Repos, MCP servers, CLIs and libraries that connect an AI agent to boards and bench gear.
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18 d ago
ESP32 iPhone Agent runs on an ESP32-S3 that presents itself to an iPhone as an AirPlay receiver, a USB mouse and a USB keyboard. A vision model watches the mirrored screen and taps, swipes and types through AssistiveTouch on an unmodified phone. README photos show the board and phone setting a repeating alarm in the Clock app.
5 mo ago
Clawdmeter shows Claude Code session and weekly usage limits on an ESP32 display board, where a Clawd character reacts to prompts. Through Claude Code hooks it flags sessions waiting for input. It pairs over Bluetooth, and its buttons send key presses. The README lists 8 supported boards and 15 community ports. A photo shows two devices running.
6 mo ago
m5-paper-buddy pairs firmware for an M5Paper V1.1 e-ink board with a Python daemon that mirrors running Claude Code sessions. The screen shows each session's project, branch and context use. Pending tool calls appear full screen, and the board's buttons approve or deny them. It connects over USB serial or BLE. A README photo shows the dashboard on the board.
5 mo ago
AI Desk Card, a skill for Claude Code and similar agents, sets up an M5Paper V1.1 e-ink panel as a desk display. The agent installs PlatformIO, flashes the font and firmware, starts a local daemon and sets up Wi-Fi. Widgets range from weather to a pull-request queue. The README has a photo of the panel on a desk.
3 mo ago
claude-code-eyes grabs one frame from an Android IP Webcam, a Raspberry Pi camera or any snapshot URL and hands it to Claude Code. Version 1.1 added lens zoom for reading small markings. The README's demo shows Claude flashing an ESP32 over OTA and fixing a display bug its tests missed.
57 d ago
Jizai's Palmimo DevKit exposes Palmimo, a six-legged tabletop robot with 21 serial-bus servos, to Claude Code and other MCP clients. A Python SDK maps LLM tool calls to walking, waving, looking, face changes and speech. Every motion can run as a compute-only dry run first. README GIFs show the physical robot bowing and waving.
2 mo ago
AURIX AI Agent connects GitHub Copilot's agent mode in VS Code to Infineon AURIX iLLD drivers, code examples and documentation through MCP. Copilot then builds with GCC and flashes the board with AURIX Flasher. The author's linked videos show a one-sentence prompt blinking every LED on a TC387 and a pose-detection game on a TC375. The extension is Windows-only.
4 mo ago
cardputer-claude-mcp runs a MicroPython app on an M5Stack Cardputer-Adv, linked over BLE to an MCP bridge on a Mac. Claude Code pushes notices, questions and a usage dashboard. A hook routes shell commands and file edits to the device; routine ones pass, ordinary ones need Enter, and destructive ones such as git push need Y. Photos show both prompts.
2 mo ago
OpenBaud connects Codex to local serial devices through an MCP server and plugin, with every write audited. It identifies ports from USB metadata, checks framing and checksums, and asks for acknowledgment before dangerous commands. Each byte goes to a capture that replays without hardware. The demo GIF and 46-second video show it on an ESP32-S3.
5 mo ago
embedagents-stm32 runs ST's own command-line tools from Claude Code to work on STM32 projects. It drives CubeMX, CubeIDE, CubeProgrammer, the signing tool, the ST-LINK GDB server and the virtual COM port, and bundles none of them. The README's demo GIF shows Claude Code building and flashing a NUCLEO-L476RG from one plain-language request.
5 mo ago
camclave captures single still frames from a webcam for Claude Code or Codex, and only while a red on-screen window shows the camera is on. The agent can read a multimeter, check whether an LED is lit or watch a 3D print's first layer. Stopping the session deletes the captures. The 17-second demo shows the agent reading 4.96 V DC.
2 mo ago
OnlyClaws ESP is ESP32 firmware that an agent programs over HTTP with Lua scripts after a single flash. The scripts draw on the panel, play audio, read sensors and report events; a classic-ESP32 build drives a Waveshare RoArm-M2 arm. The README's demo GIF and video show apps on an ESP32-S3 board; the three-app hero image is simulated.
5 mo ago
OpenOCD MCU MCP connects a coding agent to a microcontroller through OpenOCD, using an MCP server and a Codex skill. The agent can identify the chip, halt and reset it, read registers and memory, and decode peripheral registers from CMSIS-SVD files. The README includes a smoke test on an STM32F407 over a CMSIS-DAP probe.
4 mo ago
oscilloscope-mcp connects Claude Code, Cursor or a custom agent to a Rigol DS1000Z oscilloscope over LAN SCPI. A profile lists the series' 15 trigger types and about 95 parameters, and the server checks requests against it before sending. A compare tool diffs captured edges against an RTL simulation. The README shows an agent-configured four-channel capture on a DS1104Z.
3 mo ago
smolmux holds one serial, GDB or serial-over-TCP link open and shares it among several clients over Unix sockets. Two MCP servers put the broker in front of agents, and esptool can borrow the port. The README's demo GIF runs on an ESP32-S3, and a linked transcript shows its MCP probe tool identifying a SAM C21 board over SWD.
4 mo ago
Beee puts an animated face on a Waveshare ESP32-S3 touch screen that agents reach through an HTTP API or an MCP server. An agent can show moods and short text, or ask a question and wait until a person taps an answer. Critical actions get a flashing red border and a countdown. README photos show the face on the device.
25 d ago
AgentFace32 shows what coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex are doing on an ESP32 board with a small screen. Agent hooks send JSON events over the local network, and the device draws a face, a status line, a task timer and alerts. The README's video shows it following a live Codex session on an M5Stack Basic.
2 mo ago
flashgate checks whether firmware an agent just built runs on an STM32 board. It flashes over ST-Link, waits for a boot banner carrying the git hash, drives features over the console and checks register readbacks. Each run ends with an exit code and a JSON record. The README includes console output from an STM32H743 bench.
3 mo ago
SerialWarden runs a daemon that owns a board's serial port and records everything, while people and agents attach as clients. Agents connect over MCP and their writes wait for approval in the web UI, while flash tools borrow the port on a lease. The README's demo GIF runs on a Realtek Ameba board, with a stand-in script for the lease.
57 d ago
Agent Debug Probe connects a coding agent to a target through an RP2040 probe and MCP adapter. The agent can switch target power and USB data, drive reset and boot straps, and use SWD/JTAG and UART. A validation report dated 8 August logs bench tests of the fabricated board, including an 8.66 MB UART transfer to a Zynq target.
