Ambient

Plasma, aurora, lava, zen, embers, fire, rain, stars, ripples, fireworks, snow, Life.

At a glance

OutputBaked loopRendered once into a GIF that the panel loops with its own firmware: perfectly smooth, no Bluetooth traffic.

Settings4every one editable live in the studio, or by an agent with update_app_settings

Sourceambient.pysrc/deskdot/apps/ambient.py

Settings
Setting	Type	Default	Options / range
Effect`effect`	choice	Plasma	PlasmaAuroraLava lampZen ripplesCampfire embersFireDigital rainStarfieldRippleGame of LifeFireworksSnowfallTunnelBounce
Palette`palette`	choice	Rainbow	RainbowOceanSunsetForestEmberNeon
Speed`speed`	number	0.8	0.2 – 3.0
Intensity`brightness`	number	0.85	0.1 – 1.0

render a frame to PNG (no panel needed)

$ uv run deskdot preview ambient --settings '{"effect":"aurora"}' --out ambient.png

show it on your panel (engine running)

$ curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8765/api/apps/ambient/activate

Or ask your agent: “Show Ambient on my panel”. It calls show_app with "ambient". New here? Set up DeskDot first.

Novelty loops: pixel cat on a rainbow trail, glyph rain, warp speed, Game of Life, bouncing logo.