MQTT & Mosquitto with PicoClaw
Use MQTT as a lightweight bus: publishers send small payloads; a subscriber or bridge forwards interesting messages to PicoClaw for classification, summarisation, or chat alerts.
1. Data flow
Device → Mosquitto → your script or bridge → HTTP to PicoClaw API or local agent invocation. Keep payloads small; aggregate bursts before calling an LLM.
2. Broker hardening
Enable authentication, TLS on LAN if feasible, and ACLs per client ID. IoT networks are common breach paths.
3. Home Assistant overlap
If you already use Home Assistant, prefer its MQTT integration for device discovery and use PicoClaw for LLM steps only.