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@meric.tech/meric

v1.0.4

Published

21 days ago

Lightweight CLI wrapper for launching your commands plus a low-performance preset for integrated GPUs.

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meric

Custom command launcher with an optional low-performance preset for integrated GPUs.

Installation

npm install -g @meric.tech/meric

Usage

Usage: meric [options] [--] [command ...]

Options:
  --perf <level>   Apply a performance profile (available: low).
  --help           Show this help message.

Examples

Reduce GPU usage and stay on the monitoring loop:
```
meric --perf low
```
Drop GPU load and then start your app:
```
meric --perf low -- npm run dev
```
Use meric as your personal launcher so you always type the same prefix:
```
meric npm run lint
```

What `--perf low` does

The preset invokes minimize_gpu_load.sh, which:

Stops active display managers (GDM, SDDM, LightDM) so heavy DE compositors aren’t running.
Stops GNOME/KDE background services (Tracker, Evolution helpers) that trigger GPU work.
Lowers the monitor refresh rate, disables GNOME animations, and dims the backlight.
Optionally starts an ultra-light window manager (set env vars before running if needed).
Monitors /sys/class/drm/card0/device/gpu_busy_percent to confirm reduced usage.

You can tweak behavior with environment variables such as TARGET_DISPLAY, TARGET_RATE, BACKLIGHT_LEVEL, START_MINIMAL_WM, and GPU_MONITOR. See inline comments inside minimize_gpu_load.sh for the full list.

Publishing

Update the version in package.json.
Run npm publish --access public.

That exposes the globally-installed meric command.