Control USB LED status lights from the command line and HTTP.
28 devices · 10 vendors · CLI · HTTP API
BusyLight for Humans™ controls USB LED lights from multiple vendors. Use the command-line interface or HTTP API to turn lights on/off, change colors, and apply effects.
Built on busylight-core, the Python library for USB status light communication.
Flag1, Busylight Alpha2, Blynclight Plus3, Blink(1)4, Mute5, Blynclight6, Orb7, BusyLight Omega8, BlinkStick Square9, Blynclight Mini10, MuteMe Original11, fit-statUSB12, MuteSync13, Status Indicator14
Quick Start
# Turn on a green light right now
uvx --from busylight-for-humans busylight on
# Red, blinking, then off
uvx --from busylight-for-humans busylight blink red
uvx --from busylight-for-humans busylight off
Installation
# Basic install (CLI only)
pip install busylight-for-humans
# With web API support
pip install busylight-for-humans[webapi]
Linux requires udev rules for USB device access:
busylight udev-rules -o 99-busylights.rules
sudo cp 99-busylights.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo udevadm control -R
# Unplug and reconnect your device
Supported Hardware
| Vendor | Models |
|---|---|
| Agile Innovative | BlinkStick, BlinkStick Pro, Square, Strip, Nano, Flex |
| CompuLab | fit-statUSB |
| EPOS | Busylight |
| Embrava | Blynclight, Blynclight Mini, Blynclight Plus, BLYNCUSB10, BLYNCUSB20 |
| Kuando | Busylight Alpha, Busylight Omega |
| Luxafor | Flag, Orb, Mute, Busy Tag, Bluetooth |
| MuteMe | MuteMe Original, MuteMe Mini, MuteSync |
| Plantronics | Status Indicator |
| ThingM | Blink(1), Blink(1) mk2 |
| VT | DND Alpha, DND Omega |
Multi-LED targeting supported on BlinkStick variants, Luxafor Flag, and Blink(1) mk2.
Command Line
busylight on # green light
busylight on red # red light
busylight blink blue # blinking blue
busylight rainbow # cycle through colors
busylight off # turn off
# Multi-LED devices
busylight on red --led 1 # first LED only
busylight on blue --led 2 # second LED only
Web API
# Start the server
busyserve
# Control via HTTP
curl "http://localhost:8000/light/0/on?color=red"
curl "http://localhost:8000/light/0/blink?color=blue&count=5"
curl "http://localhost:8000/lights/off"
Platform Support
- macOS -- works out of the box
- Linux -- requires udev rules (see Installation)
- Windows -- may work, untested, patches welcome
Contributing
Contributions welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and guidelines. This project is part of a uv workspace monorepo.
Gratitude
Thank you to @todbot and ThingM for gifting
blink(1) mk3 lights to support this project.
License
1 maintainer
Metadata
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