# pythops/oryx

🕵️‍♂️ TUI for sniffing network traffic using eBPF on Linux

Repository: https://github.com/pythops/oryx
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/oryx
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ebpf, linux, ratatui, rust, tui, network, sniffing, kernel, sysadmin, bpf, observability, security, firewall
Last push: 2026-07-17T17:33:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 69, longevity 52
- inputs: {"age_days": 731, "days_push": 47, "days_rel": 210, "gap_med": 18, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2568, forks 73 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:01.195760+00:00)

## What it is
Oryx is a terminal user interface (TUI) application for sniffing and inspecting network traffic in real time using eBPF on Linux. It also provides traffic statistics, a metrics explorer, fuzzy search, and basic firewall rule management.

## Use cases
- sniff network traffic on linux from the terminal
- inspect packets in real time with ebpf
- monitor tcp udp icmp traffic statistics
- block network connections with a tui firewall
- explore kernel-level network metrics
- capture and export network traffic to a file

## When to choose
- you want a modern terminal-based alternative to tcpdump/wireshark for quick traffic inspection
- you need eBPF-based packet sniffing with a visual TUI on a recent Linux kernel
- you want lightweight firewall rule management alongside traffic monitoring

## When to avoid
- you are on an older Linux kernel (below 6.10) or non-Linux platform
- you need deep packet analysis, protocol dissection, or GUI features like Wireshark provides
- you cannot run the tool with root privileges

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: monitoring, networking, security, tracing
- domain: networking, security, developer-tools, monitoring
- platform: cli, rust
- tags: ebpf, tui, packet-sniffer, firewall, ratatui, observability, network-traffic-analysis, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- pythops/oryx (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:01.195760+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 2026-08-30T02:23:22.191301+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pythops/oryx (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:01.195760+00:00, sha 7a58aaafd2bd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.