fieldcard: a pocket field card written offline by Gemma, so the screen is the shortest part of the walk

Description and use

fieldcard creates a printable A6 field card and a post‑walk journal using a local Gemma 4 E4B model, minimizing screen time and requiring no internet.

Problem

Users of outdoor apps often stay on screen during walks, reducing observation.

Outcome

The tool produces a printable A6 field card and a post‑walk journal entirely offline, with minimal screen time and no API keys.

Workflow

• Run fieldcard --airplane quest to generate a card with five observation prompts and a sit spot.
• Print the A6 card and carry it into the walk with a pencil.
• During the walk, take photos, sketch, or record voice notes of observations.
• Return home and run fieldcard --airplane check with the media files to generate a one‑page field journal.
• Review the journal for findings, pending items, and next‑time prompts.

Evidence

fieldcard is a tiny command‑line tool that writes you a paper field card for today's walk, and reads your walk back to you when you get home.

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Both halves run on an open‑weight model on your own computer.

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It prints them on an A6 card with checkboxes and a one‑minute "sit spot".

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The voice notes are my favourite part. Gemma 4 E4B takes audio as well as images...

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No account. No API key. No cloud. Run it with --airplane and the process refuses every network connection that isn't to this computer.

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