Case study

foobot-local: local Foobot service and reconstructed protocols

foobot-local reconstructs Foobot communication so the air-quality monitor can send readings to a local service. It documents MQTT topics, a UDP AT configuration channel and Wi-Fi provisioning recovered from the official APK; the Python service decodes readings and computes a pollution index.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 2
Last commit: 2026-07-09
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A Foobot and an always-on Linux host on the same LAN, with Python 3 and dnsmasq or another configurable DNS service.
Limits: The calibration constants were derived from one device; other units may need their own calibration.
Limits: The device computes its ring colour from thresholds that the project has not captured.
License: MIT license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{foobot-local-case,
  title = {{foobot-local: local Foobot service and reconstructed protocols}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/kerosix/foobot-local}},
  url = {https://github.com/kerosix/foobot-local},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/foobot-local-case/}}
}

Plain text

foobot-local: local Foobot service and reconstructed protocols. https://github.com/kerosix/foobot-local (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/foobot-local-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · kerosix/foobot-local · Revision 043bfb8
docs/PROTOCOL.md GitHub · kerosix/foobot-local · Revision 043bfb8
docs/WIFI.md GitHub · kerosix/foobot-local · Revision 043bfb8