Will Cooke (8none1)

Software engineer, podcaster, Linux enthusiast

Welcome to whizzy.org, the personal site of Will Cooke (aka 8none1).

I write about code, gadgets, home automation, and Linux. Learn more about me or check out my recent posts below.

Writing setup docs for an AI: a pattern for small, complex projects

Posted on 16 May 2026

I built a small podcast publisher this weekend, hit the usual nine-step README problem, and ended up doing something different — writing a setup playbook addressed to an AI assistant instead of to a human. Here's why I think this is going to be the right shape of documentation for... [Read More]

Octopus Energy Free Electricity Sessions: Official GraphQL API!

Posted on 10 November 2025

Octopus Energy now has an official GraphQL API for Free Electricity Sessions - no more email scraping! Here's how to integrate it with Home Assistant. [Read More]

Free Electricity Sessions

Posted on 14 September 2024

How to Use Octopus Power Ups and Free Electricity Session JSON Objects in Home Assistant [Read More]

Powerups Api

Posted on 24 January 2024

Automating Power Ups [Read More]

Bricked Xmas

Posted on 14 December 2023

Reverse engineering Bluetooth LE LED light controllers, or How I Bricked My Christmas Lights [Read More]

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