About nodrix
nodrix is an open-source, single-tenant IoT platform deployed in the operator’s Cloudflare account. It collects telemetry, provides dashboards and automations, and can expose device data and control to AI assistants.
Key features
- 01Receive telemetry over HTTPS or WebSocket
- 02Build realtime dashboards and embeddable widgets
- 03Control hardware with dashboard inputs
- 04Configure visual automations and integrations
- 05Read current state and time-series data
Use cases
- 01Monitor telemetry from deployed IoT devices
- 02View device data in shareable dashboards
- 03Let an AI assistant read telemetry or control hardware
MCP support
nodrix includes a native MCP server with Streamable HTTP endpoints for bearer-token and OAuth access. Read tools are available when enabled; management and hardware-control tools also require the write setting.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://{host}/v1/mcp/oauthclaude mcp add --transport http live-nodrix-nodrix https://{host}/v1/mcp/oauth{"mcpServers":{"live-nodrix-nodrix":{"type":"http","url":"https://{host}/v1/mcp/oauth"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"live-nodrix-nodrix":{"type":"http","url":"https://{host}/v1/mcp/oauth"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"live-nodrix-nodrix":{"type":"http","url":"https://{host}/v1/mcp/oauth"}}}{"mcpServers":{"live-nodrix-nodrix":{"serverUrl":"https://{host}/v1/mcp/oauth"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
https://{host}/v1/mcp/oauthhttps://{host}/v1/mcpAuth requiredTools
Details
From the project READMEnodrix
The IoT platform Cloudflare didn't build. Point your hardware at one endpoint over HTTPS or WebSocket, watch variables appear on their own, build realtime drag-and-drop dashboards, automate, and read it all back through a clean API — entirely on infrastructure you own. nodrix is single-tenant and open source: it deploys into your Cloudflare account on Workers, Durable Objects, D1, and R2.
Features
- 📡 Telemetry over HTTPS or WebSocket — hardware POSTs JSON to a project; variables auto-create on first sight. No schema to define, no MQTT broker to run.
- 📊 Realtime dashboards — a drag-and-drop widget grid streams updates over hibernating WebSockets; share any dashboard read-only by public link.
- 🧩 Embeddable widgets — every widget is a framework-agnostic Web Component you can lift straight into your own app.
- 🎮 Two-way control — toggles, sliders, color pickers, and buttons write values back to hardware via short polls or a control socket.
- 🤖 Visual automations — variable, schedule, sunrise/sunset, and event triggers run conditions and actions: webhooks, code snippets, and service integrations.
- 🔌 Integrations — fan out to HTTP, email, and chat (Slack, Telegram, Discord, and more).
- 📖 Clean read API — latest state, time-series, and variable listings behind one token.
- 🧠 Native MCP server — read telemetry and control hardware from an AI assistant, on devices you are not physically next to. Owner-gated and off by default; see AI assistants (MCP).
- 👥 Multi-user — owner / admin / member roles, email invites, and social sign-in (Google, GitHub).
- 📝 Audit log — every privileged action recorded and paginated in the UI.
Quick start
-
Deploy to your Cloudflare account — one click, or
bun run deploy:platformfrom a clone. -
Create the owner account — the first visit prompts a "Create owner account" page; the first signup becomes
owner. -
Create a project and mint a project token from the dashboard.
-
Send telemetry — variables are created the moment data arrives:
curl -X POST https://<your-worker>/v1/telemetry \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $NODRIX_TOKEN" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"metrics":{"temperature":23.4,"humidity":61}}' -
Read it back:
curl https://<your-worker>/v1/projects/<project>/state \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $NODRIX_TOKEN"
AI assistants (MCP)
nodrix ships a native Model Context Protocol server, so an assistant can read a project's telemetry and — once you allow it — act on the hardware. Because devices report to your deployment rather than to your laptop, the board does not need to be plugged into the machine running the assistant; it can be in another building.
Two endpoints, both Streamable HTTP:
| Endpoint | Auth | For |
|---|---|---|
/v1/mcp | Bearer token | CLI and IDE clients |
/v1/mcp/oauth | OAuth | claude.ai-style connectors |
Both are off by default. The owner flips them in Settings → More:
mcp_enabled— the master switch. While it is off,/v1/mcpreturns 404, so a disabled server looks absent rather than merely forbidden.mcp_write_enabled— gates the management and control tools. Until it is on, even an admin-scope token gets read-only tools, so an assistant cannot command hardware by default.
12 read tools — list_projects, list_variables, get_state, get_series, list_dashboards, get_dashboard, list_widget_types, list_widgets, list_block_types, list_integration_kinds, list_automations, list_integrations.
16 write tools — creating and updating projects, variables, dashboards, widgets, automations, and integrations, plus set_variable (how an assistant turns a relay on), run_automation, emit_event, and test_integration.
There are no delete tools, by design. Every tool resolves its target project through the token's scope before it runs, so it cannot reach a project the token cannot.
Architecture
- Worker (worker/) — a single Hono app. Durable Objects for Project, Dashboard, Scheduler, and the MCP agent; one Workflow for provisioning; D1 (metadata), R2 (telemetry history), KV (read cache + JWKS).
- Web (web/) — Vue 3 + Tailwind + Reka UI admin panel and drag-and-drop dashboard builder, built and served as Worker static assets.
- Shared (shared/) — framework-agnostic Web Component widgets, the integration catalog, and automation blocks, consumed by both web and worker so there is a single source of truth.
- Deploy (deploy/) — the small config carrier behind the one-click Deploy to Cloudflare.
worker/ Cloudflare Worker — API, Durable Objects, Workflow
web/ Vue 3 admin panel + dashboard builder
shared/ Web Component widgets, integration catalog, automation blocks
deploy/ One-click Deploy to Cloudflare config
scripts/ Build, version, and migration generators
Storage
| Store | Holds |
|---|---|
| Project DO (SQLite) | Latest variable state, recent ring buffer, pending control writes, flush cursor |
| R2 | Cold telemetry history (NDJSON, partitioned by project + hour) |
| D1 | Users, sessions, accounts, projects, variables, dashboards, tokens, automations, integrations, audit log, OAuth provider config (metadata only — never any telemetry point) |
| KV | Cached /state responses and JWKS |
| Dashboard DO | Per-dashboard subscriptions + hibernated WebSockets |
| Scheduler DO | One alarm at the next schedule/sunset automation fire time |
Authentication
Better Auth handles sign-in. Email + password is on by default; Google and GitHub OAuth can be enabled at runtime from Settings → Sign-in providers (the owner enters a client ID + secret per provider, and the login page shows the matching buttons immediately).
The first signup on a fresh deployment becomes owner. After that, registration is closed: the owner invites people from Users, each with an owner / admin / member role. Sessions are cookie-based and persist 30 days; each device is a separate session, listed and revokable from Users.
Development
nodrix uses Bun.
bun install
bun run dev # worker (wrangler dev)
bun run dev:web # web (vite)
bun run typecheck
bun run build
bun run deploy:platform # build + deploy the worker
Links
- Site — https://nodrix.live
- Changelog — https://nodrix.live/changelog
- Roadmap — https://nodrix.live/roadmap
License
MIT © Arjun Krishna
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