The family hub for people who'd rather npx than buy a Skylight

Your home, organized.
No $300 screen required.

Ponlo is the family calendar, task manager, and home hub that runs on any screen. Manage it from your phone, your terminal, or Claude Code.

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Sound familiar?

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You use Google Calendar. Your partner uses Apple. Nobody knows what’s happening.

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School sends PDFs. Sports sends emails. You forget half of it.

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You bought a $300 smart calendar and now pay $79/year to see your own photos.

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You wanted to automate your family calendar but there’s no API.

Everything your family needs

One dashboard. Any screen. No subscription.

Unified Calendar

Google Calendar sync for the whole family. One screen, every schedule.

Shared Tasks & Chores

Assign tasks, set recurring chores, track who did what. Keep the household running.

Voice AI Assistant

Talk to your display. Create events, check schedules, get weather. Hands-free.

Photo Slideshow

Display family photos when idle. Upload from any device. Better than a digital frame.

Sticky Notes

Leave messages for the family. Quick notes, reminders, grocery lists. Always visible.

MCP + API First

Manage your family calendar from Claude Code or any MCP client. Built for developers.

Ponlo vs Skylight

Same features. No hardware. No subscription.

Feature
Skylight
Ponlo
Starting price
$299
Free
Annual subscription
$79/year
$0
Requires special hardware
Yes
No — any screen
API / Developer tools
None
MCP + REST API
Manage from terminal
No
Claude Code, CLI
Voice assistant
No
Built in
Google Calendar sync
Two-way
Two-way
Photo slideshow
$79/yr add-on
Included
Self-hostable
No
Yes
Open & extensible
No
Yes

Built for parents who code

The only family calendar with MCP integration and a REST API.

claude code
$ "What's on my family's calendar today?"
ponlo_daily_briefing

CALENDAR (3 events today):

9:00 AM - School dropoff

2:30 PM - Dentist @ Dr. Smith

6:00 PM - Soccer practice

TASKS (2 pending):

Buy groceries [@Mom]

Fix garage door [@Dad]

$ "Add 'pick up dry cleaning' to my tasks"
Task created: "Pick up dry cleaning"

One command to set up:

$ npx ponlo-ai

Works with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and any MCP client.

Up and running in 3 steps

1

Create your workspace

Sign up and invite your family members. Takes 30 seconds.

2

Connect calendars

Link Google Calendar accounts. All schedules in one place.

3

Open on any screen

Phone, tablet, old iPad on the kitchen counter, Raspberry Pi. It just works.

Free. Seriously.

Calendar, tasks, photos, voice assistant, MCP integration. All included. No credit card. No $79/year gotcha.

$0
forever for core features
  • ✓ Unlimited family members
  • ✓ Google Calendar two-way sync
  • ✓ Shared tasks & chores
  • ✓ Voice AI assistant
  • ✓ Photo slideshow
  • ✓ MCP & API access
  • ✓ Self-hostable
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Ready to ditch the $300 calendar?

Your family deserves better than overpriced hardware with a subscription.

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