Give AI agents safe access to real hardware.
Give AI coding tools safe, scoped access to hardware feedback through MCP and APIs.
AI coding tools can generate firmware, but they need safe, structured feedback from actual devices — and permissions that keep them from bricking a bench.
An AI coding agent can iterate fast on code, but without real-device feedback it's guessing about behavior. The naive fix — giving an agent shell access to hardware tools — is how boards get bricked and labs get wedged.
Embroid exposes controlled MCP, CLI, and API tools so agents can flash, observe, reset, and iterate with guardrails that keep humans in the loop.
Agents talk to hardware through a typed MCP surface. Every verb declares its permissions. Leases are short and explicit. Humans approve destructive scopes. The agent gets the feedback it needs; the lab keeps its guardrails.
Request. Act. Observe. Prove.
Agents and humans use the same four verbs on real devices. Embroid makes each one safe, scoped, and recorded.
Reserve a board from the lab
The agent requests a scoped lease on a specific target, with the verbs it's allowed to call and how long it has.
Flash, run tests, power-cycle
Within the lease window, the agent flashes firmware, runs sequences, toggles power, and triggers accessories.
Capture serial, video, sensor data
Every command produces structured output — logs, traces, captures — streamed back into the session record.
Verify behavior with captured evidence
The session record is signed and exportable. Reviewers replay or audit exactly what the agent did and why it passed.
Agent fixes a flaky Bluetooth pairing bug.
A coding agent picks up a flaky Bluetooth pairing issue from the backlog, reserves a board, ships a candidate fix, and proves it works — without a human at the bench.
- 01Agent reserves the target board and takes a 15-minute lease.
- 02Pushes the candidate firmware and flashes the device.
- 03Runs the pairing sequence; streams serial output back into the agent's context.
- 04Captures the pass/fail signal and attaches the signed session record to the PR.
- 05Lease expires; the board returns to the queue, ready for the next run.
What teams get from Agent-Assisted Firmware
- Safe, typed hardware tools through MCP
- Scoped permissions for destructive actions
- Structured failure feedback for fast iteration
- Audit logs that show exactly what the agent did
Which Embroid product fits this workflow
Great starting point for individual engineers working with coding agents at their own bench.
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What the record looks like
Every agent-driven session is fully replayable: the capability issued, the calls made, the logs captured, and any human review events. Audit trail is first-class, not bolted on.
A realistic rollout
Install Client and wire MCP into the engineer's coding agent.
Define agent capabilities and run the first agent-driven flash-and-observe loops.
Expand to team-wide agent workflows with Basic or Pro as the bench becomes central.
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Keep exploring
Remote Hardware Access
Reach boards and fixtures from anywhere without shipping hardware or screen-sharing benches.
Firmware Bring-Up
Turn flashing, reset, serial capture, and setup steps into repeatable workflows.
CI Hardware Testing
Run real-device validation on pull requests, nightly builds, and releases.
Make this workflow real on your hardware.
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