cardputer-buddy
Iterate on the Cardputer-Adv MicroPython app bundle (Claude Buddy, Snake, Hello) after the device is already provisioned via m5-onboard. Use when the user wants to add a new app, push a single changed .py without re-flashing, watch device serial logs, or run a one-shot REPL command. Trigger on "add an app", "push to the cardputer", "tail the device", "run on the device", or follow-up work after /maker-setup.
Profile →npx skills add anthropics/claude-plugins-official --skill cardputer-buddy --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Cardputer Buddy app bundle The `buddy/` directory in the local `build-with-claude` clone is the MicroPython payload that `m5-onboard` installs onto `/flash/`. Work inside that clone. ## Device layout ``` /flash/ ├── main.py launcher menu (replaces UIFlow's boot flow) ├── buddy_*.py shared libs (BLE, UI, state, protocol, chars) ├── burst_frames.py sprite frames └── apps/ ├── claude_buddy.py BLE client → Claude Desktop's Hardware Buddy ├── hello_cardputer.py └── snake.py ``` `main.py` scans `/flash/apps/` at boot and lists every `.py` as a menu entry. Drop a file into `buddy/device/apps/`, push it, and it appears on next boot. ## Adding an app Crib from `buddy/device/apps/hello_cardputer.py` — smallest example of keyboard polling, font, and exit conventions. Then push without re-flashing: ```bash python3 onboard/scripts/install_apps.py --port <PORT> --src buddy ``` `<PORT>` is whatever `detect.py` reported last run (e.g. `/dev/cu.usbmodem1101`, `/dev/ttyACM0`, `COM3`). ## Dev loop tooling (`buddy/scripts/`) ```bash # Push a subset of files over USB-serial python3 buddy/scripts/push.py --port <PORT> --files apps/snake.py # Watch device logs python3 buddy/scripts/tail_serial.py --por
- Device layout
- Adding an app
- Dev loop tooling (buddy/scripts/)
python3 onboard/scripts/install_apps.py --port <PORT> --src buddy
Push a subset of files over USB-serial
python3 buddy/scripts/push.py --port <PORT> --files apps/snake.py
Watch device logs
python3 buddy/scripts/tail_serial.py --port <PORT>
One-shot REPL exec
python3 buddy/scripts/repl_run.py --port <PORT> --script "import os; print(os.listdir('/flash'))"What does the cardputer-buddy skill do?
Iterate on the Cardputer-Adv MicroPython app bundle (Claude Buddy, Snake, Hello) after the device is already provisioned via m5-onboard. Use when the user wants to add a new app, push a single changed .py without re-flashing, watch device serial logs, or run a one-shot REPL command. Trigger on "add an app", "push to the cardputer", "tail the device", "run on the device", or follow-up work after /maker-setup.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add anthropics/claude-plugins-official --skill cardputer-buddy --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From anthropics/claude-plugins-official, a repository with 33,027 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.