seanbetts--steam-hardware-watch/references/sources.md

Source Map

Use primary sources first.

Komodo

• https://komodostation.com/wp-json/
• https://komodostation.com/wp-json/wp/v2/product
• https://komodostation.com/wp-json/wp/v2/sections
• https://komodostation.com/wp-json/wp/v2/media

Known product IDs from the seeded baseline:

• Steam Controller JPY: 413763
• Steam Machine JPY: 413772
• Steam Frame JPY: 413776

Known section IDs from 2026-04-24 controller rollout:

• 433306 banner
• 433326 people video
• 433356 features
• 433376 video
• 433416 buttons
• 433434 custom
• 433470 features
• 433484 spec image

SteamKit / PICS

Treat SteamKit/PICS as the primary direct Steam metadata source for watched app/package movement.

References:

• SteamKit source: https://github.com/SteamRE/SteamKit
• SteamKit2 NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/SteamKit2
• relevant SteamKit concept: SteamApps.PICSGetProductInfo

Primary targets:

• Steam Controller app: 4165870
• Steam Machine app: 4165910
• Steam Frame app: 4165890
• Steam Controller package: 1558609
• Steam Machine packages: 1629446, 1629447, 1629458, 1629460
• Steam Frame packages: 1629484, 1629486

For each normal run, a SteamKit/PICS helper should snapshot:

• app product-info payloads
• package product-info payloads
• changenumbers
• depot and branch metadata exposed in app product info, when present
• raw JSON or normalized structured output suitable for diffing against the previous run

Local helper:

• scripts/check_steamkit_pics.sh
• raw snapshot: RUN_DIR/api/steamkit/pics-product-info.json
• normalized package/app report: RUN_DIR/reports/steamkit-pics-packages.tsv
• summary lines: RUN_DIR/reports/steamkit-pics-key-lines.txt
• human-readable detail report: RUN_DIR/reports/steamkit-pics-detail.md

Operational constraints:

• use a separate Steam account, not the user's main account
• keep polling narrow and conservative
• do not download protected depot content
• treat SteamKit/PICS metadata movement as the earliest app/package update signal
• use Valve Store APIs below to confirm public price, package groups, purchase/reservation state, and exact timing

SteamDB

• Steam Controller app: https://steamdb.info/app/4165870/
• Steam Machine app: https://steamdb.info/app/4165910/
• Steam Frame app: https://steamdb.info/app/4165890/
• Steam Controller history: https://steamdb.info/app/4165870/history/
• Unboxing video app: https://steamdb.info/app/4653940/
• Unboxing video package: https://steamdb.info/sub/1620489/

Reservation/package IDs seen in SteamTracking reservation-system code and SteamDB:

• Steam Controller: 1558609 (public purchase package baseline)
• Steam Machine: 1629446, 1629447, 1629458, 1629460
• Steam Frame: 1629484, 1629486

SteamDB page check: for each package ID, check the SteamDB package page and record:

• Last Record Update
• Last Changenumber
• possible app association or inferred app association
• whether SteamDB still has no package information beyond existence

Use SteamDB package pages as corroborating/human-readable views of package movement. Do not make SteamDB HTML scraping the primary source when SteamKit/PICS snapshots are available.

SteamDB package pages:

• Steam Controller package: https://steamdb.info/sub/1558609/
• Steam Machine package: https://steamdb.info/sub/1629446/
• Steam Machine package: https://steamdb.info/sub/1629447/
• Steam Machine package: https://steamdb.info/sub/1629458/
• Steam Machine package: https://steamdb.info/sub/1629460/
• Steam Frame package: https://steamdb.info/sub/1629484/
• Steam Frame package: https://steamdb.info/sub/1629486/

Corroborating Valve Store APIs:

• https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=4165910,4165890,4165870&cc=us&l=english
• https://store.steampowered.com/api/packagedetails?packageids=<packageid>&cc=us&l=english

Known baseline: the Machine and Frame package IDs may exist on SteamDB while packagedetails still returns success:false. Treat that as private-package existence, not public launch readiness.

SteamTracking origin baseline:

• package IDs first appear in SteamTracking bundle snapshots at commit 334bd31a28a0 (2026-04-28T23:46:34Z)
• parent commit 4a2195407fde does not contain the IDs
• later commit cb7ae45d7bb1 (2026-05-07T20:10:35Z) changes reservation behavior but is not first package-ID exposure

SteamTracking / GameTracking

Primary local paths if already cloned:

• /tmp/SteamTracking-master
• /tmp/GameTracking-*

High-yield files from the seeded baseline:

• ClientExtracted/steamui/localization/steamui_english.json
• Protobufs/webuimessages_steaminput.proto
• Protobufs/steammessages_clientsettings.proto
• steamcommunity.com/public/javascript/webui/friends.js
• Strings/steamclient.txt
• ClientManifest/steam_client_beta_linuxarm64
• ClientManifest/steam_client_publicbeta_linuxarm64
• ClientManifest/steamdeck_publicbeta

Steam client manifest blocks to watch:

• bins_hardware_linuxarm64
• bins_linuxarm64
• steam_linuxarm64
• runtime_steamrt_linuxarm64
• bins_steamrt_linuxarm64

Useful search terms:

• Triton
• Ibex
• Puck
• Steam Controller
• dock
• pair
• firmware

SteamVR Depots

SteamVR is Steam app 250820.

• SteamDB depots page: https://steamdb.info/app/250820/depots/
• official news API: https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamNews/GetNewsForApp/v2/?appid=250820&count=40&maxlength=12000&format=json

High-yield depots:

• 250821: Windows OpenVR Win32
• 250823: Linux OpenVR Linux
• 250824: Windows/Linux OpenVR Content
• 250827: Windows/Linux OpenVR Content 2
• 250830: SteamVR Environments Content
• 250831: SteamVR Environments Windows
• 250832: SteamVR Environments Linux

Useful search terms:

• Steam Frame
• Frame
• Deckard
• Roy
• Triton
• Ibex
• Puck
• Steam Link VR
• dongle
• activeFrame
• summonOverlayKey
• XR
• VR

SteamOS Package Mirror

• root mirror: https://steamdeck-packages.steamos.cloud/archlinux-mirror/
• source mirror: https://steamdeck-packages.steamos.cloud/archlinux-mirror/sources/

High-yield repos:

• holo-main
• holo-3.8
• jupiter-main
• jupiter-3.8
• core-main
• extra-main
• multilib-main

Useful search terms:

• Fremont
• Deckard
• Steam Frame
• Roy
• Ibex
• Triton
• Lilac
• XR
• VR
• dongle
• firmware
• aarch64
• arm64
• qcom
• snapdragon

Valve Endpoints

Check for newly exposed assets or support flows:

• Steam support
• Steam store app pages
• linked manuals, PDFs, videos, and images
• https://store.steampowered.com/app/4165870/
• https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithSteamDeck
• https://www.steamdeck.com/
• https://steampowered.com/hardware

Customs / Regulatory

Run ImportInfo customs checks every normal watch run because they are quick and high-signal. Use customs data as corroborating evidence, not as primary proof.

• customs and import records
• ImportInfo automated search for CEVA/Valve: https://www.importinfo.com/search?s=CEVA%20C%2FO%20VALVE%20CORPORATION
• ImportInfo automated search for Ingram/Valve: https://www.importinfo.com/search?s=INGRAM%20MICRO%20C%2FO%20VALVE%20CORPORATION
• ImportInfo automated search for Tech-Front game console Valve: https://www.importinfo.com/search?s=TECH-FRONT%20GAME%20CONSOLE%20VALVE
• ImportInfo automated search for Valve Corporation game console: https://www.importinfo.com/search?s=VALVE%20CORPORATION%20GAME%20CONSOLE
• ImportGenius automated importer page for Ingram Micro C/O Valve Corporation: https://www.importgenius.com/importers/ingram-micro-c-o-valve-corporation
• ImportInfo manual/corroborating Tech-Front supplier page: https://www.importinfo.com/tech-front-chongqing-computer-co
• ImportInfo manual/corroborating Valve Corporation page: https://www.importinfo.com/valve-corporation
• NBD Valve Corporation public company page: https://en.nbd.ltd/trader/info/NBDD3Y527621220
• NBD buyer search for Valve Corporation: https://en.nbd.ltd/customs-data?t=2&v=Valve%20Corporation
• ImportGenius Ingram Micro C/O Valve Corporation page: https://www.importgenius.cn/importers/ingram-micro-c-o-valve-corporation
• HMRC UK Trade Info: rejected for this workflow because it is lagged monthly aggregate/trader data rather than shipment-level data.
• FCC
• Bluetooth SIG
• Wi-Fi Alliance

Do not elevate these above direct Komodo, SteamDB, or Valve evidence when those primary sources disagree.