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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "repo": "rokbenko/quackd",
 "name": "quackd",
 "owner": "rokbenko",
 "slug": "rokbenko-quackd",
 "github": "https://github.com/rokbenko/quackd",
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 "language": "Python",
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  "Python installed on a laptop or computer",
  "An API key for one hosted model (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, Grok and others), or a local model served by Ollama, vLLM, llama.cpp or LM Studio",
  "For the simulated duck: the quackd[microduck] extra",
  "For real hardware: a supported robot such as the SO-101 arm over LeRobot, plus its serial or USB connection"
 ],
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 "section": "earlier",
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 "category": "Software and DevOps",
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  },
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   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/rokbenko-quackd/command-a-robot-from-claude-chat.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "rokbenko-quackd--run-one-goal-across-a-flock",
   "title": "Split one goal across a flock of simulated robots",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/rokbenko-quackd/run-one-goal-across-a-flock/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/rokbenko-quackd/run-one-goal-across-a-flock.json"
  }
 ],
 "disclaimer": "Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk."
}