FLAN PARTY: Popup Chat in CLI for local area networks.

Dead-simple local-only chat for any popup gathering. Host starts a room; everyone on the same Wi‑Fi/LAN joins from their terminal. No internet services, no accounts.

Quick start (host)

python3 popup.py host

You'll be prompted to name your session and configure questions for participants. Or skip the interactive setup:

python3 popup.py host --session-name "Hack Night NYC" --questions questions.json --port 5678

Quick start (participant)

Download (no clone needed):

curl -L -o popup.py https://raw.githubusercontent.com/weisserj/flan-party/weisserj/lan-cli-chat/popup.py
python3 popup.py join --host 192.168.50.23 --port 5678 --passphrase [ASK HOST]

What you get

• LAN-only TCP chat; reachable only to devices on the same network.
• Interactive host setup — name your session and customize participant questions, or accept defaults.
• Host-controlled start/stop; nothing persists except generated summaries.
• Auto summaries (Markdown + email draft) on /save or /quit in summaries/.
• Optional shared passphrase to keep random LAN users out.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Everyone must be on the same LAN/Wi‑Fi.

Minimal safety tips

• Use a passphrase; share it only with attendees.
• Run on a trusted / event-only SSID. Quit the host when done.

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Repo: flan-party/lan-popup-chat (public). Ready to use as-is.