Glances

Glances Plugin

Cross-platform system monitoring tool with JSON/CSV output support for scripting.

Commands

System Monitoring

• glances stats stdout — Display stats in stdout format
• glances stats json — Display stats in JSON format
• glances stats csv — Display stats in CSV format

Usage Examples

• "glances stats json --metrics cpu,mem"
• "glances stats csv --metrics now,cpu.user,mem.used,load"
• "glances stats stdout --metrics cpu.user,mem.used,load"

Installation

pip install glances
# or
brew install glances

Examples

# Display CPU and memory stats in JSON
glances --stdout-json cpu,mem

# Display timestamped metrics in CSV
glances --stdout-csv now,cpu.user,mem.used,load

# Display specific metrics in plain text
glances --stdout cpu.user,mem.used,load

# Get a quick system snapshot
glances --fetch

Key Features

• Real-time system monitoring (CPU, memory, disk, network)
• JSON, CSV, and stdout output formats for scripting
• Container monitoring (Docker, LXC)
• Process monitoring
• Temperature, voltage, fan speed monitoring
• Remote monitoring via web interface
• Export stats to external databases
• MCP server for AI assistant integration