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quackd

One CLI to give every robot an LLM brain and command them as a flock.

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quackd
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By rokbenko

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Build sheet

Parts
Microduck / XGO-Duck biped on real hardware, six other robots in sim or mock
AI model or service
Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Grok, or local LLMs
Difficulty
Intermediate

Overview

A daemon/CLI that registers robots by name and lets you state goals from a terminal or Claude chat to one robot or a group, with per-robot skill permissions, step limits and ask-first rules; started as the brain the Microduck was missing.

How it works

A daemon registers robots by name; you state goals from a terminal or chat, with per-robot skill permissions, step limits and ask-first rules.

Hardware

  • Microduck / XGO-Duck biped on real hardware
  • six other robots in sim or mock

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