GPT-6 one-shots a custom IR blaster app to replace a dead AC remote
PrasoonPratham · x · 2026-10-13
With his AC remote dead, the author repurposed an old Redmi Note 10 Pro's built-in IR blaster using a custom app that GPT-6 one-shotted after no Play Store remote app worked. Quoted post: another dev reverse-engineered the Blue Star AC app, built an MCP server, and now controls the AC from the macOS menubar with a single prompt.
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