Decimen streams files through fountain-coded QR frames without pairing
Alstroph says Claude Code helped build the one-night PoC, which claims 128 KB/s but currently loads its receiver page over a local network.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: Reddit
Why it matters
Decimen shows how AI coding agents can compress the path from protocol idea to working systems demo, while exposing an optical channel useful for both provisioning and data exfiltration.
A pseudonymous software engineer using the name Alstroph released Decimen Optical Transfer on July 31st, turning a screen and camera into a one-way file link built from rapidly changing QR codes. In a demonstration post, Alstroph said the proof of concept was built with Claude Code in one night.…
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