# ISP router UI sucks – make your own

> Source: <https://www.rossng.eu/posts/2026-11-01-fyxel/>
> Published: 2026-11-11 20:43:16+00:00

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# Your ISP router UI sucks - make your own

2026-11-01

Like every ISP router, the Zyxel T-56 that came with my [Odido](https://www.odido.nl/) fibre has a rubbish web UI.

Want to use a password manager to fill in your login details? Nope.

Enjoy buttons that inexplicably look like this?

Can’t find the setting you need? Have fun hunting through every screen.

I built [Fyxel](https://github.com/rossng/fyxel) to control my router. Here’s what it looks like:

Having a native app also means you can do useful stuff like putting the login details in Keychain. Or building a cli tool so that your agent can also configure your router. Or having a shortcut key to search every single piece of functionality from one bar.

## Try it

Download the DMG from [Fyxel’s GitHub releases](https://github.com/rossng/fyxel/releases).

## Build your own

- Log into your router’s web UI
- Copy the session cookie and paste it into Claude
- Ask it to discover the API and build a native UI
- Voila!