# toblum/McLighting

The ESP8266 based multi-client lighting gadget

Repository: https://github.com/toblum/McLighting
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mclighting
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: strip, websockets, esp, ws2812b, esp8266, animation, mood-light, siri, mqtt
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-01-01T20:32:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3768, "days_push": 975, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1048, forks 280 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:22.396109+00:00)

## What it is
McLighting is an ESP8266-based firmware for controlling WS2811/WS2812 LED strips over the internet. It provides a web interface, REST API, and websocket connector, enabling multi-client control from platforms like iOS, Android, and Siri/Homekit.

## Use cases
- control ws2812b led strips over wifi
- build a cheap internet-controllable mood light
- integrate esp8266 led strips with siri or homekit
- control led animations from multiple clients via websocket
- drive rgb led strips with mqtt commands
- set up a web interface for esp8266 lighting

## When to choose
- you have ESP8266 hardware and WS2811/WS2812 LED strips
- you want open APIs (REST, websocket, MQTT) to build custom clients
- you want Siri/Homekit integration for your lights
- you prefer a simple, cheap DIY lighting solution

## When to avoid
- you want the latest features and active development - use WLED instead
- you need RGBW LED support - use the FabLab-Luenen fork
- you expect ongoing major enhancements, since the project is paused

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: animation, websocket, http-server, middleware
- domain: iot, embedded-systems, hardware
- platform: embedded, iot
- tags: esp8266, ws2812b, led-strip, mqtt, siri, homekit, smart-lighting, rest-api, websockets, mood-light, automation, web-server

## Member repositories
- toblum/McLighting (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:22.396109+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 2026-08-30T07:01:02.952213+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/toblum/McLighting (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:22.396109+00:00, sha 81ad8d3ebdfb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.