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aily-blockly: AI IDE for Hardware

Name: aily-blockly: AI IDE for Hardware
Author: ailyProject

Develop hardware with ease using aily-blockly, ideal for startup founders, with 2.2k+ GitHub stars

From the repo · “AI IDE for hardware development, support Arduino, MicroPython, ESP32, STM32, RP2040, Nrf5x...”

3,854 stars+13★ this week221 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Aug 1Updated 10/22/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Aily-blockly is an AI-powered Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for developing and programming hardware devices such as Arduino, MicroPython, ESP32, STM32, RP2040, and Nrf5x

When to use it

•When you need to quickly develop and prototype hardware projects with a user-friendly interface
•When you want to leverage AI-assisted coding for hardware development to reduce errors and improve efficiency
•When you are working with multiple hardware platforms and need a unified development environment

Ready-to-paste prompt

Create a new Arduino project using the `File` > `New Project` menu and select `Arduino` as the platform, then use the visual code blocks to create a simple LED blink program

Heads up: Make sure you have Node.js (version 16 or higher) and npm installed on your system, as Aily-blockly uses these to run the development server and manage dependencies

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/aily-blockly && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/aily-blockly/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/aily-blockly/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How aily-blockly: AI IDE for Hardware works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Aily-blockly: AI IDE for Hardware is a very large TypeScript project (~234k lines across 931 code files, plus 103 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, GPL-3.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~234k lines · 931 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Node.js

No API keys detected

TypeScript 63%JavaScript 22%CSS 10%HTML 2%SCSS 2%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
src/main.ts
Where the program starts running
3
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes

What's in each folder

src/Core code — the actual logic924 files

docs/Documentation53 files

electron/Folder188 files

scripts/Helper scripts58 files

child/Folder34 files

contracts/Folder5 files

public/Images & static assets147 files

e2e/Tests — proof it works40 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksGPL-3.0 licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/aily-blockly && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/aily-blockly/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/aily-blockly/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Creator

ailyProject

Language

TypeScript