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Summary

  • Adds the Keychron Hall-effect (HE/TMR) protocol: the KC_HE (0xA9) command group on the VIA raw-HID collection (0xFF60:0x61), command versions 1-5.
  • Codec at @openmouse/keyboard-protocol/keychron: version/feature bits, profile info and names, actuation and rapid-trigger writes, profile buffer decode (keys, DKS, snap-tap, turbo/DKR/toggle), curve, live travel, calibration, axis type, single-key reset.
  • 169-board HE catalog generated from launcher.keychron.com per-board definitions.
  • KeychronHidClient, registered in the driver list and HID filters, plus a keychron field on KeyboardStatus.
  • docs/keychron-support.md covers evidence, scope and gaps.

Not verified on hardware

Everything is derived from static analysis of Keychron Launcher. The tests pin byte layouts, not firmware behaviour. settingsReady stays false so hosts do not expose a settings surface yet. Open gaps: workMode/keyMode meanings, turbo/DKR writes, connection-type detection.

Test plan

  • npm test (257 pass), tsc --noEmit, npm run build
  • Open a real HE board: version/profile reads
  • setTravel + saveProfile round trip, ideally on a v5 board

Note

Add Keychron Hall-effect keyboard protocol and HID driver

  • Adds a protocol package (src/keychron/) with HE command builders and decoders, VIA keymap read planning and decoding, keycode legend/catalog resolution, and a catalog of HE products and 102 physical layouts
  • Adds KeychronHidClient in hid.ts with serialized operations for status, profiles, travel settings, curves, calibration, keymap reads, and keycode remapping with read-back confirmation
  • Registers the driver in the device registry, adds Keychron HID filters to SUPPORTED_HID_FILTERS, and exports the package subpath
  • Protocol behavior is documented in keychron-support.md, which notes that physical-board behavior has not been verified
  • Risk: HE timeouts fault the client session by default in KeychronHidClient.exchange; see hid.ts for the opt-out used by VIA protocol-version reads

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  • New Features
    • Added support for Keychron Hall-effect keyboards, including reading device status and profiles, adjusting travel settings and curves, checking live key travel, and managing calibration.
    • Added a catalog of supported models and a public Keychron protocol entry point.
  • Documentation
    • Added details on protocol versions, supported operations, known gaps, and hardware-testing limitations. Physical-device behavior and write operations remain unverified.

Decode the KC_HE (0xA9) command group Keychron Launcher uses on the VIA
raw-HID collection (0xFF60:0x61): command versions 1-5, profile info and
names, actuation and rapid-trigger writes, profile buffer decoding (keys,
DKS, snap-tap), curve, live travel, calibration and axis type.

Add a 169-board Hall-effect catalog generated from Launcher's per-board
definitions, a KeychronHidClient registered in the driver list and HID
filters, tests, and docs/keychron-support.md.

Derived from static analysis of Launcher only; not yet verified on
hardware, so settingsReady stays false.
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Minor Remove the unsupported slot-decoding claim.
Minor Validate keyMode and per-key buffer bytes before writing them to the frame.
Minor Reject unsuccessful acknowledgements for profile and curve writes.
Minor Refresh the active profile slot before each write.

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Review comments at @docs/keychron-support.md:
- Line 38: Update the Advanced keys row in the table to remove the claim that
turbo, DKR, and toggle slot contents are decoded; describe only the advanced
mode and index exposed by decodeKeychronProfileBuffer, while preserving the
listed supported operations.

Review comments at @src/drivers/keychron/hid.ts:
- Around line 196-197: Validate the replies from the profile and curve write
operations with keychronHeAcknowledged, using each operation’s expected
subcommand, and reject unsuccessful acknowledgements. In the selectProfile flow,
update this.info.current only after the acknowledgement succeeds.
- Line 209: Update the profilesInfo calls in setTravel, saveProfile, and
clearProfile to refresh profile information before selecting the active slot for
each write, so each operation uses the keyboard’s current profile.

Review comments at @src/keychron/index.ts:
- Line 252: Validate setting.keyMode as an integer byte before assigning it to
out[next], and validate each per-key buffer value as an integer byte before
writing it; throw RangeError for invalid values and remove the masking that
silently alters them.

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  • src/drivers/keychron/hid.ts
  • src/drivers/registry.test.ts
  • src/drivers/registry.ts
  • src/drivers/vendors.ts
  • src/index.ts
  • src/keychron/custom-keycodes.ts
  • src/keychron/index.ts
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Walkthrough

Adds a Keychron Hall-effect protocol codec and raw-HID client. The change includes a product catalog, profile and device operations, status reporting, device registry filters, package exports, tests, and support documentation.

Changes: Keychron Hall-effect support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Protocol codec and product catalog
src/keychron/index.ts, src/keychron/products.ts, src/keychron/protocol.test.ts
Adds protocol frame builders and decoders for HE versions 1–5, plus a catalog of Keychron HE/TMR products. Protocol tests cover encoding, decoding, and catalog metadata.
HID client and status reporting
src/drivers/keyboard-types.ts, src/drivers/keychron/hid.ts, src/drivers/keychron/hid.test.ts
Adds KeychronHidClient for serialized HID commands and profile, travel, curve, and calibration operations. Adds Keychron fields to KeyboardStatus and tests for HID behavior, timeouts, and close handling.
Device discovery and package entry points
src/drivers/vendors.ts, src/drivers/registry.ts, src/drivers/registry.test.ts, src/index.ts, package.json, tsconfig.json, README.md, docs/keychron-support.md
Adds Keychron HE device filters and registry support. Exposes the Keychron namespace and package subpath, updates the protocol entry-point table, and adds support documentation.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant KeychronHidClient
  participant keychronHeFrames
  participant HIDDevice
  participant decodeKeychronHeVersion
  KeychronHidClient->>keychronHeFrames: Build HE command frame
  KeychronHidClient->>HIDDevice: Send HID report
  HIDDevice-->>KeychronHidClient: Return HID report
  KeychronHidClient->>decodeKeychronHeVersion: Decode version reply
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Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review 8ffa5

Some writes can report success after rejection or target an outdated profile slot. Resolve these write-path risks before relying on the new keyboard support.

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The title "feat(keychron): add Hall-effect keyboard protocol and driver" matches the main change. The PR adds a Keychron Hall-effect (KC_HE) protocol codec under src/keychron, a KeychronHidClient driver registered in the registry and HID filters, a keychron field on KeyboardStatus, and documentation. The title names the protocol and driver, which are the primary additions. It does not mention that the work is unverified on hardware, but a title does not need that detail.

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return this.serialized(async () => {
const info = await this.profilesInfo();
if (!Number.isInteger(slot) || slot < 0 || slot >= info.total) throw new RangeError("Profile slot out of range.");
await this.call(keychronHeFrames.selectProfile(slot), KEYCHRON_HE_SUBCOMMAND.selectProfile);

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🟠 High keychron/hid.ts:196

When the keyboard rejects selectProfile(), this code still sets info.current and resolves successfully, so later setTravel() and saveProfile() target a slot that was never selected. clearProfile(), writeCurve(), and startCalibration() likewise report success for rejected commands because they only match the subcommand; check keychronHeAcknowledged() before updating state or resolving these operations.

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When the keyboard rejects `selectProfile()`, this code still sets `info.current` and resolves successfully, so later `setTravel()` and `saveProfile()` target a slot that was never selected. `clearProfile()`, `writeCurve()`, and `startCalibration()` likewise report success for rejected commands because they only match the subcommand; check `keychronHeAcknowledged()` before updating state or resolving these operations.

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Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — Adds Keychron Hall-effect protocol support and a catalog-restricted WebHID driver, with settings UI disabled pending hardware verification. Unresolved review concerns about rejected selections and stale profile targeting could direct persistent writes to an unintended profile and need resolution.

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Review comments at @docs/keychron-support.md:
- Line 38: Update the Advanced keys row in the table to remove the claim that
turbo, DKR, and toggle slot contents are decoded; describe only the advanced
mode and index exposed by decodeKeychronProfileBuffer, while preserving the
listed supported operations.

Review comments at @src/drivers/keychron/hid.ts:
- Around line 196-197: Validate the replies from the profile and curve write
operations with keychronHeAcknowledged, using each operation’s expected
subcommand, and reject unsuccessful acknowledgements. In the selectProfile flow,
update this.info.current only after the acknowledgement succeeds.
- Line 209: Update the profilesInfo calls in setTravel, saveProfile, and
clearProfile to refresh profile information before selecting the active slot for
each write, so each operation uses the keyboard’s current profile.

Review comments at @src/keychron/index.ts:
- Line 252: Validate setting.keyMode as an integer byte before assigning it to
out[next], and validate each per-key buffer value as an integer byte before
writing it; throw RangeError for invalid values and remove the masking that
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Comment thread docs/keychron-support.md
| Identity | version and capability bits, profile count/size/active slot, profile names |
| Travel | actuation, rapid-trigger press/release, global and per-key (`setTravel`) |
| Profiles | select, read and decode the whole buffer, save, clear, rename |
| Advanced keys | DKS decode and write/remove, snap-tap decode and write, turbo/DKR/toggle slot decode |

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Remove the unsupported slot-decoding claim.

decodeKeychronProfileBuffer does not decode turbo, DKR, or toggle slot contents. It only exposes the key’s advanced mode and index. Update the table so consumers do not rely on unavailable data. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @docs/keychron-support.md at line 38:
Update the Advanced keys row in the table to remove the claim that turbo, DKR,
and toggle slot contents are decoded; describe only the advanced mode and index
exposed by decodeKeychronProfileBuffer, while preserving the listed supported
operations.

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Comment on lines +196 to +197
await this.call(keychronHeFrames.selectProfile(slot), KEYCHRON_HE_SUBCOMMAND.selectProfile);
this.info = { ...info, current: slot };

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Minor · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

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#!/bin/bash
# Check how replies to select/clear/setCurve are documented and tested.
rg -n -C3 'selectProfile|clearProfile|setCurve|keychronHeAcknowledged' src docs/keychron-support.md

Repository: OpenMouse-Project/keyboard-protocol

Length of output: 9852


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sed -n '80,255p' src/drivers/keychron/hid.ts
printf '\n--- acknowledgement helper and related protocol declarations ---\n'
sed -n '450,495p' src/keychron/index.ts

Repository: OpenMouse-Project/keyboard-protocol

Length of output: 9811


Reject unsuccessful acknowledgements for profile and curve writes.

this.call accepts any reply for the expected subcommand. It does not check the success code in byte 2. Use keychronHeAcknowledged for all three write operations. Update this.info.current only after selectProfile succeeds.

Suggested fix
-      await this.call(keychronHeFrames.selectProfile(slot), KEYCHRON_HE_SUBCOMMAND.selectProfile);
+      const reply = await this.call(keychronHeFrames.selectProfile(slot), KEYCHRON_HE_SUBCOMMAND.selectProfile);
+      if (!keychronHeAcknowledged(reply, KEYCHRON_HE_SUBCOMMAND.selectProfile)) throw new Error("The keyboard rejected the profile selection.");
       this.info = { ...info, current: slot };
-      await this.call(keychronHeFrames.clearProfile(info.current), KEYCHRON_HE_SUBCOMMAND.clearProfileBuffer);
+      const reply = await this.call(keychronHeFrames.clearProfile(info.current), KEYCHRON_HE_SUBCOMMAND.clearProfileBuffer);
+      if (!keychronHeAcknowledged(reply, KEYCHRON_HE_SUBCOMMAND.clearProfileBuffer)) throw new Error("The keyboard rejected clearing the profile.");
-      await this.call(keychronHeFrames.setCurve(curve), KEYCHRON_HE_SUBCOMMAND.setCurve);
+      const reply = await this.call(keychronHeFrames.setCurve(curve), KEYCHRON_HE_SUBCOMMAND.setCurve);
+      if (!keychronHeAcknowledged(reply, KEYCHRON_HE_SUBCOMMAND.setCurve)) throw new Error("The keyboard rejected the response curve.");
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Validate the replies from the profile and curve write operations with
keychronHeAcknowledged, using each operation’s expected subcommand, and reject
unsuccessful acknowledgements. In the selectProfile flow, update
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setTravel(setting: KeychronTravelSetting): Promise<void> {
return this.serialized(async () => {
const version = await this.version();
const info = await this.profilesInfo();

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Minor · Stability & Availability · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

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set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- reviewed head relevant source ---'
git show 8ffa5a50a3f16c6e83baa6eecc00ff0c4ba92c6e:src/drivers/keychron/hid.ts | nl -ba | sed -n '130,255p'
printf '%s\n' '--- profilesInfo and call sites at reviewed head ---'
git grep -n -F -e 'profilesInfo' 8ffa5a50a3f16c6e83baa6eecc00ff0c4ba92c6e -- src/drivers/keychron/hid.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- diff from stated merge base ---'
git diff --unified=20 ae6bfc7fc751fa000c00e4ad40e0ebe3e93cbae3 8ffa5a50a3f16c6e83baa6eecc00ff0c4ba92c6e -- src/drivers/keychron/hid.ts

Repository: OpenMouse-Project/keyboard-protocol

Length of output: 21721


Refresh the active profile slot before each write.

When the keyboard’s active profile changes outside this client, setTravel, saveProfile, and clearProfile can use a stale info.current value. Pass true to refresh the profile information before each write.

Proposed fix
-      const info = await this.profilesInfo();
+      const info = await this.profilesInfo(true);

Apply this change at lines 209, 217, and 225.

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const info = await this.profilesInfo();
const info = await this.profilesInfo(true);
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Update the profilesInfo calls in setTravel, saveProfile, and clearProfile to
refresh profile information before selecting the active slot for each write, so
each operation uses the keyboard’s current profile.

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Comment thread src/keychron/index.ts
}
next = 7;
}
out[next] = setting.keyMode;

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Validate keyMode and per-key buffer bytes before writing them to the frame.

setting.keyMode is written to out[next] without a range check. Uint8Array wraps silently, so keyMode: 256 goes on the wire as 0. Line 253 compares the unwrapped value, so the buffer is not sent. The board then reads 0 with an all-zero buffer, which is the per-key write mode.

Line 256 also masks buffer values with & U8, so -1 or 300 become different bytes without an error. Every other argument in this file throws RangeError for non-byte values. These two paths should do the same, because this frame writes to hardware.

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--- "a/src/keychron/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/keychron/index.ts"
@@ -249,12 +249,18 @@
       }
       next = 7;
     }
-    out[next] = setting.keyMode;
+    if (!Number.isInteger(setting.keyMode) || setting.keyMode < 0 || setting.keyMode > U8) {
+      throw new RangeError("Keychron keyMode must be a byte.");
+    }
+    out[next] = setting.keyMode;
     if (setting.keyMode === 0) {
       const buffer = setting.buffer ?? [];
       if (next + 1 + buffer.length > KEYCHRON_REPORT_SIZE) throw new RangeError("Per-key buffer does not fit one report.");
-      buffer.forEach((value, index) => { out[next + 1 + index] = value & U8; });
+      buffer.forEach((value, index) => {
+        if (!Number.isInteger(value) || value < 0 || value > U8) throw new RangeError("Per-key buffer values must be bytes.");
+        out[next + 1 + index] = value;
+      });
     }
     return out;
   },
   /** Turn one DKS/advanced-key slot off for the key at `row`,`col`. */

Also applies to: 256-256

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Review comment at @src/keychron/index.ts at line 252:
Validate setting.keyMode as an integer byte before assigning it to out[next],
and validate each per-key buffer value as an integer byte before writing it;
throw RangeError for invalid values and remove the masking that silently alters
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Launcher's call sites (lazy chunks 595/547) define workMode as Global 0,
Static 1, QuickTrigger 2 and keyMode as 1 = every key, 0 = a 24-byte
per-key bitmap (byte 3*row + col/8, bit col%8). Expose those as constants
with keychronKeyBitmap/keychronKeyTarget, and add renameProfile (28-byte
UTF-16BE name, length byte 2*chars, then save, as Launcher does).

Also record that the deadzone extends the top of the travel range.
Comment thread src/keychron/index.ts
out[next] = setting.keyMode;
if (setting.keyMode === 0) {
const buffer = setting.buffer ?? [];
if (next + 1 + buffer.length > KEYCHRON_REPORT_SIZE) throw new RangeError("Per-key buffer does not fit one report.");

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🟠 High keychron/index.ts:305

Every v5 per-key write using keychronKeyTarget() throws RangeError, so the setting is never sent. The helper supplies a 24-byte bitmap, but v5 has room for only 21 bytes after keyMode; encode v5 per-key targets in a representation that fits the report and update the helper accordingly.

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Every v5 per-key write using `keychronKeyTarget()` throws `RangeError`, so the setting is never sent. The helper supplies a 24-byte bitmap, but v5 has room for only 21 bytes after `keyMode`; encode v5 per-key targets in a representation that fits the report and update the helper accordingly.

Comment thread src/keychron/index.ts
Comment on lines +100 to +103
/** Name bytes and length for `setProfileName`: trimmed, BMP only, up to 14 characters. */
export function keychronProfileNameBytes(name: string): { chars: number[]; length: number } {
const units = [...name.trim()];
if (units.length === 0 || units.length > 14) throw new RangeError("Profile names are 1-14 characters.");

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🟡 Medium keychron/index.ts:100

A valid 14-character name is truncated to 13 characters when readName() reads it back, so renaming to ABCDEFGHIJKLMN displays as ABCDEFGHIJKLM. The decoder only has 26 name bytes available in one reply, while keychronProfileNameBytes() accepts 28; either read the remaining bytes or restrict accepted names to 13 characters.

-/** Name bytes and length for `setProfileName`: trimmed, BMP only, up to 14 characters. */
+/** Name bytes and length for `setProfileName`: trimmed, BMP only, up to 13 characters. */
 export function keychronProfileNameBytes(name: string): { chars: number[]; length: number } {
   const units = [...name.trim()];
-  if (units.length === 0 || units.length > 14) throw new RangeError("Profile names are 1-14 characters.");
+  if (units.length === 0 || units.length > 13) throw new RangeError("Profile names are 1-13 characters.");
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In file @src/keychron/index.ts around lines 100-103:

A valid 14-character name is truncated to 13 characters when `readName()` reads it back, so renaming to `ABCDEFGHIJKLMN` displays as `ABCDEFGHIJKLM`. The decoder only has 26 name bytes available in one reply, while `keychronProfileNameBytes()` accepts 28; either read the remaining bytes or restrict accepted names to 13 characters.

Ship the physical key layout of every catalogued board (103 distinct
layouts from Launcher's definitions) with keychronLayoutFor, read the
keymap with the standard VIA dynamic-keymap commands (readKeymap,
readLayerCount) as Launcher does, and map keycodes to short legends
with a hex fallback for unrecognised codes.
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A board that does not answer the VIA keymap or layer-count read faulted
the whole session, blocking later Hall-effect commands. Those replies use
a different command id from KC_HE, so a late one cannot confirm an HE
command; let the optional reads time out without faulting.
setKeycode writes one key with VIA dynamic_keymap_set_keycode and confirms
it by reading the key back. Keycode tables follow the VIA protocol version
the board reports (layer keys and the custom-key base differ before and
after QMK 0.19), the catalog builds a picker grouped by category with each
board's own custom keys, and remapWarnings flags replacing the only layer
key on a layer. Add encoder frames, the board custom keycode data, and
tests with a fake board that models the keymap.
Keep both the Arbiter Studio and Keychron drivers in the registry, HID
filters, status types, package exports, tsconfig paths and tests.
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