# iot-developer

Guides AI coding assistants through building IoT apps, firmware for ESP32 and Arduino, and real-time MQTT web dashboards.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 385 installs · ★ 38
- Author: daffy0208
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/daffy0208/ai-dev-standards/tree/HEAD/skills/iot-developer/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2025-12-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/iot-developer

## What it does

This skill guides assistants on microcontroller programming, sensor reading, and device communication. It contains implementation patterns for ESP32 and Arduino using C++ libraries like `PubSubClient` and `DHT`. Coverage extends across MQTT messaging, WebSockets, REST, and wireless links like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

On the frontend, it supplies TypeScript patterns for web clients using the `mqtt` package in React. Components subscribe to broker topics to display live temperature feeds or toggle relay states. You need an accessible MQTT broker, such as HiveMQ or a local instance, for the networking code to transmit packets.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daffy0208/ai-dev-standards --skill iot-developer -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daffy0208/ai-dev-standards --skill iot-developer -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daffy0208/ai-dev-standards --skill iot-developer -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install daffy0208/ai-dev-standards iot-developer
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/iot-developer/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daffy0208/ai-dev-standards --skill iot-developer -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/daffy0208/ai-dev-standards --path skills/iot-developer
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daffy0208/ai-dev-standards --skill iot-developer -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/daffy0208/ai-dev-standards/tree/HEAD/skills/iot-developer/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- write ESP32 firmware to stream DHT22 sensor metrics over MQTT
- connect React dashboards to MQTT brokers over WebSockets
- handle hardware control logic for relays, LEDs, and motors
- build TypeScript client wrappers for topic subscriptions and publishing

## Example prompts
- Write an ESP32 C++ program to read temperature from a DHT22 sensor and publish it via MQTT
- Create a Next.js client component that subscribes to an MQTT topic and displays live humidity
- Generate a TypeScript wrapper for the `mqtt` npm package with reconnect logic

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: iot-developer
description: Expert in IoT development, microcontrollers, sensors, and MQTT protocols
version: 1.0.0
tags: [iot, mqtt, arduino, raspberry-pi, sensors, esp32]
---

# IoT Developer Skill

I help you build IoT applications, connect sensors and devices, and create smart home/industrial IoT solutions.

## What I Do

**Device Integration:**

- Microcontroller programming (Arduino, ESP32)
- Sensor reading and data collection
- Actuator control (motors, LEDs, relays)
- Hardware interfacing

**Communication:**

- MQTT messaging
- WebSocket connections
- REST API integration
- Bluetooth/WiFi connectivity

**IoT Platforms:**

- Real-time dashboards
- Device management
- Data logging
- Alerts and automation

## MQTT Basics (Web Client)

```bash
npm install mqtt
```

```typescript
// lib/mqtt-client.ts
import mqtt from 'mqtt'

export class MQTTClient {
  private client: mqtt.MqttClient

  constructor(brokerUrl: string) {
    this.client = mqtt.connect(brokerUrl, {
      clientId: `web_${Math.random().toString(16).slice(3)}`,
      clean: true,
      connectTimeout: 4000
    })

    this.client.on('connect', () => {
      console.log('MQTT connected')
    })

    this.client.on('error', error => {
      console.error('MQTT error:', error)
    })
  }

  subscribe(topic: string, callback: (message: string) => void) {
    this.client.subscribe(topic, err => {
      if (err) console.error('Subscribe error:', err)
    })

    this.client.on('message', (receivedTopic, message) => {
      if (receivedTopic === topic) {
        callback(message.toString())
      }
    })
  }

  publish(topic: string, message: string) {
    this.client.publish(topic, message)
  }

  disconnect() {
    this.client.end()
  }
}
```

**Usage:**

```typescript
'use client'
import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
import { MQTTClient } from '@/lib/mqtt-client'

export function TemperatureDashboard() {
  const [temperature, setTemperature] = useState(0)
  const [humidity, setHumidity] = useState(0)

  useEffect(() => {
    const mqtt = new MQTTClient('ws://broker.hivemq.com:8000/mqtt')

    mqtt.subscribe('home/temperature', (msg) => {
      setTemperature(parseFloat(msg))
    })

    mqtt.subscribe('home/humidity', (msg) => {
      setHumidity(parseFloat(msg))
    })

    return () => mqtt.disconnect()
  }, [])

  return (
    <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4">
      <div className="p-6 bg-white rounded-lg shadow">
        <h3 className="text-gray-600">Temperature</h3>
        <p className="text-4xl font-bold">{temperature}°C</p>
      </div>

      <div className="p-6 bg-white rounded-lg shadow">
        <h3 className="text-gray-600">Humidity</h3>
        <p className="text-4xl font-bold">{humidity}%</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}
```

---

## Arduino/ESP32 Code

### Temperature Sensor (DHT22)

```cpp
// ESP32 + DHT22 Temperature/Humidity Sensor
#include <WiFi.h>
#include <PubSubClient.h>
#include <DHT.h>

#define DHTPIN 4
#define DHTTYPE DHT22

const char* ssid = "YOUR_WIFI_SSID";
const char* password = "YOUR_WIFI_PASSWORD";
````
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