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Week 40, 2026 · 28 September to 4 October
6 entries published: 4 tools, 2 news. This page lists what was published; it is not a newsletter issue.
The week as a scope trace
One channel per kind, one pulse per entry at the hour it was published. Taller pulses have more points.
Tools4
All tools25 d ago
ae-hw-bridge and HW Puppet: an ESP32-S3 test harness that agents drive over MCP
ae-hw-bridge connects AI agents over MCP to a target board through HW Puppet, MicroPython firmware for an ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1. Over one USB cable, HW Puppet drives the target's reset, boot and power lines and bridges its UART console. A mirrored terminal shows a person the same log the agent reads. Neither README shows a recorded run.
Claimed25 d ago
espforge: an ESP-IDF starter and agent harness for Claude Code-led ESP32 work
espforge packages the ESP-IDF v5.5.4 framework and working method its author used to build an ESP32 weather display with Claude Code in 6 days. Its firmware components handle Wi-Fi setup and over-the-air updates with rollback. PC tools flash, probe, screenshot and test the board without a person. The README shows no recorded agent runs.
Claimed25 d ago
AgentFace32: an ESP32 desk display for Claude Code and Codex agent status
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.
Shown working30 d ago
Nod: a three-key pad for answering Claude Code permission prompts
Nod answers Claude Code permission prompts from a 3-key pad built on a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3: No, Always and Yes. The keys send the desktop app's shortcuts or, after a two-key hold, the terminal's numbered options. It works over USB-C or Bluetooth. The author says the Clawd-shaped variant was tested on hardware; the README shows renders, not photos.
Claimed
News2
All news27 d ago
Meta open-sources the Muse Gadgets SDK for ESP32 and Raspberry Pi devices
Meta open-sourced device SDKs and firmware that connect an ESP32 board or a Raspberry Pi to its Muse app. ESP32 gadgets can show images, handle audio and read sensors; Linux gadgets run custom commands for sysadmin or Home Assistant chores. The README points coding agents to an AGENTS.md in each directory.
Claimed29 d ago
AMD Ross: an agentic assistant for FPGA, adaptive SoC and embedded x86 design
AMD introduced Ross on 30 September, an agentic assistant for development on its FPGAs, adaptive SoCs and embedded x86 processors. AMD says Ross pairs MCP servers for its tools such as Vivado and Vitis HLS with expert-written agent skills and a documentation search. It runs in clients such as Claude Code or Cursor. The launch video shows no hardware run.
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