diff --git a/src/Bladeburner/Actions/BlackOperation.ts b/src/Bladeburner/Actions/BlackOperation.ts
index 7810fca5e..2780f3831 100644
--- a/src/Bladeburner/Actions/BlackOperation.ts
+++ b/src/Bladeburner/Actions/BlackOperation.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import type { Bladeburner } from "../Bladeburner";
-import type { Availability, ActionIdentifier } from "../Types";
+import type { ActionIdFor, Availability } from "../Types";
 
 import { BladeburnerActionType, BladeburnerBlackOpName } from "@enums";
 import { ActionClass, ActionParams } from "./Action";
 import { operationSkillSuccessBonus, operationTeamSuccessBonus } from "./Operation";
+import { getEnumHelper } from "../../utils/EnumHelper";
 
 interface BlackOpParams {
   name: BladeburnerBlackOpName;
@@ -12,13 +13,22 @@ interface BlackOpParams {
 }
 
 export class BlackOperation extends ActionClass {
-  type: BladeburnerActionType.BlackOp = BladeburnerActionType.BlackOp;
-  name: BladeburnerBlackOpName;
+  readonly type: BladeburnerActionType.BlackOp = BladeburnerActionType.BlackOp;
+  readonly name: BladeburnerBlackOpName;
   n: number;
   reqdRank: number;
   teamCount = 0;
-  get id(): ActionIdentifier {
-    return { type: this.type, name: this.name };
+
+  get id() {
+    return BlackOperation.createId(this.name);
+  }
+
+  static createId(name: BladeburnerBlackOpName): ActionIdFor<BlackOperation> {
+    return { type: BladeburnerActionType.BlackOp, name };
+  }
+
+  static IsAcceptedName(name: unknown): name is BladeburnerBlackOpName {
+    return getEnumHelper("BladeburnerBlackOpName").isMember(name);
   }
 
   constructor(params: ActionParams & BlackOpParams) {
diff --git a/src/Bladeburner/Actions/Contract.ts b/src/Bladeburner/Actions/Contract.ts
index 5949d5dea..34b0d444d 100644
--- a/src/Bladeburner/Actions/Contract.ts
+++ b/src/Bladeburner/Actions/Contract.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,30 @@
 import type { Bladeburner } from "../Bladeburner";
-import type { ActionIdentifier } from "../Types";
+import type { ActionIdFor } from "../Types";
 
 import { Generic_fromJSON, IReviverValue, constructorsForReviver } from "../../utils/JSONReviver";
 import { BladeburnerActionType, BladeburnerContractName, BladeburnerMultName } from "../Enums";
 import { LevelableActionClass, LevelableActionParams } from "./LevelableAction";
+import { getEnumHelper } from "../../utils/EnumHelper";
 
 export class Contract extends LevelableActionClass {
-  type: BladeburnerActionType.Contract = BladeburnerActionType.Contract;
-  name: BladeburnerContractName = BladeburnerContractName.Tracking;
-  get id(): ActionIdentifier {
-    return { type: this.type, name: this.name };
+  readonly type: BladeburnerActionType.Contract = BladeburnerActionType.Contract;
+  readonly name: BladeburnerContractName;
+
+  get id() {
+    return Contract.createId(this.name);
+  }
+
+  static IsAcceptedName(name: unknown): name is BladeburnerContractName {
+    return getEnumHelper("BladeburnerContractName").isMember(name);
+  }
+
+  static createId(name: BladeburnerContractName): ActionIdFor<Contract> {
+    return { type: BladeburnerActionType.Contract, name };
   }
 
   constructor(params: (LevelableActionParams & { name: BladeburnerContractName }) | null = null) {
     super(params);
-    if (params) this.name = params.name;
+    this.name = params?.name ?? BladeburnerContractName.Tracking;
   }
 
   getActionTypeSkillSuccessBonus(inst: Bladeburner): number {
diff --git a/src/Bladeburner/Actions/GeneralAction.ts b/src/Bladeburner/Actions/GeneralAction.ts
index 10a8d686a..d1414c701 100644
--- a/src/Bladeburner/Actions/GeneralAction.ts
+++ b/src/Bladeburner/Actions/GeneralAction.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import type { Person } from "../../PersonObjects/Person";
 import type { Bladeburner } from "../Bladeburner";
-import type { ActionIdentifier } from "../Types";
+import type { ActionIdFor } from "../Types";
 
 import { BladeburnerActionType, BladeburnerGeneralActionName } from "@enums";
 import { ActionClass, ActionParams } from "./Action";
 import { clampNumber } from "../../utils/helpers/clampNumber";
+import { getEnumHelper } from "../../utils/EnumHelper";
 
 type GeneralActionParams = ActionParams & {
   name: BladeburnerGeneralActionName;
@@ -13,10 +14,19 @@ type GeneralActionParams = ActionParams & {
 };
 
 export class GeneralAction extends ActionClass {
-  type: BladeburnerActionType.General = BladeburnerActionType.General;
-  name: BladeburnerGeneralActionName;
-  get id(): ActionIdentifier {
-    return { type: this.type, name: this.name };
+  readonly type: BladeburnerActionType.General = BladeburnerActionType.General;
+  readonly name: BladeburnerGeneralActionName;
+
+  get id() {
+    return GeneralAction.createId(this.name);
+  }
+
+  static IsAcceptedName(name: unknown): name is BladeburnerGeneralActionName {
+    return getEnumHelper("BladeburnerGeneralActionName").isMember(name);
+  }
+
+  static createId(name: BladeburnerGeneralActionName): ActionIdFor<GeneralAction> {
+    return { type: BladeburnerActionType.General, name };
   }
 
   constructor(params: GeneralActionParams) {
diff --git a/src/Bladeburner/Actions/Operation.ts b/src/Bladeburner/Actions/Operation.ts
index 93dafce7e..b619d0643 100644
--- a/src/Bladeburner/Actions/Operation.ts
+++ b/src/Bladeburner/Actions/Operation.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { Person } from "../../PersonObjects/Person";
 import type { BlackOperation } from "./BlackOperation";
 import type { Bladeburner } from "../Bladeburner";
-import type { Availability, ActionIdentifier, SuccessChanceParams } from "../Types";
+import type { ActionIdFor, Availability, SuccessChanceParams } from "../Types";
 
 import { BladeburnerActionType, BladeburnerMultName, BladeburnerOperationName } from "@enums";
 import { BladeburnerConstants } from "../data/Constants";
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { ActionClass } from "./Action";
 import { Generic_fromJSON, IReviverValue, constructorsForReviver } from "../../utils/JSONReviver";
 import { LevelableActionClass, LevelableActionParams } from "./LevelableAction";
 import { clampInteger } from "../../utils/helpers/clampNumber";
+import { getEnumHelper } from "../../utils/EnumHelper";
 
 export interface OperationParams extends LevelableActionParams {
   name: BladeburnerOperationName;
@@ -16,18 +17,26 @@ export interface OperationParams extends LevelableActionParams {
 }
 
 export class Operation extends LevelableActionClass {
-  type: BladeburnerActionType.Operation = BladeburnerActionType.Operation;
-  name = BladeburnerOperationName.Investigation;
+  readonly type: BladeburnerActionType.Operation = BladeburnerActionType.Operation;
+  readonly name: BladeburnerOperationName;
   teamCount = 0;
-  get id(): ActionIdentifier {
-    return { type: this.type, name: this.name };
+
+  get id() {
+    return Operation.createId(this.name);
+  }
+
+  static IsAcceptedName(name: unknown): name is BladeburnerOperationName {
+    return getEnumHelper("BladeburnerOperationName").isMember(name);
+  }
+
+  static createId(name: BladeburnerOperationName): ActionIdFor<Operation> {
+    return { type: BladeburnerActionType.Operation, name };
   }
 
   constructor(params: OperationParams | null = null) {
     super(params);
-    if (!params) return;
-    this.name = params.name;
-    if (params.getAvailability) this.getAvailability = params.getAvailability;
+    this.name = params?.name ?? BladeburnerOperationName.Investigation;
+    if (params && params.getAvailability) this.getAvailability = params.getAvailability;
   }
 
   // These functions are shared between operations and blackops, so they are defined outside of Operation
@@ -45,6 +54,7 @@ export class Operation extends LevelableActionClass {
 
     return 1;
   }
+
   getSuccessChance(inst: Bladeburner, person: Person, params: SuccessChanceParams) {
     if (this.name === BladeburnerOperationName.Raid && inst.getCurrentCity().comms <= 0) {
       return 0;
diff --git a/src/Bladeburner/Bladeburner.ts b/src/Bladeburner/Bladeburner.ts
index a7d36f538..fe3cb41e5 100644
--- a/src/Bladeburner/Bladeburner.ts
+++ b/src/Bladeburner/Bladeburner.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { PromisePair } from "../Types/Promises";
 import type { BlackOperation, Contract, GeneralAction, Operation } from "./Actions";
-import type { ActionIdentifier, Action, Attempt } from "./Types";
+import type { Action, ActionIdFor, ActionIdentifier, Attempt } from "./Types";
 import type { Person } from "../PersonObjects/Person";
 import type { Skills as PersonSkills } from "../PersonObjects/Skills";
 
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import { BlackOperations } from "./data/BlackOperations";
 import { GeneralActions } from "./data/GeneralActions";
 import { PlayerObject } from "../PersonObjects/Player/PlayerObject";
 import { Sleeve } from "../PersonObjects/Sleeve/Sleeve";
+import { autoCompleteTypeShorthand } from "./utils/terminalShorthands";
 
 export const BladeburnerPromise: PromisePair<number> = { promise: null, resolve: null };
 
@@ -433,61 +434,53 @@ export class Bladeburner {
         highLow = true;
       }
 
-      let actionId: ActionIdentifier;
-      switch (type) {
-        case "stamina":
-          // For stamina, the "name" variable is actually the stamina threshold
-          if (isNaN(parseFloat(name))) {
-            this.postToConsole("Invalid value specified for stamina threshold (must be numeric): " + name);
+      if (type === "stamina") {
+        // For stamina, the "name" variable is actually the stamina threshold
+        if (isNaN(parseFloat(name))) {
+          this.postToConsole("Invalid value specified for stamina threshold (must be numeric): " + name);
+        } else {
+          if (highLow) {
+            this.automateThreshHigh = Number(name);
           } else {
-            if (highLow) {
-              this.automateThreshHigh = Number(name);
-            } else {
-              this.automateThreshLow = Number(name);
-            }
-            this.log("Automate (" + (highLow ? "HIGH" : "LOW") + ") stamina threshold set to " + name);
+            this.automateThreshLow = Number(name);
           }
-          return;
-        case "general":
-        case "gen": {
-          if (!getEnumHelper("BladeburnerGeneralActionName").isMember(name)) {
+          this.log("Automate (" + (highLow ? "HIGH" : "LOW") + ") stamina threshold set to " + name);
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const actionId = autoCompleteTypeShorthand(type, name);
+
+      if (actionId === null) {
+        switch (type) {
+          case "general":
+          case "gen": {
             this.postToConsole("Invalid General Action name specified: " + name);
             return;
           }
-          actionId = { type: BladeburnerActionType.General, name };
-          break;
-        }
-        case "contract":
-        case "contracts": {
-          if (!getEnumHelper("BladeburnerContractName").isMember(name)) {
+          case "contract":
+          case "contracts": {
             this.postToConsole("Invalid Contract name specified: " + name);
             return;
           }
-          actionId = { type: BladeburnerActionType.Contract, name };
-          break;
-        }
-        case "ops":
-        case "op":
-        case "operations":
-        case "operation":
-          if (!getEnumHelper("BladeburnerOperationName").isMember(name)) {
+          case "ops":
+          case "op":
+          case "operations":
+          case "operation":
             this.postToConsole("Invalid Operation name specified: " + name);
             return;
-          }
-          actionId = { type: BladeburnerActionType.Operation, name };
-          break;
-        default:
-          this.postToConsole("Invalid use of automate command.");
-          return;
+          default:
+            this.postToConsole("Invalid use of automate command.");
+            return;
+        }
       }
+
       if (highLow) {
         this.automateActionHigh = actionId;
       } else {
         this.automateActionLow = actionId;
       }
       this.log("Automate (" + (highLow ? "HIGH" : "LOW") + ") action set to " + name);
-
-      return;
     }
   }
 
@@ -1406,10 +1399,10 @@ export class Bladeburner {
   }
 
   /** Return the action based on an ActionIdentifier, discriminating types when possible */
-  getActionObject(actionId: ActionIdentifier & { type: BladeburnerActionType.BlackOp }): BlackOperation;
-  getActionObject(actionId: ActionIdentifier & { type: BladeburnerActionType.Operation }): Operation;
-  getActionObject(actionId: ActionIdentifier & { type: BladeburnerActionType.Contract }): Contract;
-  getActionObject(actionId: ActionIdentifier & { type: BladeburnerActionType.General }): GeneralAction;
+  getActionObject(actionId: ActionIdFor<BlackOperation>): BlackOperation;
+  getActionObject(actionId: ActionIdFor<Operation>): Operation;
+  getActionObject(actionId: ActionIdFor<Contract>): Contract;
+  getActionObject(actionId: ActionIdFor<GeneralAction>): GeneralAction;
   getActionObject(actionId: ActionIdentifier): Action;
   getActionObject(actionId: ActionIdentifier): Action {
     switch (actionId.type) {
@@ -1427,36 +1420,8 @@ export class Bladeburner {
   /** Fuzzy matching for action identifiers. Should be removed in 3.0 */
   getActionFromTypeAndName(type: string, name: string): Action | null {
     if (!type || !name) return null;
-    const convertedType = type.toLowerCase().trim();
-    switch (convertedType) {
-      case "contract":
-      case "contracts":
-      case "contr":
-        if (!getEnumHelper("BladeburnerContractName").isMember(name)) return null;
-        return this.contracts[name];
-      case "operation":
-      case "operations":
-      case "op":
-      case "ops":
-        if (!getEnumHelper("BladeburnerOperationName").isMember(name)) return null;
-        return this.operations[name];
-      case "blackoperation":
-      case "black operation":
-      case "black operations":
-      case "black op":
-      case "black ops":
-      case "blackop":
-      case "blackops":
-        if (!getEnumHelper("BladeburnerBlackOpName").isMember(name)) return null;
-        return BlackOperations[name];
-      case "general":
-      case "general action":
-      case "gen": {
-        if (!getEnumHelper("BladeburnerGeneralActionName").isMember(name)) return null;
-        return GeneralActions[name];
-      }
-    }
-    return null;
+    const id = autoCompleteTypeShorthand(type, name);
+    return id ? this.getActionObject(id) : null;
   }
 
   static keysToSave = getKeyList(Bladeburner, { removedKeys: ["skillMultipliers"] });
diff --git a/src/Bladeburner/Types.ts b/src/Bladeburner/Types.ts
index 02a1204f8..00517f0d2 100644
--- a/src/Bladeburner/Types.ts
+++ b/src/Bladeburner/Types.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 import type { BlackOperation, Contract, GeneralAction, Operation } from "./Actions";
-import type {
-  BladeburnerActionType,
-  BladeburnerBlackOpName,
-  BladeburnerContractName,
-  BladeburnerOperationName,
-  BladeburnerGeneralActionName,
-} from "@enums";
 
 export interface SuccessChanceParams {
   /** Whether the success chance should be based on estimated statistics */
@@ -21,11 +14,12 @@ type AttemptFailure = { success?: undefined; message: string };
 export type Attempt<T extends object = object> = AttemptSuccess<T> | AttemptFailure;
 
 export type Action = Contract | Operation | BlackOperation | GeneralAction;
+export type ActionIdFor<ActionType extends Action> = Pick<ActionType, "type" | "name">;
 
 export type ActionIdentifier =
-  | { type: BladeburnerActionType.BlackOp; name: BladeburnerBlackOpName }
-  | { type: BladeburnerActionType.Contract; name: BladeburnerContractName }
-  | { type: BladeburnerActionType.Operation; name: BladeburnerOperationName }
-  | { type: BladeburnerActionType.General; name: BladeburnerGeneralActionName };
+  | ActionIdFor<Contract>
+  | ActionIdFor<Operation>
+  | ActionIdFor<BlackOperation>
+  | ActionIdFor<GeneralAction>;
 
 export type LevelableAction = Contract | Operation;
diff --git a/src/Bladeburner/utils/terminalShorthands.ts b/src/Bladeburner/utils/terminalShorthands.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0a27314f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Bladeburner/utils/terminalShorthands.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { ActionIdentifier } from "../Types";
+import { BladeburnerActionType } from "@enums";
+import { BlackOperation, Contract, GeneralAction, Operation } from "../Actions";
+
+const resolveActionIdentifierFromName = (name: unknown): ActionIdentifier | null => {
+  if (Contract.IsAcceptedName(name)) return Contract.createId(name);
+  if (BlackOperation.IsAcceptedName(name)) return BlackOperation.createId(name);
+  if (GeneralAction.IsAcceptedName(name)) return GeneralAction.createId(name);
+  if (Operation.IsAcceptedName(name)) return Operation.createId(name);
+
+  return null;
+};
+
+/** Resolve identifier by auto completing from a fuzzy type match, e.g. "blackops" */
+export function autoCompleteTypeShorthand(typeShorthand: string, name: string): ActionIdentifier | null {
+  let id = resolveActionIdentifierFromName(name);
+
+  if (id && !TerminalShorthands[id.type].includes(typeShorthand.toLowerCase().trim())) {
+    id = null;
+  }
+
+  return id;
+}
+
+/** These shorthands match those documented in the BB Terminal Help */
+export const TerminalShorthands = {
+  [BladeburnerActionType.Contract]: <string[]>["contract", "contracts", "contr"],
+  [BladeburnerActionType.Operation]: <string[]>["operation", "operations", "op", "ops"],
+  [BladeburnerActionType.BlackOp]: <string[]>[
+    "blackoperation",
+    "black operation",
+    "black operations",
+    "black op",
+    "black ops",
+    "blackop",
+    "blackops",
+  ],
+  [BladeburnerActionType.General]: <string[]>["general", "general action", "gen"],
+} as const;
diff --git a/src/PersonObjects/Sleeve/Work/SleeveBladeburnerWork.ts b/src/PersonObjects/Sleeve/Work/SleeveBladeburnerWork.ts
index 3bfaa4992..df86ba240 100644
--- a/src/PersonObjects/Sleeve/Work/SleeveBladeburnerWork.ts
+++ b/src/PersonObjects/Sleeve/Work/SleeveBladeburnerWork.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export class SleeveBladeburnerWork extends SleeveWorkClass {
       this.finish();
     }
   }
+
   get nextCompletion(): Promise<void> {
     if (!this.nextCompletionPair.promise)
       this.nextCompletionPair.promise = new Promise((r) => (this.nextCompletionPair.resolve = r));
diff --git a/src/utils/JSONReviver.ts b/src/utils/JSONReviver.ts
index 6c9b66de3..f9849d4da 100644
--- a/src/utils/JSONReviver.ts
+++ b/src/utils/JSONReviver.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export interface IReviverValue<T = any> {
   ctor: string;
   data: T;
 }
+
 function isReviverValue(value: unknown): value is IReviverValue {
   return (
     typeof value === "object" && value !== null && "ctor" in value && typeof value.ctor === "string" && "data" in value
diff --git a/test/jest/Netscript/Bladeburner/TerminalMatching.test.ts b/test/jest/Netscript/Bladeburner/TerminalMatching.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..830df43fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/jest/Netscript/Bladeburner/TerminalMatching.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { autoCompleteTypeShorthand, TerminalShorthands } from "../../../../src/Bladeburner/utils/terminalShorthands";
+import {
+  BladeburnerActionType,
+  BladeburnerBlackOpName,
+  BladeburnerContractName,
+  BladeburnerGeneralActionName,
+  BladeburnerOperationName,
+} from "@enums";
+
+const ShorthandCases = (type: keyof typeof TerminalShorthands) => <string[][]>TerminalShorthands[type].map(Array);
+
+describe("Bladeburner Actions", () => {
+  const EXAMPLES = [
+    [BladeburnerActionType.General, BladeburnerGeneralActionName.Diplomacy],
+    [BladeburnerActionType.BlackOp, BladeburnerBlackOpName.OperationTyphoon],
+    [BladeburnerActionType.Contract, BladeburnerContractName.BountyHunter],
+    [BladeburnerActionType.Operation, BladeburnerOperationName.Assassination],
+  ] as const;
+
+  describe("May be described with shorthands", () => {
+    describe.each(EXAMPLES)("Type: %s", (type, name) => {
+      it.each(ShorthandCases(type))("%s", (shorthand) => {
+        const action = autoCompleteTypeShorthand(shorthand, name);
+        expect(action).toMatchObject({ type, name });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("Does not match for existing action where type differs", () => {
+    const action = autoCompleteTypeShorthand(BladeburnerActionType.Contract, BladeburnerOperationName.Assassination);
+    expect(action).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("Does not match for undocumented shorthands", () => {
+    const action = autoCompleteTypeShorthand("blackoperations", BladeburnerOperationName.Assassination);
+    expect(action).toBeNull();
+  });
+});