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z13ctl-plus

Power automation, composable tuning overrides, AMD P-State policy, coordinated display state, and expanded telemetry for the 2025 ASUS ROG Flow Z13 on Linux.

License

z13ctl-plus is an independently named compatible fork of dahui/z13ctl. It preserves intentional Go API and daemon wire compatibility while using an independent command and runtime namespace, so it can be installed alongside upstream.

The installed command is only z13ctl-plus. The root Go module is github.com/aic0d3r/z13ctl-plus; the separate compatible API import remains github.com/dahui/z13ctl/api. Plus clients must select matching fork API source because upstream API source targets the upstream socket.

What Plus Adds

  • Whole-system power automation — capture named presets and assign separate configurations to plugged-in and battery operation
  • Composable tuning — keep the physical profile independent from fan-curve, TDP, and undervolt overrides; reset or restore each without disturbing the others
  • AMD P-State policy — manage minimum CPU frequency, EPP, and boost through presets and the API
  • Coordinated display state — serialize KDE posture, rotation, scale, and refresh changes for the internal panel without touching external displays
  • Expanded telemetry — expose CPU, GPU, NPU, memory, VRAM, dual-fan, thermal, power, clock, and detailed battery data
  • Better hardware recovery — restore lighting after lid-open events that do not suspend and preserve firmware zero-RPM behavior in the Quiet profile

New to Linux? Use the GUI

Z13GUI+ provides touch-friendly controls for power automation, CPU policy, expanded telemetry, refresh rate, and tuning through the daemon. Display posture/rotation and scripting remain CLI/API workflows.

Requirements

  • Linux kernel with hidraw support
  • 2025 ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (USB IDs 0b05:18c6 and 0b05:1a30)
  • Read/write access to the relevant hidraw and sysfs files — either run as root, or use z13ctl-plus setup to install udev rules granting access to a group

Next steps

Head to the Installation guide to get z13ctl-plus on your system, then follow the Quick Start to configure power automation and display behavior. For the full CLI reference, see Commands.