# JakWai01/lurk

A pretty (simple) alternative to strace.

Repository: https://github.com/JakWai01/lurk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lurk
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, strace, cli, command-line-tool, terminal
Last push: 2026-04-20T12:10:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1571, "days_push": 135, "days_rel": 135, "gap_med": 26, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1151, forks 44 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:46.680729+00:00)

## What it is
lurk is a Rust-based command-line tool that traces system calls of a process or command, serving as a simpler, prettier alternative to strace. It supports an opinionated subset of strace flags, colorized formatted output, and JSON output for further processing.

## Use cases
- trace system calls of a command
- attach to a running process and trace its syscalls
- get JSON syscall output for processing with jq
- summarize syscall activity instead of full trace
- filter syscalls to only successful or failed ones
- trace child processes as they are forked

## When to choose
- you want a modern, colorized, user-friendly strace replacement
- you need machine-readable syscall traces in JSON format
- you only need the most common strace use cases

## When to avoid
- you need full strace flag compatibility or advanced tracing features
- you are not on Linux
- you need production-grade tracing with minimal overhead

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, cli, tracing
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli, rust
- tags: strace-alternative, syscall-tracing, debugging, process-tracing, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- JakWai01/lurk (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:46.680729+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:33:35.247802+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/JakWai01/lurk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:46.680729+00:00, sha 56c7f12104ae)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.