# Kreo Hive 65: reconstructing USB HID RGB control

> Kreo Hive 65 RGB Control reconstructs the keyboard's USB HID lighting exchange and implements Linux command-line, desktop and WebSocket controls. Its protocol document specifies the vendor interface, feature report 6 and a 520-byte per-LED RGB frame derived from descriptor analysis, usbmon capture and live probing.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/PushkarDesai-06/Kreo-Hive65-Rgb-Linux>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/PushkarDesai-06/Kreo-Hive65-Rgb-Linux/blob/b3457bccec60951c69a74c862ec5aa9fad5ea8f9/PROTOCOL.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/kreo-hive65-rgb-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/kreo-hive65-rgb-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/kreo-hive65-rgb-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Linux, Python 3 and a supported keyboard connected by USB cable in wired mode.
- **Prerequisites:** The audio-reactive mode requires PipeWire or PulseAudio.
- **Limits:** The Aula F75 WebSocket bridge currently uses the Hive 65 layout; its F-row and knob mapping is incomplete.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/PushkarDesai-06/Kreo-Hive65-Rgb-Linux/blob/b3457bccec60951c69a74c862ec5aa9fad5ea8f9/PROTOCOL.md>
2. <https://github.com/PushkarDesai-06/Kreo-Hive65-Rgb-Linux/blob/b3457bccec60951c69a74c862ec5aa9fad5ea8f9/README.md>
3. <https://github.com/PushkarDesai-06/Kreo-Hive65-Rgb-Linux/blob/b3457bccec60951c69a74c862ec5aa9fad5ea8f9/reverse-engineering/README.md>

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