paramount-engineering/roku-dev-studio

Overview

Cross-platform Electron desktop studio for building and testing Roku channels. It provides remote control, device queries, sideloading, a telnet console, BrightScript Fiddle, RALE/App Connector, and JSON Action Scripts. It also ships an rds CLI, an MCP server for AI agents, and an internet relay.

Best for

Best for
Roku developers who want a connected desktop console plus scripted and agent-driven device automation

Use cases

• Sideload channels to a Roku device and inspect the telnet console
• Drive Roku automation through rds CLI or JSON Action Scripts
• Let coding agents act on Roku devices through the MCP server

How to use

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code

Notes

Cross-platform Electron desktop studio for building and testing Roku channels. It provides remote control, device queries, sideloading, a telnet console, BrightScript Fiddle, RALE/App Connector, and JSON Action Scripts. It also ships an rds CLI, an MCP server for AI agents, and an internet relay.

29 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-09-02. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Sideload channels to a Roku device and inspect the telnet console
• Drive Roku automation through rds CLI or JSON Action Scripts
• Let coding agents act on Roku devices through the MCP server

Pros

• Bundles remote control, sideloading, telnet, and BrightScript tooling into one desktop app
• Cross-platform for desktop environments
• Offers scripting paths through CLI, JSON Action Scripts, and MCP

Cons

• Small community and limited adoption, with 29 stars
• Most features require network access to physical Roku devices
• Electron-based app is heavier than a command-line-only tool

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