# arduino-project-builder

Turns requirements into a complete Arduino project: firmware, sensors, actuators, networking, power. Useful when you need a working scaffold, not a snippet.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 539 installs · ★ 26
- Author: wedsamuel1230
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/wedsamuel1230/embedded-engineering-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/arduino-project-builder/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/arduino-project-builder

## What it does

The skill walks through five stages: requirements gathering, architecture design, code assembly, testing and validation, documentation. Bundled examples cover an environmental monitor, a robot controller, an IoT device, home automation and a data acquisition system. File generation is handled by `scripts/scaffold_project.py`, which writes `config.h`, `main.ino`, `platformio.ini` and a README.

The scaffold targets UNO, ESP32 and Raspberry Pi Pico. For another board or a vendor framework, the skill tells you to reuse the requirements and architecture steps and write a toolchain-specific implementation instead of stretching the script's claimed support. Run `uv run --no-project scripts/scaffold_project.py --list` to see project types, so `uv` has to be on the machine before anything else.

A generated scaffold is not hardware validation. The skill keeps build, upload, hardware, system and deployment proof separate, and asks you to fill in a board profile first: exact board, framework, toolchain, versions, pins, memory, power, protocols and a recovery path. Skip that and the work stalls at the architecture stage.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wedsamuel1230/embedded-engineering-skills --skill arduino-project-builder -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/arduino-project-builder/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/arduino-project-builder/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wedsamuel1230/embedded-engineering-skills --skill arduino-project-builder -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/arduino-project-builder/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wedsamuel1230/embedded-engineering-skills --skill arduino-project-builder -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/arduino-project-builder/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install wedsamuel1230/embedded-engineering-skills arduino-project-builder
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/arduino-project-builder/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wedsamuel1230/embedded-engineering-skills --skill arduino-project-builder -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/wedsamuel1230/embedded-engineering-skills --path skills/arduino-project-builder
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/arduino-project-builder/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add wedsamuel1230/embedded-engineering-skills --skill arduino-project-builder -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/wedsamuel1230/embedded-engineering-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/arduino-project-builder/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- assemble firmware with sensors and actuators into one project
- map component connections and data flow before writing code
- generate a PlatformIO scaffold with `platformio.ini` and `config.h`
- document wiring, usage and a recovery path for the board
- check memory usage and timing before flashing

## Example prompts
- build a weather station on esp32 with a temperature sensor and MQTT output
- scaffold a robot on uno with motors and obstacle avoidance
- fill the board profile for Raspberry Pi Pico and build an SD-card data logger

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: arduino-project-builder
description: Build complete Arduino and embedded projects across Arduino IDE, Arduino CLI, PlatformIO, and vendor-specific toolchains. Use when users request an application combining firmware, sensors, actuators, networking, power, or deployment rather than a code snippet. The bundled scaffold targets UNO, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi Pico; use the board profile and document limitations for other targets.
metadata: {triggers: "build Arduino project, scaffold firmware, application, PlatformIO"}
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# Arduino Project Builder

Assemble complete, working Arduino projects from requirements. This skill combines multiple patterns (sensors, actuators, state machines, logging, communication) into cohesive systems.

## Quick Start

**List available project types:**
```bash
uv run --no-project scripts/scaffold_project.py --list
```

**Create a complete project:**
```bash
uv run --no-project scripts/scaffold_project.py --type environmental --board esp32 --name "WeatherStation"
uv run --no-project scripts/scaffold_project.py --type robot --board uno --output ./my-robot
```

**Interactive mode:**
```bash
uv run --no-project scripts/scaffold_project.py --interactive
```

## Intake And Evidence Boundary

Before assembling a project, read [the shared contract](../../docs/arduino-skill-contract.md)
and fill [the board profile](../../docs/board-support/board-profile-template.md).
Record the exact board, framework, toolchain, versions, pins, memory, power,
protocols, and recovery path. Keep build, upload, hardware, system, and
deployment proof separate; a generated scaffold is not hardware validation.

The scaffold script emits its supported board targets and PlatformIO structure.
For another board or vendor framework, reuse the requirements and architecture
workflow, then provide a toolchain-specific implementation rather than changing
the script's claimed support.

## Resources

- **examples/** - Complete project examples (environmental monitor, robot controller, IoT device)
- **scripts/scaffold_project.py** - CLI tool for project scaffolding (config.h, main.ino, platformio.ini, README)
- **assets/workflow.mmd** - Mermaid diagram of project assembly workflow

## Supported Project Types
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