pi.robi.work

API for controlling a Raspberry Pi display panel

API Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link: pi.robi.work
Built by: Robi makes stuff

Bloat

103/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0

Float
300

Moat
400

500

Summary

This is a personal hobby endpoint: a working token-authenticated API for sending notices and questions to the author's own Pi panel, with a sign-in page on its own domain. It has no evident market, no payment or pricing, and nothing that would stop a copy, so it scores low on viability and moat. The product works but is thin, and it has not been touched in about four months.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

A personal gadget API for one person's own display, with no distinct user base or path to payment.

8/100

Rubric 0–20No clear problem or user. A toy, a practice clone, or a solution looking for a problem.

Receipts (2)

Examples send messages like 'hi robi' to the author's own panel, showing a personal-use tool.
“URL: https://pi.robi.work Auth: X-Token: 055f3b0323bfd7ff73b348825f4f37faa507e1aa3117de45b5a067802c9bd94a # Show me a one-way message (auto-dismisses after 15 seconds) curl -X POST https://pi.robi.work/notice \ -H "X-Token: 055f3b0323bfd7ff73b348825f4f37faa507e1aa3117de45b5a067802c9bd94a" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"text":"hi robi","subtext":"hope your day”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 5 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The site is titled 'Robi's life dashboard' with a sign-in, so it is built for the author, not customers.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pi.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

A few simple HTTP endpoints that anyone with a Pi and a display could rebuild in a weekend.

4/100

Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.

Receipts (2)

Endpoints are basic POSTs (/notice, /test/colors) with a single header token.
“URL: https://pi.robi.work Auth: X-Token: 055f3b0323bfd7ff73b348825f4f37faa507e1aa3117de45b5a067802c9bd94a # Show me a one-way message (auto-dismisses after 15 seconds) curl -X POST https://pi.robi.work/notice \ -H "X-Token: 055f3b0323bfd7ff73b348825f4f37faa507e1aa3117de45b5a067802c9bd94a" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"text":"hi robi","subtext":"hope your day”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 5 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The /question endpoint takes simple text plus options, with no proprietary data or depth.
“curl -X POST https://pi.robi.work/question \ -H "X-Token: 055f3b0323bfd7ff73b348825f4f37faa507e1aa3117de45b5a067802c9bd94a" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"text":"coffee soon?","options":["yes","maybe","no"]}'”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 5 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

Everything was posted on a single day (2026-06-05) and nothing has shipped in the 124 days since, so there is no sustained cadence.

0/100

Sustained shipping0/60
Worked on across 0 days.
Consistency0/40
Updates in 1 of 1 month.
Quiet
No update for 124 days — scaled to 46%.

Receipts (2)

Earliest post about it.
“URL: https://pi.robi.work Auth: X-Token: 055f3b0323bfd7ff73b348825f4f37faa507e1aa3117de45b5a067802c9bd94a # Show me a one-way message (auto-dismisses after 15 seconds) curl -X POST https://pi.robi.work/notice \ -H "X-Token: 055f3b0323bfd7ff73b348825f4f37faa507e1aa3117de45b5a067802c9bd94a" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"text":"hi robi","subtext":"hope your day”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 5 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
Most recent post about it.
“curl -X POST https://pi.robi.work/question \ -H "X-Token: 055f3b0323bfd7ff73b348825f4f37faa507e1aa3117de45b5a067802c9bd94a" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"text":"coffee soon?","options":["yes","maybe","no"]}'”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 5 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A working, live, token-protected API with a sign-in page exists, but it is thin and built around one person's own panel, with no docs or status page.

64/100

It's live20/20
https://pi.robi.work responded when checked.
HTTPS5/5
Served over HTTPS.
Real product25/35
The API endpoints and a sign-in page appear to work and are documented by curl examples, but it is a thin personal tool with no public onboarding.
Own home10/10
Lives on its own domain (pi.robi.work).
Maintained0/15
Last sign of shipping 2026-06-05.
Operations4/15
There is token auth and an accounts/sign-in page, but no docs site, status page, or additional platforms.

Receipts (5)

https://pi.robi.work responded when checked.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pi.robi.work (opens in a new tab)
Concrete endpoints for notices and color tests with auto-dismiss and duration parameters.
“URL: https://pi.robi.work Auth: X-Token: 055f3b0323bfd7ff73b348825f4f37faa507e1aa3117de45b5a067802c9bd94a # Show me a one-way message (auto-dismisses after 15 seconds) curl -X POST https://pi.robi.work/notice \ -H "X-Token: 055f3b0323bfd7ff73b348825f4f37faa507e1aa3117de45b5a067802c9bd94a" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"text":"hi robi","subtext":"hope your day”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 5 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
A second interactive endpoint sends questions with selectable options to the panel.
“curl -X POST https://pi.robi.work/question \ -H "X-Token: 055f3b0323bfd7ff73b348825f4f37faa507e1aa3117de45b5a067802c9bd94a" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"text":"coffee soon?","options":["yes","maybe","no"]}'”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 5 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
The site is live and shows a dashboard with sign-in.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pi.robi.work (opens in a new tab)
Crawler found accounts: true but docs: false and status_page: false.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pi.robi.work (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

It is a web app on its own domain, but there is no pricing, payment, privacy policy, terms, or support path, and nothing suggests a plan beyond personal use.

27/100

Distribution25/30
A web app on its own domain.
Payments0/15
No payment provider found.
Pricing0/10
No pricing found on the site.
Revenue0/5
No sign of customers, pricing, or payments.
Privacy policy0/7
No privacy policy found.
Terms0/5
No terms of service found.
Support0/8
No support contact found.
Commitment2/20
A single day of posts with no roadmap, team, or dedicated community; the author does link a wider portfolio.

Receipts (4)

A web app on its own domain.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pi.robi.work (opens in a new tab)
No payment providers or prices were found on the site.
Checked 7 Oct 2026 · pi.robi.work (opens in a new tab)
Posted once on 2026-06-05 with no follow-up.
“URL: https://pi.robi.work Auth: X-Token: 055f3b0323bfd7ff73b348825f4f37faa507e1aa3117de45b5a067802c9bd94a # Show me a one-way message (auto-dismisses after 15 seconds) curl -X POST https://pi.robi.work/notice \ -H "X-Token: 055f3b0323bfd7ff73b348825f4f37faa507e1aa3117de45b5a067802c9bd94a" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"text":"hi robi","subtext":"hope your day”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 5 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)
A second post the same day, then nothing since.
“curl -X POST https://pi.robi.work/question \ -H "X-Token: 055f3b0323bfd7ff73b348825f4f37faa507e1aa3117de45b5a067802c9bd94a" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"text":"coffee soon?","options":["yes","maybe","no"]}'”
Post · @Robi_makes_stuff · 5 Jun 2026 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)