# HardwareBlocks

> AI-first physical building blocks. Four assembled XIAO kits, rechargeable battery, 99 EUR each including VAT, plus 30 EUR shipping and handling per order to the EU. Expected delivery: two weeks. Order now; pay when ready for dispatch.

- [Complete context](https://hardwareblocks.com/llms-full.txt)
- [API and app schema](https://hardwareblocks.com/api/schema)
- [Kits and parts](https://hardwareblocks.com/api/kits)
- [Live status](https://hardwareblocks.com/api/status)
- [Web app beta](https://hardwareblocks.com/app/)
- [Shop devices](https://hardwareblocks.com/shop/)

MCP: https://hardwareblocks.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP). Public kit/schema/recipe tools; private workspace tools use Authorization: Bearer. Native mobile apps and Bluetooth commissioning are not released.


## Build guides and product answers

- [What is HardwareBlocks?](https://hardwareblocks.com/guides/what-is-hardwareblocks/) — HardwareBlocks combines four assembled sensor kits with a private web app, a documented REST API and an MCP server. Use it to prototype an idea that needs camera images, movement, distance, or temperature and humidity. Start with simulated data, then connect a provisioned box over Wi-Fi.
- [How to build an AI hardware demo](https://hardwareblocks.com/guides/build-an-ai-hardware-demo/) — Start with a simulated sensor in the HardwareBlocks web app. Publish a starter dashboard, then give your coding assistant the sensor schema and ask it to adapt the interface. Replace simulation with a claimed, connected device when the hardware is ready. No physical kit is needed for the first software demo.
- [Build a room temperature and humidity monitor](https://hardwareblocks.com/guides/room-climate-monitor/) — Use the HardwareBlocks Climate Kit to measure temperature and relative humidity with one SHT31 module. Prototype the dashboard using climate.sample events, then read the same fields from a claimed Wi-Fi device. Any alerts or historical storage are application features you implement.
- [Build a bike movement alert prototype](https://hardwareblocks.com/guides/bike-motion-alert/) — The HardwareBlocks Motion Kit can provide acceleration, rotation and a moving flag for a bike movement experiment. Your application decides when the bike is armed and when to notify you. The current kit needs Wi-Fi coverage; it is not a GPS tracker or a standalone theft alarm.
- [Build a distance and object-presence demo](https://hardwareblocks.com/guides/distance-occupancy-sensor/) — Use a distance measurement and a calibrated threshold to prototype object presence. The HardwareBlocks Distance Kit uses a VL53L0X time-of-flight sensor and distance.sample events. Its API accepts 0–2,000 mm, but usable physical range depends on the target, light, mounting and sensor setup.
- [Build an AI camera and fridge demo](https://hardwareblocks.com/guides/ai-camera-fridge-demo/) — Start with the HardwareBlocks Camera Kit for a private snapshot dashboard. To turn an image into a draft shopping list, your own backend retrieves the image, calls a vision model and asks the user to review the result. HardwareBlocks supplies the camera-data interface; AI inference is a separate integration.
- [Development board comparison](https://hardwareblocks.com/compare/)
- [FAQ](https://hardwareblocks.com/faq/)