# aily blockly

AI IDE for hardware development, support Arduino, MicroPython, ESP32, STM32, RP2040, Nrf5x...

Repository: https://github.com/ailyProject/aily-blockly
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aily-blockly
Homepage: https://aily.pro
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ai, arduino, blockly, iot, ide
Last push: 2026-08-26T10:11:18+00:00
Link (homepage): https://aily.pro

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 46
- inputs: {"age_days": 650, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 3.0, "n_releases_24m": 71}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3790, forks 214 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:18.689335+00:00)

## What it is
Aily Blockly is an AI-assisted Blockly-based IDE for hardware development supporting 100+ boards including Arduino, ESP32, STM32, RP2040, and MicroPython targets. It provides visual block programming, 400+ preset libraries, AI code generation, wiring diagrams, and compile-error debugging for beginners and educators.

## Use cases
- program an ESP32 with block-based visual coding
- generate Arduino firmware from a natural language description
- teach kids embedded programming without writing C++
- get AI help wiring sensors and debugging compile errors
- prototype IoT devices with MicroPython on RP2040
- convert an Arduino library into a Blockly extension

## When to choose
- you want visual block programming for microcontrollers with AI assistance
- you are a beginner or educator prototyping hardware projects
- you need broad board support without manual toolchain setup

## When to avoid
- you need production-grade firmware for mass-produced devices (project is alpha)
- you prefer a traditional text-based professional IDE
- you need boards or libraries outside its supported list

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: editor, developer-tools, machine-learning, embedded, llm-inference
- domain: embedded-systems, iot, developer-tools, education, artificial-intelligence
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: blockly, arduino, micropython, esp32, stm32, rp2040, visual-programming, ai-assisted-coding, hardware-development, ide, desktop

## Member repositories
- ailyProject/aily-blockly (main) score 84
- ailyProject/aily-blockly-libraries (plugin) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:18.689335+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:27:27.073933+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ailyProject/aily-blockly (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:18.689335+00:00, sha 7016fa1142cc)
  - homepage: https://aily.pro (fetched 2026-08-29T09:22:30.411657+00:00, sha 1940c911198c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.