
     "Traffic" : {
 
@@ -22719,4 +22733,4 @@
     }
   },
   "version" : "1.0"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Meshtastic.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Meshtastic.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 5e28e9a3..1fafb26c 100644
--- a/Meshtastic.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Meshtastic.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 		6DEDA55C2A9592F900321D2E /* MessageEntityExtension.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6DEDA55B2A9592F900321D2E /* MessageEntityExtension.swift */; };
 		B399E8A42B6F486400E4488E /* RetryButton.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = B399E8A32B6F486400E4488E /* RetryButton.swift */; };
 		B3E905B12B71F7F300654D07 /* TextMessageField.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = B3E905B02B71F7F300654D07 /* TextMessageField.swift */; };
+		BC47C2EF2CE0017D008245CA /* MessageNodeIntent.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BC47C2EE2CE0017D008245CA /* MessageNodeIntent.swift */; };
+		BC5EBA3C2D002A2000C442FF /* MessageNodeIntent.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BC5EBA3B2D002A2000C442FF /* MessageNodeIntent.swift */; };
 		BC6B45FF2CB2F98900723CEB /* SaveChannelSettingsIntent.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BC6B45FE2CB2F98900723CEB /* SaveChannelSettingsIntent.swift */; };
 		BCB613812C67290800485544 /* SendWaypointIntent.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BCB613802C67290800485544 /* SendWaypointIntent.swift */; };
 		BCB613832C672A2600485544 /* MessageChannelIntent.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BCB613822C672A2600485544 /* MessageChannelIntent.swift */; };
@@ -278,6 +280,8 @@
 		6DEDA55B2A9592F900321D2E /* MessageEntityExtension.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = MessageEntityExtension.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		B399E8A32B6F486400E4488E /* RetryButton.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = RetryButton.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		B3E905B02B71F7F300654D07 /* TextMessageField.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = TextMessageField.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		BC47C2EE2CE0017D008245CA /* MessageNodeIntent.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = MessageNodeIntent.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		BC5EBA3B2D002A2000C442FF /* MessageNodeIntent.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = MessageNodeIntent.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BC6B45FE2CB2F98900723CEB /* SaveChannelSettingsIntent.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SaveChannelSettingsIntent.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BCB613802C67290800485544 /* SendWaypointIntent.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SendWaypointIntent.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BCB613822C672A2600485544 /* MessageChannelIntent.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = MessageChannelIntent.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -587,6 +591,7 @@
 		BCB6137F2C6728E700485544 /* AppIntents */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				BC5EBA3B2D002A2000C442FF /* MessageNodeIntent.swift */,
 				BCB613802C67290800485544 /* SendWaypointIntent.swift */,
 				BCB613822C672A2600485544 /* MessageChannelIntent.swift */,
 				BCB613842C68703800485544 /* NodePositionIntent.swift */,
@@ -596,6 +601,7 @@
 				BCE2D3C82C7C377F008E6199 /* FactoryResetNodeIntent.swift */,
 				BCE2D3C62C7B0D0A008E6199 /* ShortcutsProvider.swift */,
 				BC6B45FE2CB2F98900723CEB /* SaveChannelSettingsIntent.swift */,
+				BC47C2EE2CE0017D008245CA /* MessageNodeIntent.swift */,
 			);
 			path = AppIntents;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -1297,6 +1303,7 @@
 				DDFFA7472B3A7F3C004730DB /* Bundle.swift in Sources */,
 				DD457188293C7E63000C49FB /* BLESignalStrengthIndicator.swift in Sources */,
 				DDA9515C2BC6631200CEA535 /* TelemetryEnums.swift in Sources */,
+				BC47C2EF2CE0017D008245CA /* MessageNodeIntent.swift in Sources */,
 				DDFEB3BB29900C1200EE7472 /* CurrentConditionsCompact.swift in Sources */,
 				DD836AE726F6B38600ABCC23 /* Connect.swift in Sources */,
 				D93069082B81DF040066FBC8 /* SaveConfigButton.swift in Sources */,
@@ -1413,6 +1420,7 @@
 				DDA1C48E28DB49D3009933EC /* ChannelRoles.swift in Sources */,
 				D9BC22DB2B7DE8E2006A37D5 /* TileDownloadStatus.swift in Sources */,
 				DDD5BB092C285DDC007E03CA /* AppLog.swift in Sources */,
+				BC5EBA3C2D002A2000C442FF /* MessageNodeIntent.swift in Sources */,
 				DD8ED9C8289CE4B900B3B0AB /* RoutingError.swift in Sources */,
 				DDC1B81A2AB5377B00C71E39 /* MessagesTips.swift in Sources */,
 				DD964FC62975DBFD007C176F /* QueryCoreData.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/Meshtastic/AppIntents/MessageNodeIntent.swift b/Meshtastic/AppIntents/MessageNodeIntent.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..089530bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Meshtastic/AppIntents/MessageNodeIntent.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+//
+//  MessageNodeIntent.swift
+//  Meshtastic
+//
+//  Created by Benjamin Faershtein on 11/9/24.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+import AppIntents
+
+struct MessageNodeIntent: AppIntent {
+	static var title: LocalizedStringResource = "Send a Direct Message"
+
+	static var description: IntentDescription = "Send a message to a certain meshtastic node"
+
+	@Parameter(title: "Message")
+	var messageContent: String
+
+	@Parameter(title: "Node Number")
+	var nodeNumber: Int
+
+	static var parameterSummary: some ParameterSummary {
+		Summary("Send \(\.$messageContent) to \(\.$nodeNumber)")
+	}
+	func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult {
+		if !BLEManager.shared.isConnected {
+			throw AppIntentErrors.AppIntentError.notConnected
+		}
+
+		// Convert messageContent to data and check its length
+		guard let messageData = messageContent.data(using: .utf8) else {
+			throw AppIntentErrors.AppIntentError.message("Failed to encode message content")
+		}
+
+		if messageData.count > 200 {
+			throw $messageContent.needsValueError("Message content exceeds 200 bytes.")
+		}
+
+		if !BLEManager.shared.sendMessage(message: messageContent, toUserNum: Int64(nodeNumber), channel: 0, isEmoji: false, replyID: 0) {
+			throw AppIntentErrors.AppIntentError.message("Failed to send message")
+		}
+
+	return .result()
+	}
+}