{"repo":"perduewu-ops/kindle-side-card","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/perduewu-ops/kindle-side-card","clone":"git clone https://github.com/perduewu-ops/kindle-side-card.git","description":"Turn a jailbroken Kindle into a local e-ink side display.","language":"Python","stars":36,"topics":["ai-agents","ambient-display","dashboard","desktop-widget","e-ink","jailbreak","kindle","kual","python","epaper"],"license":"GPL-3.0","category":"dashboards-admin","readme_excerpt":"Kindle Side Card Turn a jailbroken Kindle into a local e-ink side display. Preview image is generated from the renderer. Kindle Side Card is a local-first e-ink dashboard for an old Kindle. A Python daemon renders a 758x1024 PNG on your computer, and a KUAL extension on the Kindle pulls that frame over Wi-Fi and paints it with eips . Why This Exists A browser dashboard is still a browser. It is bright, interactive, and one click away from another tab. Kindle Side Card is intentionally weaker: slow e-ink, fixed layout, local network, glanceable information. That makes it a better place for ambient state that should stay visible without becoming another app to manage. Good fit: - developers using AI agents who want a physical status surface - people with an old jailbroken Kindle sitting unused - e-ink and local-first dashboard experiments - low-distraction desks where a small OLED screen would be too loud What Works Today - Native Kindle Paperwhite 1 / 5th generation resolution: 758x1024. - Local HTTP daemon with GET /kindle/frame.png , POST /widget , GET /heartbeat , and page switching endpoints. - KUAL extension with Start, Stop, Refresh Once, Previous Page, and Next Page actions. - Generic widgets inherited from the original ai-desk-card renderer: system, todo, calendar, AI limits, scratch, messages, PR queue, deadlines, and more. - Conservative repaint loop that keeps re-drawing the cached frame so the Kindle home screen is less likely to cover the dashboard. Use-Case Galle","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/perduewu-ops","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/perduewu-ops/kindle-side-card/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}