External display, USB, or Bluetooth peripheral problem

Skill: av-peripheral-repair · Risk: medium · Steps: 8

Diagnoses and repairs A/V and peripheral hardware problems including external monitors not detected, AirPods or Bluetooth audio dropping, USB hubs and docks not enumerating, USB-C peripherals losing power, and microphones / cameras not appearing in collab apps. Read-only enumeration where possible; only the Bluetooth-module reset is mutating and gated by G4 dry-run + consent.

What it does, step by step

Step 1. Determines which peripheral type is affected and routes to the matching diagnostic path. no tools

Step 2. Checks connected USB devices and flags missing, errored, or underpowered ones. read-only · list_usb_devices

Step 3. Checks paired Bluetooth devices and flags radios that are off or peripherals paired but offline. read-only · list_bluetooth_devices

Step 4. Checks audio device settings and flags mis-selected or duplicated default devices. read-only · list_audio_devices

Step 5. Checks camera detection and flags devices missing, unselected, or blocked by network/range issues. read-only · list_video_devices

Step 6. Resets the Bluetooth module as a last resort, with preview and user consent required first. deletes data, asks permission, preview first · reset_bluetooth_module, list_bluetooth_devices

Step 7. Asks the user to retest the peripheral and records whether the fix worked. asks the user · wait_for_user_ack

Step 8. Reports what was diagnosed, what was tried, and whether the issue is resolved or needs escalation. no tools

Tools it may use

list_audio_devices, list_video_devices, list_usb_devices, list_bluetooth_devices, reset_bluetooth_module, wait_for_user_ack