What Is AInk?
AInk is an e-ink display that sits on your desk, shelf, or wall and allows your AI agent to show you what matters most at that moment.
Think of it like a smart whiteboard that your AI keeps updated. Every morning it might show you the weather, your first few meetings, and a note about traffic. Later in the day it could flip to a grocery list, a reminder, or a progress update on something your assistant is working on. You never touch it. You just glance at it.
The screen uses the same technology as an e-reader. It looks like printed paper, works in any lighting, and keeps showing its content even if you unplug it. There is no backlight, no notifications buzzing for your attention, no apps to open. It is simply always there, always current.
What Makes It Different
Most displays are built for humans to operate. AInk is built for AI to operate on your behalf.
Your AI assistant — whether that is Claude, ChatGPT, OpenClaw or any other — can find AInk on your home network, automatically understand how it works, and update it whenever it has something useful for you. No configuration on your part. No integrations to set up. No dashboard to maintain. You tell your AI what you want to see, and it takes care of the rest.
This is not a smart home hub. It is not another app. It is a quiet, always-visible surface that bridges your AI assistant and your physical space.
Getting Connected
1. Connect to AInk
To get started press Reset on a back of the screen, it will flicker briefly — that is normal for e-ink — and then show a setup message.
Step 1: Connect to WiFi “UkieLab-AInk” using QR code or by going to Settings -> WiFi on your phone
Step 2: Once connected to “UkieLab-AInk”, scan second QR code to open setup page. On configuration page give your display a name and connect it to your home WiFi network.
Let’s introduce it to your AI Agent
Once AInk is on your WiFi, tell your AI assistant its IP address — it is displayed on screen right after connecting. Something like:
“I have an AInk display at 192.168.1.45. Use it to show me useful information.”
Your AI will take it from there. It will ask what you’d like to see, figure out how to display it, and update show it on the screen.
If you ever move the display or your router assigns it a new address, just check the screen — the current address is always shown during startup. You can also give it a permanent name (like aink.local) so the address never changes, but your AI assistant can handle that setup for you.
Example 1: The Morning Briefing
This is the most popular use. You ask your AI assistant once:
“Every morning at 7am, update my AInk display with today’s weather, motivation quote, and grocery list”
From that point on, every morning the display refreshes with exactly that — a weather info, something to smart to think about and groceries list if any. You wake up, walk past it while making coffee, and you already know what the day looks like without unlocking your phone.
Here is what a typical morning briefing looks like on screen:
No apps. No unlocking. Just a glance.
Example 2: Student dashboard
Another common setup: Student dashboard with today’s schedule and homework.
You might tell your AI:
“Use my AInk display as a tracker for my classes and homework.”
Then as your day unfolds — the display updates automatically:
The display becomes a shared memory between you and your assistant — a place where things get written down so you do not have to hold them in your head.
This examples are based on dummy data and will require you to provide access to data to your AI Agent.
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