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.
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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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Sources & credit
- Niraj Rajgor nirajrajgor.com primaryblog · 27 Sep 2026https://nirajrajgor.com/blog/kindle-photo-frame-with-ai
- nirajrajgorHacker News · 12 Oct 2026https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50064318