# Show HN: I'm 16 y/o and Built the only AI Agent for Hardware and Software Dev

> Source: <https://github.com/spikonado/sprocket>
> Published: 2026-08-02 23:04:53+00:00

**Goal**: To make the world's best platform for developing hardware and software.

Sprocket is a lightweight agent that can create hardware designs and write code.

Sprocket retrieves best-in-class context from the web for everything it does. It is therefore incredibly reliable. In terms of hardware design, Sprocket can make beautiful schematics in React, create your BOM, and create detailed assembly instructions.

And here's the best part: Sprocket can (on its own) buy anything from any website when you tell it to do so. From hardware parts to SaaS subscriptions.

Note

You can run Sprocket using any of the ways defined below with no impact on Sprocket's capabilities or performance. The desktop app may take more RAM than using Sprocket through your browser.

```
npx @spikonado/sprocket
```

The above runs Sprocket through your browser unless you have the desktop app installed.

Install it for your OS from the latest [GitHub Release Artifacts](https://github.com/spikonado/sprocket/releases) and run it.

```
npm i -g @spikonado/sprocket
sprocket
```

The above runs Sprocket through your browser unless you have the desktop app installed.

To always open a tab in your browser when using Sprocket, use the `--web`

flag:

```
sprocket --web
```

Pass a directory to open or reconnect that workspace in a new thread:

```
sprocket .
sprocket --web ../my-robot
```

Sprocket remembers attached workspaces and local server sessions between launches.
Local state lives in `$HOME/.sprocket`

(or `%USERPROFILE%\.sprocket`

on Windows when `HOME`

is unset).
Override with `SPROCKET_DATA_DIR`

.

| Command | Behavior |
|---|---|
`sprocket serve` |
Run the local server in the foreground without launching a client. |
`sprocket serve --api-only` |
Serve only `/api` ; intended for development (see
|

Run `sprocket --help`

or `sprocket serve --help`

for all options.

Common Sprocket server overrides are available as environment variables:

| Variable | Purpose |
|---|---|
`SPROCKET_DATA_DIR` |
Directory for pairing, sessions, and workspace state. |
`SPROCKET_PORT` |
Local server port; defaults to `17731` for installed use. |
`SPROCKET_HOST` |
Bind host; defaults to `127.0.0.1` . |
`SPROCKET_DESKTOP_EXECUTABLE` |
Full path to the desktop executable to be used by the Sprocket CLI. |
`PUBLIC_CONVEX_URL` |
Convex deployment used by the agent runtime. |
`SPROCKET_STATIC_DIR` |
Web build to serve instead of the bundled build. |

- Bun 1.x, version 1.3.9 or newer
- Node.js 24.x, version 24.14 or newer
- A current stable Rust toolchain

Install dependencies:

```
bun install
```

Start the browser development environment:

```
bun dev
```

After creating a convex deployment and configuring authkit following the instructions, configure the Convex deployment with the API key for each model provider you want to enable.

This runs Vite at `http://localhost:5173`

and the Rust API at `http://127.0.0.1:7731`

, with development state kept in `.sprocket-dev`

inside the repository.
To develop against Electron instead, run:

```
bun dev:desktop
cargo test
bun run test
bun run build
prek run -a
```

Create a local Electron installer package with:

```
bun run build:release
```

Artifacts are written to `apps/desktop/dist/`

as `sprocket-desktop-*`

(`.AppImage`

/ `.dmg`

/ `.exe`

depending on the host OS).
Published installers come from GitHub Releases; the `sprocket`

CLI is published separately on npm.

- If
`17731`

is already occupied, set`SPROCKET_PORT`

before launching. - If
`sprocket`

opens the browser instead of the desktop app, install`sprocket-desktop`

from[GitHub Releases](https://github.com/spikonado/sprocket/releases)onto`PATH`

, or set`SPROCKET_DESKTOP_EXECUTABLE`

. - Unsigned macOS and Windows desktop builds may need a Gatekeeper / SmartScreen override the first time you open them.
- Contact
[aarav@spikonado.com](mailto:aarav@spikonado.com)for help.