Observed arrival · 2026-10-27

Gekkotron, from firmware to phone

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Editorial interest 78/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A freelance developer’s portfolio of local-first home-automation software, Android apps, and ESP32 firmware.

Landing page captured for the 2026-10-27 issue.

For: Teams building local-first home-automation and Android software
Worth noticing: The portfolio also lists MQTT bridges for water-use data, robot vacuums, air conditioning, and glucose-monitoring data.

Field notes

The portfolio divides work into apps, firmware and hardware, and smaller home-network utilities, with language or platform tags beside each entry. It lists an open-source Rust home-automation hub, a self-hosted accounting demo, and bridges that publish water-use, appliance, or glucose-monitoring data to MQTT. The page labels the Android home-automation app and family chore game as beta.

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●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

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