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meshtastic Manage, flash, debug, and configure Meshtastic nodes, custom CA HTTPS firmware, and Web Client integration. USE FOR: Meshtastic radio CLI, Heltec V4, ESP32 NVS TLS certs, OTA/USB flashing, web client connections. DO NOT USE FOR: general networking without Meshtastic, unrelated Bluetooth/LoRa devices. **UTILITY SKILL**

Meshtastic

Manage Meshtastic radios (Heltec V4 / ESP32-S3), custom CA HTTPS certificates, latency tuning, and web client integration.

Routing

USE FOR:

  • Meshtastic CLI commands over TCP/Wi-Fi (192.168.20.140) or USB serial (/dev/cu.usbmodem1101).
  • Custom local CA TLS certificate provisioning into ESP32 NVS (MeshtasticHTTPS).
  • Latency optimizations in WebServer.cpp for fast TLS handshakes.
  • Troubleshooting Web Client connection tests and mixed-content browser restrictions.
  • Flashing and recovering firmware/partitions using esptool.

DO NOT USE FOR:

  • Non-Meshtastic LoRa radios or generic network debugging.

Common Operations

CLI Over Wi-Fi & USB

# Query node status over Wi-Fi
meshtastic --host meshtastic.local --info

# Query over USB serial
meshtastic --port /dev/cu.usbmodem1101 --info

# Inspect device metadata
meshtastic --host 192.168.20.140 --device-metadata

Verify HTTPS & Certificate

# Verify TLS without -k against trusted local CA
curl -v https://meshtastic.local/api/v1/fromradio

# Inspect cert chain and SAN on port 443
echo | openssl s_client -connect 192.168.20.140:443 -servername meshtastic.local 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -text -noout

Flash Custom Firmware via USB

# Write custom firmware image to app0 (0x10000)
esptool --port /dev/cu.usbmodem1101 --baud 921600 write_flash 0x10000 firmware-custom/firmware-heltec-v4-2.7.26.54e0d8d.bin

Safety Backup NVS

# Backup NVS partition (contains Wi-Fi, channels, and node config)
esptool --port /dev/cu.usbmodem1101 read_flash 0x9000 0x5000 backups/nvs_backup.bin

Architecture & References