HiveMind GGWave

Zero-configuration satellite enrollment for HiveMind via data-over-sound. Devices pair by playing and listening to short audio tones ("audio QR codes") using the GGWave protocol — no typing IP addresses, scanning QR codes, or sharing a keyboard.

It defines the HiveMind pairing opcodes and provides the master/slave primitives. Orchestration — when to start, how to show the code, how to register a client — is the caller's job (typically hivemind-core on the hub).

Where it sits

A new satellite has no credentials and does not know the hub's address. HiveMind GGWave bootstraps that first contact over sound:

1. The hub (running hivemind-core) shows a pairing password.
2. The password is transmitted as audio — emitted by the hub's speaker, or from the browser tool at https://jarbashivemind.github.io/hivemind-ggwave.
3. The satellite hears it, generates an access key, and sends it back over sound.
4. The hub registers the satellite as a client and emits its host address.
5. The satellite saves the credentials and connects to the hub over the normal encrypted HiveMind link.

After enrollment, GGWave is no longer involved — it only establishes the initial trust.

How it works

Hub (GGWaveMaster)               Satellite (GGWaveSlave)
        │                                  │
        │  HMPSWD:<password>               │
        │─────────────────────────────────▶│  (audio)
        │                                  │
        │                   HMKEY:<key>    │
        │◀─────────────────────────────────│  (audio)
        │                                  │
        │  HMHOST:<ip>                     │
        │─────────────────────────────────▶│  (audio)
        │                                  │
        │                    saves identity, connects

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• The ggwave audio codec (see Installation).
• Devices within audible range of each other, each with a microphone and speaker. The browser tool can stand in for a hub speaker, or for a satellite when pairing from a phone.

Installation

pip install hivemind-ggwave

From source:

git clone https://github.com/JarbasHiveMind/hivemind-ggwave
cd hivemind-ggwave
pip install -e .

GGWave audio I/O is provided by the ggwave package and the system audio stack; see docs/microphone.md for audio capture details.

Quickstart

The smallest path is pairing one satellite to a running hub.

1. Start the hub. hivemind-core runs GGWaveMaster and prints a pairing code, e.g. HMPSWD:ce357a6b59f6b1f9.

2. Emit the password. Either let the hub broadcast it from its speaker, or open https://jarbashivemind.github.io/hivemind-ggwave on a phone, enter the code, and play it.

3. Let the satellite pair. The unpaired satellite (running GGWaveSlave) decodes the password, generates an access key, sends it back over sound, and receives the hub address.

4. Done. The satellite saves its NodeIdentity and connects to the hub.

Silent mode

By default the master broadcasts the password periodically. In silent_mode it does not — the caller shows the code in a UI and triggers transmission on user demand (e.g. a button press), so the password is emitted once instead of looping. This is the recommended production flow and the one hivemind-core uses.

Configuration

GGWave transmission parameters are passed via a config dict (TX volume, GGWave protocol id, sample rate). The master accepts the pairing password, hub host, and the silent-mode flag. See docs/configuration.md for the full reference.

Documentation

See docs/:

• Pairing protocol — the opcodes and handshake.
• Master and slave — the enrollment primitives.
• Configuration — parameters and silent mode.
• Microphone / audio — audio capture requirements.

License

Apache-2.0