Gpu Helper

Lightweight, open-source control tool for ASUS laptops and ROG Ally. Manage performance modes, fans, g helper, c#, ally, amd, armoury, armoury-crate.

Security Scan

The skill advertises ASUS/ROG hardware control but the included instructions and script only implement a local logging/tracking utility — the stated purpose and the actual capability don't match.

Purpose & Capability

The skill description claims a control tool for ASUS laptops and ROG Ally (fans, performance modes, armoury/armoury-crate). Neither SKILL.md nor scripts/script.sh contain any hardware control, calls to asusctl/armoury/ROG APIs, kernel interfaces, or vendor binaries; they implement a simple timestamped local logger and exporter. Requesting no special binaries or credentials is inconsistent with the advertised hardware-control purpose.

Instruction Scope

The SKILL.md and script instruct only local operations: writing timestamped entries to ~/.local/share/gpu-helper/, searching logs, exporting JSON/CSV/TXT, and showing simple stats. The instructions do not read unrelated system files, do network I/O, or access credentials — which is appropriate for a logger but inconsistent with the hardware-control description.

Install Mechanism

No install spec; the skill is instruction+script only. Nothing is downloaded or written to system locations beyond the user's data dir. This is low-risk from an installation perspective.

Credentials

No credentials or privileged env vars are requested. The only environment usage is HOME and an optional GPU_HELPER_DIR override (documented). Environment access is proportional to the script's actual logging function.

Persistence & Privilege

always:false and user-invocable:true. The skill writes only to its own data directory under the user's home and does not modify other skills or system-wide agent settings.

What to consider before installing

This package appears to be a simple local logging utility, not an ASUS/ROG hardware-control tool as advertised. If you expected fan/performance controls or Armoury Crate integration, do not rely on this skill for that. Before installing: (1) request clarification or source code for the missing functionality from the publisher, (2) review the full script (the provided snippet was large but truncated — ask for the full file to be certain), (3) run it inside a sandbox or unprivileged account if you want to test it, and (4) prefer well-documented tools that explicitly call vendor binaries/APIs for hardware control. It's low-risk in that it doesn't exfiltrate data or request credentials, but it's misleading — verify the author/source and intended functionality before trusting it for system control.

Gpu Helper v2.0.0 — a utility toolkit for logging and tracking GPU-related operations from the command line.

Commands

Command	Description
gpu-helper run <input>	Log a run entry (no args = show recent)
gpu-helper check <input>	Log a check entry (no args = show recent)
gpu-helper convert <input>	Log a convert entry (no args = show recent)
gpu-helper analyze <input>	Log an analyze entry (no args = show recent)
gpu-helper generate <input>	Log a generate entry (no args = show recent)
gpu-helper preview <input>	Log a preview entry (no args = show recent)
gpu-helper batch <input>	Log a batch entry (no args = show recent)
gpu-helper compare <input>	Log a compare entry (no args = show recent)
gpu-helper export <input>	Log an export entry (no args = show recent)
gpu-helper config <input>	Log a config entry (no args = show recent)
gpu-helper status <input>	Log a status entry (no args = show recent)
gpu-helper report <input>	Log a report entry (no args = show recent)
gpu-helper stats	Show summary statistics across all log files
gpu-helper export <fmt>	Export all data (json, csv, or txt)
gpu-helper search <term>	Search across all log entries
gpu-helper recent	Show last 20 history entries
gpu-helper status	Health check (version, data dir, entry count, disk usage)
gpu-helper help	Show usage information
gpu-helper version	Show version string

Data Storage

All data is stored locally in ~/.local/share/gpu-helper/. Each command writes timestamped entries to its own .log file (e.g., run.log, check.log, analyze.log). A unified history.log tracks all operations for the recent command.

Log format per entry: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM|<input>

Requirements

• Bash (with set -euo pipefail)
• No external dependencies — uses only standard coreutils (date, wc, du, tail, grep, cat, sed)

When to Use

• To log and track GPU utility operations over time
• To maintain a searchable history of run/check/analyze/convert tasks
• To export accumulated data in JSON, CSV, or plain text for reporting
• To get a quick health check on your gpu-helper data directory
• For batch-tracking operations with timestamped entries

Examples

# Log a run entry
gpu-helper run "benchmark RTX 4090 at 1440p"

# Log an analyze entry
gpu-helper analyze "power consumption under load"

# View recent check entries
gpu-helper check

# Search all logs for a term
gpu-helper search "RTX"

# Export everything as JSON
gpu-helper export json

# View aggregate statistics
gpu-helper stats

# Health check
gpu-helper status

# Show last 20 history entries
gpu-helper recent

Configuration

Set the GPU_HELPER_DIR environment variable to override the default data directory. Default: ~/.local/share/gpu-helper/

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