PrintBlocks – API and MCP server for your thermal printer

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I have been dreaming of a local assistant without a screen or chat window as an interface for a long time. An agent I could just speak to to research a topic or keep me updated. Unfortunately, it turns out audio is not a suitable output medium for every use case, e.g. a news briefing, an email inbox digest, a recipe or many other things. So I built PrintBlocks: a self-hosted service that exposes an API and an (optional) MCP server. Simply hook up your OpenClaw or Hermes agent (or whatever agent harness you're using) via MCP. It can compose the content and layout, then send the finished result to your thermal printer, all by itself!The surprising part is how good LLMs are at this. Ask for a m

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Website: gian-reto.github.io/print-blocks