VIBE TV

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot, and more. Vibe TV is built on CodexBar's open-source data layer, which supports 8+ providers and growing. The list includes Anthropic Claude, OpenAI ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Google Gemini, Perplexity, Mistral, DeepSeek, and Poe. If a new provider launches, it can be added to the firmware via update.

Local-first architecture. Your data never leaves your network. Vibe TV connects via WiFi and is powered by USB. No cloud account required. The companion Mac app polls your local machine for AI usage data and sends it to the display via serial connection over WiFi. Nothing is uploaded to external servers. Your API keys, usage history, and session data all stay on your machine.

Yes, MIT licensed. The full firmware source (C++) and companion CLI (Go) are available at github.com/DreamyTalesPAN/CodexBar-Display. Fork it, modify it, build your own themes. Contributions are welcome — this is a community-driven project built on transparency and hackability. No vendor lock-in, no proprietary APIs, no cloud dependencies. If you want to customize the display logic, add new visualizations, or port to different hardware (ESP32 experimental support already in progress), you have full access to the code.

Physical device + companion Mac app. You get the ESP8266 microcontroller with 128×64 OLED display in a 3D-printed enclosure, plus the CodexBar-based Mac app for monitoring. The device is for glanceable desk display, the Mac app runs in the background and syncs your AI quota data to the device. Both work together — the device can't function without the companion app polling your local usage.

Plug in, run setup, done. Connect the device via USB, download the companion Go CLI tool, and run ./vibetvctl setup to configure WiFi credentials. The device connects to your local network and starts receiving data over serial communication via capability handshake protocol. CLI commands: setup, daemon (background sync), upgrade, rollback, health (diagnostics). First-time setup takes under 5 minutes.

3 built-in themes, infinite custom themes possible. Vibe TV ships with three themes selectable at runtime: Classic (bar graph visualization), CRT (retro terminal aesthetic), and Mini (compact numerical display). The firmware is open source (MIT), so you can build your own themes, modify the display layouts, or contribute new designs back to the community. The codebase is C++ for ESP8266, with experimental ESP32 support (LilyGO T-Display S3) in progress. If you can code Arduino, you can customize it.

Q3 2026. Pre-orders are open now at $50. Units will ship sometime between July and September 2026. Early pre-orders get priority in the fulfillment queue. You'll receive email updates as we get closer to the ship date.