Make your PS5 less annoying with Claude Code and a home DNS blocker
The PS5 has no developer mode, so instead of touching the console he had Claude Code build everything around it: a DNS blocker on an always-on Raspberry Pi or mini PC that blocks promo and tracking domains for the whole house, wake-from-phone, streaming to a laptop, and Home Assistant showing the console status and putting it to sleep at 1am.
Source
@Lumesssss on X · 2026-10-19
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-21.
What they did
The PS5 has no developer mode, so instead of touching the console he had Claude Code build everything around it: a DNS blocker on an always-on Raspberry Pi or mini PC that blocks promo and tracking domains for the whole house, wake-from-phone, streaming to a laptop, and Home Assistant showing the console status and putting it to sleep at 1am.
Result (as claimed)
No jailbreak or firmware changes; every change sits in an undo log with a one-line reverse. Full step-by-step guide and prompt in the thread.
Tools they used
Cost: Claude Code: from $17/mo.
Set it up
Define the job
Say exactly what you want done and what the agent may and may not do on your behalf.
Share only what is needed
Give Claude Code the minimum files or access required. Avoid sharing passwords in chat when a safer login flow exists.
Review the plan
Ask the agent to show its plan or draft before it acts, and approve each step that has real consequences.
Check the result
Confirm the outcome yourself (order placed, request sent, document understood) and keep a record.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Make your PS5 less annoying with Claude Code and a home DNS blocker What the original author did: The PS5 has no developer mode, so instead of touching the console he had Claude Code build everything around it: a DNS blocker on an always-on Raspberry Pi or mini PC that blocks promo and tracking domains for the whole house, wake-from-phone, streaming to a laptop, and Home Assistant showing the console status and putting it to sleep at 1am. Reported result (as claimed by the author): No jailbreak or firmware changes; every change sits in an undo log with a one-line reverse. Full step-by-step guide and prompt in the thread. Source: https://x.com/Lumesssss/status/2112275226473931234 Tools they used: Claude Code, PlayStation 5, Home Assistant, Raspberry Pi, Node.js Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Make your PS5 less annoying with Claude Code and a home DNS blocker What the original author did: The PS5 has no developer mode, so instead of touching the console he had Claude Code build everything around it: a DNS blocker on an always-on Raspberry Pi or mini PC that blocks promo and tracking domains for the whole house, wake-from-phone, streaming to a laptop, and Home Assistant showing the console status and putting it to sleep at 1am. Reported result (as claimed by the author): No jailbreak or firmware changes; every change sits in an undo log with a one-line reverse. Full step-by-step guide and prompt in the thread. Source: https://x.com/Lumesssss/status/2112275226473931234 Tools they used: Claude Code, PlayStation 5, Home Assistant, Raspberry Pi, Node.js Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Make your PS5 less annoying with Claude Code and a home DNS blocker What the original author did: The PS5 has no developer mode, so instead of touching the console he had Claude Code build everything around it: a DNS blocker on an always-on Raspberry Pi or mini PC that blocks promo and tracking domains for the whole house, wake-from-phone, streaming to a laptop, and Home Assistant showing the console status and putting it to sleep at 1am. Reported result (as claimed by the author): No jailbreak or firmware changes; every change sits in an undo log with a one-line reverse. Full step-by-step guide and prompt in the thread. Source: https://x.com/Lumesssss/status/2112275226473931234 Tools they used: Claude Code, PlayStation 5, Home Assistant, Raspberry Pi, Node.js Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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