🚀 hoykit — CLI DevKit for Microcontroller Projects

hoykit is a blazing-fast, lightweight CLI toolkit built for microcontroller developers.

Whether you're building for ESP32, Arduino, or any PlatformIO-compatible board, hoykit simplifies firmware workflows — with zero IDEs.

✨ Why Choose hoykit?

✅ IDE-free terminal-first development
📂 Multi-project support with instant switching
🔌 Smart USB port detection & selection
🚀 Powered by PlatformIO under the hood
🧪 Built-in unit testing framework
🧩 Template-driven firmware initialization
🔄 Self-updating CLI

📦 CLI Commands

Command	Description
`init-firmware`	Initialize firmware project from templates
`build`	Build firmware using PlatformIO
`upload`	Upload firmware to board
`flash`	Build + Upload (optionally open monitor)
`monitor`	Start serial monitor
`spiffs-uploader`	Upload files to SPIFFS filesystem
`test`	Run unit tests
`workon`	Set/show current project
`update`	Update hoykit and dependencies
`version`	Show environment version
`help`	Command list and usage

🔧 Supported Boards

AVR (Arduino)

Arduino Uno
Arduino Mega 2560
Arduino Leonardo
Arduino Pro Mini
LilyPad Arduino

ESP32 Series

ESP32 DevKitC-1
ESP32-S2 Saola-1
ESP32-S3 DevKitC-1
ESP32-C3 DevKitM-1

Tip: For ESP32-S2/S3/C3 boards, you can use --use-espusb for native USB flashing:

hoykit init-firmware my-firmware -b esp32-s3 --use-espusb

🚀 Quick Start


curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hoykids/hoykids-devkit/main/install.sh | bash

hoykit init-firmware my-firmware -b esp32-s3
hoykit workon my-firmware
hoykit flash --monitor

Need SPIFFS?

hoykit spiffs-uploader my-firmware

Want to run tests?

hoykit test my-firmware -vv

📚 Documentation

CLI command guides available in the repo under docs/cli/

🤝 Contribute or Explore

hoykit is fully open source and welcomes your ideas and pull requests.

Visit github.com/hoykids/hoykids-devkit to get started.