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Tasmota: Easy Automation

ESP32/ESP8266 firmware for local automation control, ideal for IoT-focused startup founders
intermediateโฑ 1-2 hours๐Ÿ’ต Free (self-hosted)
24,736 stars5,169 forksCGuide quality 8/10Updated 9/4/2026100% free ยท open source
What it is

Write custom firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 devices.

Real use case example

"A founder wants to create a smart home system. She starts by flashing Tasmota firmware onto her ESP32 devices, configures them to integrate with her home automation hub through MQTT protocol, and then sets up custom automations to turn lights on/off based on motion sensors, which she controls remotely using her smartphone. With Tasmota, she saves time and money by avoiding custom development from scratch."

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When to use it
  • โ€ขWhen you need to automate IoT devices without relying on cloud services
  • โ€ขWhen you want to control ESP32 or ESP8266 devices using a web-based interface
  • โ€ขWhen you require local control over devices using MQTT, HTTP, Serial, or KNX protocols
Ready-to-paste prompt
ON Power1#State DO Publish2 tele/sonoff/POWER1 IF Power1#State = 1
Heads up: After flashing the Tasmota firmware, the device will reset to its default IP address of 192.168.4.1, so you will need to access it at this address to configure the Wi-Fi settings and avoid having to re-flash the device
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
New

Skip the builder โ€” one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Technical setup

Expect 20โ€“40 minutes in a terminal โ€” or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly โ€” no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/tasmota && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/tasmota/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/tasmota/SKILL.md
Open in another AI app

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

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How Tasmota: Easy Automation works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Tasmota: Easy Automation is a very large C project (~1.5M lines across 4306 code files, plus 222 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
~1.5M lines ยท 4306 code files ยท days to read โ€” 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
C
No API keys detected
C 59%C++ 33%Berry 4%Python 3%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here โ€” what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    lib/default/base64-1.1.1/README.md
    Inside lib/ โ€” the main logic begins here
What's in each folder
lib/Core code โ€” the actual logic6521 files
tasmota/Core code โ€” the actual logic799 files
api/Backend / API2 files
tools/Helper scripts68 files
boards/Folder35 files
pio-tools/Folder27 files
partitions/Folder6 files
include/Folder2 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksGPL-3.0 licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
arendst
Language
C
Category
automation
Published
1/28/2017

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