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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "mediacutlet-pocket-tank--flash-tank-from-browser",
 "repo": "mediacutlet/pocket-tank",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/mediacutlet/pocket-tank",
 "repo_slug": "mediacutlet-pocket-tank",
 "title": "Flash a pocket tank onto a board from a browser",
 "page_title": "How to flash a pocket tank onto a board from a browser with Pocket Tank",
 "summary": "Install the firmware on a supported Waveshare board from the install page, with no toolchain.",
 "who": "A hobbyist who has bought one of the four supported Waveshare boards and wants a working tank without setting up a build environment.",
 "problem": "Building embedded firmware from source takes a toolchain and time that a first-time user may not want to set up.",
 "outcome": "A board running a live tank with the fish brain on the chip, with later updates arriving over Wi-Fi from v0.3.",
 "steps": [
  "Get one of the supported boards: the 1.8-inch, pendant, watch, or square",
  "Connect the board to your computer with a USB cable",
  "Open https://pocketank.com/install/ in your browser",
  "Follow the install page to put the firmware on the board",
  "Check the settings page on the tank for the version number, which should match the current release"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Open https://pocketank.com/install/ for the pocket-tank project from the mediacutlet/pocket-tank repo and report the install steps shown for the connected board. Verify that the settings page on the tank reports a version after install.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README says the current release is v0.3.8 and is alpha, so expect changes between releases.",
 "category": "Games and hobbies",
 "tags": [
  "Games and hobbies"
 ],
 "lang": "c",
 "requirements": [
  "A PC to read the code and run the simulator (the README points to a PC simulator section)",
  "A C compiler on your PC for the simulator build (inferred)",
  "A supported Waveshare board for real hardware: 1.8-inch, pendant, watch, or square (the board costs about $35 per the README)",
  "A USB cable for the first install; later updates come over Wi-Fi from v0.3"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "remote-script",
   "notice": "The install page is hosted outside GitHub, so review what it asks your computer to do before you accept any flash prompt."
  }
 ],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
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