# blinker-iot/blinker-esp-idf

An IoT Solution,Blinker library for embedded hardware. Works with ESP8266, ESP32 (idf)

Repository: https://github.com/blinker-iot/blinker-esp-idf
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/blinker-esp-idf
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-03-14T06:21:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 37/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 11, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2566, "days_push": 537, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4288, forks 19 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:41.373999+00:00)

## What it is
Blinker is an IoT solution library for embedded hardware, provided as ESP-IDF components for ESP8266 and ESP32. It enables devices to connect to the Blinker IoT platform with provisioning, WebSocket server support, and mDNS.

## Use cases
- connect esp32 to an iot cloud platform
- build a smart home device with esp8266
- control embedded hardware from a mobile app
- add websocket server to esp-idf project
- provision wifi devices with auth keys

## When to choose
- you use ESP-IDF or ESP8266_RTOS_SDK and want Blinker platform integration
- you need a C-based IoT connectivity library for Espressif chips

## When to avoid
- you use Arduino framework instead of ESP-IDF
- you need a different IoT cloud than Blinker

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: iot, websocket, http-server, sdk, embedded
- domain: iot, embedded-systems
- platform: iot, embedded, c
- tags: esp-idf, esp8266, esp32, iot-platform, smart-home, embedded-library, blinker, automation

## Member repositories
- blinker-iot/blinker-esp-idf (main) score 37

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.373999+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 2026-08-29T18:21:55.048705+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/blinker-iot/blinker-esp-idf (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.373999+00:00, sha 7a023a7cfd18)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.