# matthart1983/netwatch

Real-time network diagnostics in your terminal. One command, zero config, instant visibility.

Repository: https://github.com/matthart1983/netwatch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/netwatch
Homepage: https://netwatchlabs.com
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-15T23:47:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 86, longevity 14
- inputs: {"age_days": 200, "days_push": 18, "days_rel": 18, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 69}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2590, forks 108 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:02.844621+00:00)

## What it is
NetWatch is a zero-config terminal TUI for real-time network diagnostics, written in Rust and distributed as a single static binary. It shows interface bandwidth, latency, packet loss, DNS latency, and per-connection process attribution, and can decode protocols on the wire to spot suspicious patterns like port scans, malware beaconing, and DNS exfiltration.

## Use cases
- see what's using my bandwidth right now
- find which process opened a network connection
- monitor network latency and packet loss in the terminal
- detect malware beaconing or DNS data exfiltration
- troubleshoot why my network is slow
- inspect live network traffic without config
- watch per-program egress activity

## When to choose
- you want instant, zero-config network visibility in a terminal on macOS or Linux
- you need process-level attribution for sockets and connections
- you prefer a single static binary with no daemon, no root, and no telemetry
- you want a live TUI dashboard combining throughput, latency, and connection tables

## When to avoid
- you need full packet capture to files or deep forensic analysis like Wireshark
- you need Windows support in production
- you need centralized multi-host network monitoring or alerting
- you require a GUI or web-based dashboard

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: monitoring, networking, tracing, security, terminal-ui
- domain: networking, security, developer-tools, monitoring
- platform: cli, rust
- tags: tui, network-diagnostics, packet-capture, process-attribution, zero-config, rust-binary, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- matthart1983/netwatch (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:02.844621+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 2026-08-30T02:22:20.348810+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/matthart1983/netwatch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:02.844621+00:00, sha 9ed81c8b0526)
  - homepage: https://netwatchlabs.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:04:35.180682+00:00, sha 2bd58683c744)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.