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My agent watches my 3D printer and messages me when a print finishes

He self hosts and connected his 3D printer to the AI through a small bridge he runs on his NAS. Now he can ask how a print is going and get progress, temperatures and time left. The AI also watches the printer's smart plug and messages him when a print finishes.

How it works

  1. He bridges the 3D printer to the AI through his NAS
  2. Asks how a print is going and gets progress, temps and time left
  3. The AI watches the smart plug
  4. Messages him when a print finishes

Why it’s worth knowing

The finish alert comes from the smart plug, not the printer software, so it works even mid failure.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on reddit.com. See the original ↗

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