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A 2013 dumb alarm hacked into a smart alarm

Claude built a Home Assistant system from scratch and helped turn an old 2013 alarm into a smart one.

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  • Reddit poster Electrical_Chard3255 Source ↗

Earliest dated source: 3 Sept 2026

The full story

The poster says Claude built their Home Assistant system from scratch and also helped revive an old 2013 "dumb" alarm, hacking it into a smart alarm. They describe the revival of old devices as the interesting part of the project.

The post gives few technical details; the maker links a project page.

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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.

  • Reddit: Claude built my home assistant system from scratch, and resurected an old 2013 dumb alarm, hacked itForum threadreddit.com
    Reddit poster: Electrical_Chard3255Posted 3 Sept 2026

    The maker's reply in r/ClaudeAI's showcase thread.

    If it disappears: archived copy of Reddit: Claude built my home assistant system from scratch, and resurected an old 2013 dumb alarm, hacked it (opens in a new tab)

  • The project: anchorapp100.github.ioBlog or write-upanchorapp100.github.io

    The project page.

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