Adbqr – ADB pair via QR code from the CLI

Name: Adbqr – ADB pair via QR code from the CLI
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Author: kristjan

by kristjan·Jun 21, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●●SolidCozyNiche Gem

Terminal-aware QR rendering with Kitty, iTerm2, and block-character fallbacks.

Strengths

•Runtime terminal capability detection instead of hardcoded terminal name lists.
•mDNS listening auto-completes the adb pair command without manual entry.
•Warns about client isolation on public networks where mDNS won't work.

Weaknesses

•Narrow use case—only matters if you regularly do wireless ADB pairing.
•Still requires qrencode and adb as external dependencies.

Post Description

I got tired of typing my phone's ADB pairing info, but also don't usually have Android Studio open to display a QR code, so I Clauded up an all-bash (with qrencode installed) command to do it straight from the CLI.

> brew install kristjan/tap/adbqr

All that's needed is a join-network style string written through qrencode for the phone to scan:

> WIFI:T:ADB;S:<service>;P:<pairing-code>;;

For sake of pleasantness, if you're in iTerm2 or a terminal that supports Kitty, it'll print crisp imagery. Otherwise it falls back to character-level blocks. Then the process listens for an mDNS announcement from the phone and runs the `adb pair` command for you.

Last thing I added is from when I tried to run it on a public network with client isolation turned on, so the tool tries to notice warning signs and give you a heads up. It's very basic, so if anyone knows clever ways to detect that kind of setup, I'd love to learn it.