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

A 16-year-old developer, Aarav, released Sprocket, an AI agent that creates hardware designs and writes code, and can autonomously purchase parts or SaaS subscriptions from any website. The tool, available via npm as @spikonado/sprocket and as a desktop app from GitHub Releases, retrieves web context for reliability and supports commands like `sprocket serve` and environment variables for customization. Sprocket aims to be the world's best platform for hardware and software development.

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.