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From: cupcakearmy <hi@nicco.io>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2025 21:30:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] glove80 guide

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+---
+title: "How to enable ZMK Studio for the Glove 80"
+date: "2025-08-31"
+categories:
+  - "coding"
+tags:
+  - "keyboards"
+  - "zmk"
+  - "glove80"
+  - "zmk studio"
+coverImage: "./images/ikhsan-hidayat-lL_xP4CEXaY-unsplash.jpg"
+---
+
+Out of the box I could not get the Glove80 to work out of the box with the amazing ZMK Studio because the default firmware that MoErgo provides does not have the necessary flag enabled.
+
+# What is needed?
+
+The documentation is quite clear on [what is needed for adding ZMK Studio support](https://zmk.dev/docs/features/studio#adding-zmk-studio-support-to-a-keyboard) to a given keyboard.
+
+- We need to add the `studio-rpc-usb-uart` snippet
+- setting `ZMK_STUDIO=y`
+
+# Build your Glove80 firmware with Studio support
+
+However being a bit lost on how and where to add it, I [searched GitHub](https://github.com/search?q=studio-rpc-usb-uart+glove&type=code) for inspiration. Luckily I found a config by [IevgeniiB](https://github.com/IevgeniiB/zmk-config/blob/64df48414176b9df78acc114aea0b6fa05238484/build.yaml#L9-L12). Thanks!
+
+The official docs are quite good
+
+1. Create your own ZMK repo ([official docs](https://zmk.dev/docs/user-setup), reduced version here).
+   1. Create a new github repo with the name `zmk-config`
+   2. Run `bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://zmk.dev/setup.sh)"` and select `29` for Glove80, otherwise the default values.
+2. Adjust your `build.yml`
+
+   ```yaml
+    ---
+    include:
+      - board: glove80_lh
+        snippet: studio-rpc-usb-uart
+        cmake-args: -DCONFIG_ZMK_STUDIO=y
+   ```
+
+3. Adjust your `west.yml`:
+
+   ```yaml
+   manifest:
+     remotes:
+       - name: moergo-sc
+         url-base: https://github.com/moergo-sc
+     projects:
+       - name: zmk
+         remote: moergo-sc
+         revision: main
+         import: app/west.yml
+     self:
+       path: config
+   ```
+
+4. Assign `&studio_unlock` to an empty key. This is required to unlock once connected. I added mine to the magic layer in `glove80.keymap`.
+5. Push and wait for the Github action. After the action executes you will have and artifact with 2 firmware files. One for the left and one for the right.
+6. Flash the firmware to both sides. See the [official guide](https://docs.moergo.com/glove80-user-guide/customizing-key-layout/#loading-new-zmk-firmware-onto-your-glove80) on how to do it.
+7. Profit 🎉 You can now edit and update your Keymap right from your browser.
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