Turn an unused Kindle into a photo frame

Codex with GPT-6 Astra adapted an open jailbreak over Wi-Fi, built KindleCTL tools and a slideshow app.

by Niraj Rajgor27 Sep 2026

Prompt for your agent

Goal: Give an old Kindle a new job as a photo slideshow.
Setup: agents used in source: Claude, Codex; tools/MCPs stated: T3 Code, KindleCTL, Python, C.
Steps:
1. Start in an empty folder; give the agent the Kindle’s network address and model (all over Wi-Fi).
2. Ask it to build custom software for personal use, adapting existing open-source jailbreak work (here SpiderCat / KindleModding).
3. Have it build tools to send commands, transfer files and investigate errors; verify access survives a reboot.
4. Ask for a feedback loop: a persistent diagnostic connection and remote screen captures so it can test without you sending photos.
5. Test small first (set one image as screensaver), then build the slideshow; fix e-ink ghosting the tests missed.
Rules: ask me before anything irreversible (sending, posting, paying, deleting); don’t invent data, results or tools I haven’t given you; tell me what you couldn’t verify.
Based on: Niraj Rajgor — https://nirajrajgor.com/blog/kindle-photo-frame-with-ai

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Agents, models and tools only what the source states

Agents
Claude Codex
Models
GPT-6 Astra
Tools
  • T3 Code
  • KindleCTL
  • Python
  • C

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