MeshCore development team splits over trademark dispute and AI-generated code
4 hours ago
- #Brand Dispute
- #AI Controversy
- #Community Growth
- The MeshCore development team has released over 85 firmware versions across 75+ hardware variants, all crafted manually without AI.
- Team member Andy Kirby secretly used Claude AI to take over ecosystem components (devices, apps, tools) and applied for the MeshCore trademark without informing the team.
- A poll on AI and trust was conducted in Discord, and internal communication broke down after discovering Andy's actions, leading to a public split.
- Andy claims ownership of the brand and uses 'official' heavily with his MeshOS line, while the core team asserts the GitHub repo as the only official source of truth.
- The core team launched meshcore.io after Andy controlled the original site and Discord, and Andy copied the new site's design using AI despite objections.
- Since starting in January 2025, MeshCore has grown to 38,000+ nodes globally and 100,000+ active app users, with rapid community expansion.
- The core team (Scott, Liam, Recrof, FDLamotte, Oltaco) continues developing human-written software, hosting releases, docs, and a new Discord server on meshcore.io.