# MQTT Projects at AI Tinkerers

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MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) is the OASIS standard, lightweight, publish/subscribe protocol for machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, optimized for high-latency or low-bandwidth networks (IoT).

MQTT is the de-facto messaging standard for the Internet of Things (IoT), originally developed by IBM in 1999 for monitoring oil pipelines via satellite. The protocol employs a publish/subscribe architecture: clients connect to a central broker (e.g., Mosquitto, HiveMQ) and exchange messages via topics, enabling one-to-many communication. Its design is extremely lightweight; a minimal control message can be as small as two bytes, making it ideal for resource-constrained devices (microcontrollers, sensors). It provides three Quality of Service (QoS) levels (0: At most once, 1: At least once, 2: Exactly once) to ensure reliable delivery across unreliable networks. The latest version is MQTT 5.0, released in 2019, which added features like reason codes and shared subscriptions.

- Official technology site: https://mqtt.org
- Public AI Tinkerers demos and talks: 2
- Result page: 1 of 1

## Recent Public Talks and Demos

### [Edge Power](https://pereira.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_SRDHdkG1fCM)

I built an IoT-based energy monitoring and optimization platform developed with Next.js, designed to collect, process, and visualize real-time data from distributed devices and edge computing systems. During the live demo, I will showcase the working platform, including the web dashboard, real-time device communication workflow, system architecture, Dockerized deployment structure, source code organization, MQTT/WebSocket data flow, logs, and the integration between embedded devices and the visualization platform. I will also present the repository structure and the overall data processing pipeline running in a functional environment.

- Event context: AI Tinkerers Pereira: Builders Session - Engineering Week Edition — 2026-05-21 — Pereira
- Public talk page: https://pereira.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_SRDHdkG1fCM

### [Living Systems - Building a Intelligent Plant Automations using LLMs and MQTT](https://minneapolis-saint-paul.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_on7rQzZVfRo)

I'll showcase a homegrown smart automation I have built to help manage and maintain botanical collections, rare and exotic plants, and other artificial systems (reptile tanks, greenhouses, etc.) using IoT and AI. The system I've designed uses MQTT to allow users to modularly add and control pumps, lights, fans, and water levels within their own grow shelves or custom setups. React and Python orchestrates the frontend and backend, and AI agents help interpret natural language commands and provide plant management reports with actions.

- Event context: AI Tinkerers – Minneapolis–Saint Paul Inaugural Meetup · 16 July 2025 — 2025-07-16 — Minneapolis Saint Paul
- Public talk page: https://minneapolis-saint-paul.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_on7rQzZVfRo

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