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codykociemba/NoLongerEvil-Thermostat

Breathe fresh life into your bricked Nest, now with 100% less evil! observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/codykociemba/NoLongerEvil-Thermostat · homepage · JavaScript observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

54/100

  • Activity 75
  • Release rhythm 45
  • Longevity 21

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 304
  • days_rel: 155
  • days_push: 154
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1826 stars · 132 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

No Longer Evil is a right-to-repair firmware and cloud replacement for bricked or sunset Nest Gen 1 and Gen 2 thermostats. It flashes modified bootloader/kernel components that redirect the device's traffic from Google's servers to a reverse-engineered replica API, hosted on the No Longer Evil platform or a self-hosted server (standalone or Home Assistant add-on).

Use cases

  • revive a bricked Nest Gen 1 or Gen 2 thermostat after Google sunset support
  • flash custom firmware onto a Nest thermostat to remove Google cloud dependency
  • self-host a replacement server for a Nest thermostat
  • control a repurposed Nest thermostat from a web dashboard or PWA
  • integrate a de-Googled Nest thermostat with Home Assistant
  • avoid e-waste by repurposing discontinued smart thermostat hardware

When to choose

  • you own a Nest Gen 1/2 thermostat that Google bricked or sunset and want to keep using it
  • you want thermostat data and control to stay off Google's cloud, via hosted or self-hosted infrastructure
  • you want a drop-in community firmware with a GUI installer and Home Assistant integration

When to avoid

  • the thermostat is critical for heating or cooling and you have no backup device - flashing may brick it
  • you need a supported, production-grade smart thermostat solution rather than experimental firmware
  • you are on Windows - building and flashing is only supported on macOS/Linux
  • you want to keep using official Nest/Google cloud features and warranty

Facets

application · maturity experimental

reverse-engineering self-hosted security developer-tools iot self-hosted privacy hardware self-hosted nest-thermostat custom-firmware right-to-repair cloud-replacement home-assistant firmware-flashing installer smart-home anti-bricking google-cloud-bypass automation linux macos nodejs docker web-server

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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