gaze

Cameras

Gaze talks USB Video Class 1.1. The picture and the gimbal are the same USB device (UVC Camera VendorID_… ProductID_… on AVFoundation, not the localized name). gaze list is the source of truth. Zoom / pan / tilt only if that Camera Terminal has the control. Vendor AI tracking is a separate XU.

Brand	Models	Status
Insta360	Link 2	Proven see + zoom + pan/tilt (2e1a:4c04)
Apple	Studio Display	Proven see + zoom + pan/tilt (05ac:1114)
Insta360	Link, Link 2 Pro, Link 2C	UVC, untested here
OBSBOT	Tiny, Tiny SE, Tiny 2, Tiny 3	UVC PTZ, untested here
Logitech	Rally, Rally Bar, Meetup, PTZ Pro 2	UVC PTZ if the Camera Terminal has pan/tilt
Logitech	Brio, MX Brio, C920, StreamCam	UVC zoom if present. No gimbal.
Elgato	Facecam, Facecam Pro, Facecam 4K	UVC. No gimbal.
Yealink	UVC30, UVC84, UVC86	UVC PTZ, untested here
AVer	CAM520, CAM550, CAM570	UVC PTZ, untested here
PTZOptics, HuddleCamHD, Tenveo, NexiGo	USB UVC SKUs	if the terminal has the control

Quit the vendor controller first. Insta360 Webcam, OBSBOT Center, Logitech Tune, Elgato Camera Hub, Yealink USB Connect, AVer PTZApp.

Install

macOS (Homebrew):

brew tap Obedience-Corp/tap
brew install gaze
gaze list

Linux (Homebrew on Linux):

brew tap Obedience-Corp/tap
brew install gaze
gaze list

Linux (from source, no Homebrew). Compiler, just, and libjpeg:

just build
just install          # ~/.local/bin/gaze  (PREFIX=/usr/local just install)
gaze list

The operator must be in the video group (/dev/video*). Same CLI as macOS: gaze see, gaze mcp, optional PTZ when the UVC Camera Terminal exposes it (V4L2 ZOOM/PAN/TILT absolute).

From source on either OS: just build. Protocol tests (no camera): just test-protocol. Hardware matrix: just test-hw.

Release binaries: v0.3.0 — gaze-linux-x86_64 on Linux; Apple Silicon still just build / brew install gaze from source.

Plugins

The binary is the MCP server (gaze mcp). Plugins do not wrap it in npm.

/plugin marketplace add Obedience-Corp/gaze
/plugin install gaze@gaze

grok plugin marketplace add Obedience-Corp/gaze
grok plugin install gaze --trust

codex plugin marketplace add Obedience-Corp/gaze

gemini extensions install https://github.com/Obedience-Corp/gaze

Optional pin: gemini extensions config gaze GAZE_DEV

Agent Plugin (plugin.json + mcp.json). Local:

ln -s "$(pwd)" ~/.cursor/plugins/local/gaze

Or paste clients/cursor.json into ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

Add to Cursor

Pin a camera with GAZE_DEV=vid:pid or gaze -d vid:pid mcp. Two cameras on the bus: do not use the default.

MCP

The camera is the tool. q=v is the frame (JPEG). Moves stay one line so they do not burn tokens. After a move you already have state — do not call s again. Call v when you need to look.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gaze": {
      "command": "gaze",
      "args": ["-d", "2e1a:4c04", "mcp"]
    }
  }
}

q
v	JPEG from the sensor (turns the camera on)
s	status (text only)
c	center
z 200 / z +20	zoom
p N / t N	pan / tilt

Reply: 2e1a:4c04 z=200 p=0 t=0

Commands

gaze status	name, zoom, pan, tilt, mode
gaze see [file]	JPEG from the sensor (default see.jpg)
gaze center	pan 0, tilt 0, default zoom
gaze zoom 200	absolute, or +20 / -20
gaze pan / gaze tilt	same, native UVC units
gaze track on|off	writes Insta360 mode XU (Link 2 GET_CUR is stale)
gaze deskview / overhead / whiteboard	same
gaze normal	mode XU off

FaceTime can keep the stream. Gaze uses IOKit DeviceRequest on the device node, no exclusive interface grab.

License

Apache 2.0.

PTZ uses USB Video Class 1.1 Camera Terminal controls. Insta360 mode bytes on XU unit 9 selector 2 are the community-documented map (normal / track / whiteboard / overhead / deskview), confirmed on a Link 2.

Product photos: Insta360 Link 2 / Link 2C, OBSBOT Tiny 3, Logitech Rally and Brio, Elgato Facecam Pro, Yealink UVC86.

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