78/xiaozhi-esp32
An MCP-based chatbot | 一个基于MCP的聊天机器人 observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
88/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 96
- Longevity 52
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 7.0
- age_days: 732
- days_rel: 28
- days_push: 12
- n_releases_24m: 59
Adoption not part of the score
29186 stars · 6746 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
XiaoZhi is an open-source MCP-based AI voice chatbot firmware for ESP32-family microcontrollers, connecting large language models like Qwen and DeepSeek to real-world hardware. It supports offline voice wake-up, streaming ASR/LLM/TTS pipelines, camera vision input, and device/cloud-side MCP control of peripherals such as LEDs, servos, and smart home devices.
Use cases
- build a diy ai voice assistant on esp32
- control smart home devices with a voice chatbot
- give an llm camera vision on embedded hardware
- create a custom wake word voice assistant
- connect mcp ai agents to physical hardware
- build an ai companion device with oled display
When to choose
- you want an open-source voice assistant running fully on ESP32 hardware
- you need MCP-based device control bridging LLMs and real-world peripherals
- you want offline wake-word detection with streaming ASR/LLM/TTS
- you are a hobbyist following the extensive DIY board tutorials
When to avoid
- you need a pure software chatbot without embedded hardware
- your project targets non-ESP32 microcontrollers
- you want a polished consumer product rather than a DIY firmware project
- you need cloud-independent operation without any LLM API access
Facets
application · maturity active
chatbot speech-recognition tts llm-inference mcp agent-framework audio-processing computer-vision iot embedded artificial-intelligence chatbots speech-processing iot embedded-systems hardware embedded iot cpp esp32 mcp-protocol voice-assistant voice-wake-word opus-audio websocket mqtt smart-home hardware-diy oled-display ai-agents
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/78/xiaozhi-esp32 · fetched 2026-08-28 · 83936ba384d2
- homepage: https://xiaozhi.me · fetched 2026-08-29 · e1b43f11f135
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| 78/xiaozhi-esp32 | main | 88 |
For agents
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