Show HN: Merliot – plugging physical devices into LLMs

MERLIOT DEVICE HUB Merliot Hub is an AI-integrated device hub. What does that mean? It means you can control and interact with your physical devices, your security cameras, your thermometer, seamlessly using natural language from an LLM host such as Claude Desktop or Cursor. The hub is a gateway between AI and the physical world. What could go wrong? Devices Which devices? Sorry, not any of the consumer-grade Smart devices such as Smart security cameras, Smart lights, and Smart thermostats. Merliot Hub only supports devices you build. You build devices from hobby-grade components which are readily available, like Raspberry Pis, Arduinos, buttons, relays, and sensors. You need maker-level skills to build the devices. The hub includes a parts list and instructions for building each device. There is no software to write; the hub includes the downloadable device firmware. FEATURES Privacy Merliot Hub uses a distributed architecture rather than a centralized architecture, eliminating ... Read full article.