meater

name: meater description: Monitor Meater wireless meat thermometers (Original, Plus, Block, Pro) via Bluetooth or WiFi/Cloud API. Use when the user wants to check cooking temperatures, monitor probe status, or track meat doneness.

Monitor Meater wireless meat thermometers via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or the Meater Cloud API (for remote/WiFi access).

Connection Methods

Method 1: Bluetooth (Direct)

Best for: Local monitoring, real-time updates

Requirements:

Meater probe (Original, Plus, Block, or Pro)
Bluetooth enabled on your device
Python 3 with bleak library: pip3 install bleak

Method 2: Cloud API (WiFi/Remote)

Best for: Remote monitoring, historical data, Meater Block users

Requirements:

Meater account with cloud sync enabled
Meater Block (recommended) OR app syncing to cloud
Meater API credentials (email/password)

Quick Start

Bluetooth Mode

# Scan for probes
python3 scripts/meater.py scan

# Read temperatures
python3 scripts/meater.py read --address "AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF"

Cloud Mode

# Login and list cooks
export MEATER_EMAIL="your@email.com"
export MEATER_PASSWORD="your_password"
python3 scripts/meater_cloud.py devices

# Monitor current cook
python3 scripts/meater_cloud.py monitor --device-id "PROBE_ID"

Bluetooth Commands

Command	Description
`scan`	Scan for nearby Meater probes
`read`	Read current temperatures once
`monitor`	Continuously monitor temperatures
`info`	Get probe info (battery, firmware)

Cloud Commands

Command	Description
`login`	Authenticate with Meater Cloud
`devices`	List registered probes/devices
`cooks`	List active and recent cooks
`monitor`	Monitor cook via cloud
`history`	Get cook history

Temperature Readings

Meater probes provide:

Tip Temperature - Internal meat temperature
Ambient Temperature - Oven/grill temperature
Target Temperature - Set target (if configured in app)

Resources

scripts/

meater.py - Bluetooth CLI tool
meater_cloud.py - Cloud API CLI tool

references/

ble-protocol.md - Bluetooth protocol documentation
cloud-api.md - Meater Cloud API documentation

Examples

Bluetooth: Find and read

python3 scripts/meater.py scan
python3 scripts/meater.py read --address "AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF"

Cloud: Remote monitoring

export MEATER_EMAIL="user@example.com"
export MEATER_PASSWORD="password"
python3 scripts/meater_cloud.py devices
python3 scripts/meater_cloud.py monitor --device-id "ABC123"

Bluetooth: Continuous monitoring

python3 scripts/meater.py monitor --address "AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF" --interval 5

Cloud: Check cook history

python3 scripts/meater_cloud.py history --limit 10