# mvp/uhubctl

uhubctl - USB hub per-port power control

Repository: https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/uhubctl
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: usb, power, control, hub, c, libusb, switching, port, ppps, utility, disable, off, toggle
Last push: 2026-07-25T23:42:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4256, "days_push": 39, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2787, forks 254 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:21.941644+00:00)

## What it is
uhubctl is a command-line utility that controls USB power per-port on smart USB hubs that implement per-port power switching. It is written in C using libusb and runs on Linux, macOS, and BSD systems.

## Use cases
- turn USB port power off and on from the command line
- remotely reset a USB device by power cycling its hub port
- control USB hub port power switching on Linux or macOS
- script USB power toggling for automated device resets
- find which USB hubs support per-port power control
- disable power to a specific USB port

## When to choose
- you need command-line or scripted control of USB port power
- your hub is on the known-compatible list and supports per-port power switching
- you want to power-cycle misbehaving USB devices without unplugging them

## When to avoid
- your USB hub does not implement per-port power switching
- you need a graphical interface for USB power management

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, hardware
- platform: bsd, cross-platform, cli
- tags: usb, usb-hub, power-control, libusb, per-port-switching, ppps, hardware, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- mvp/uhubctl (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.941644+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:00.466497+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.941644+00:00, sha 46c4ed876259)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.