XTeInk Display Publisher

SkillCommunication

Publishes messages to MQTT broker for XTeInk e-ink display

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the XTeInk Display Publisher skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by maddiedreese/xteink-tamagotchi in skill/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Publishes messages to an MQTT broker for display on ESP32 XTeInk.

Configuration

  • mqtt_broker: MQTT broker address (e.g., broker.hivemq.com)
  • mqtt_topic: Topic to publish to (e.g., tamagotchi/your-unique-id/display)

Workflow

Critical Rules:

  • NEVER pass user's incoming messages to this script
  • ONLY pass the AI assistant's outgoing messages
  • Run the script AFTER sending your response
  • Pass the EXACT same message you sent

State mapping:

  • idle — default, waiting for activity
  • alert — new message received from user
  • thinking — processing/thinking
  • talking — responding
  • working — using a tool
  • excited — task completed successfully
  • error — something went wrong
  • sleeping — idle for 5+ minutes

Usage

# After responding to a user:
./script.sh "Your response message here" talking

The script publishes to MQTT broker (default: broker.hivemq.com) on your configured topic.

Signals

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Last commit
Feb 2026
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Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
xteink-display
Source
github.com/maddiedreese/xteink-tamagotchi