Glances

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Glances is a cross-platform monitoring tool that aims to present maximum information in minimal space through either a curses-based or Web-based interface. It can dynamically adapt the displayed information depending on the terminal size.

It can also work in client/server mode. Remote monitoring can be done via terminal, Web interface, or API (XMLRPC and RESTful).

Stats can also be exported to :ref:files or external databases<gw>.

It is also possible to use it in your own Python scripts thanks to the :ref:Glances API<api> or in any other application through the :ref:RESTful API<api_restful>.

AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, …) can query Glances directly through the :ref:MCP (Model Context Protocol) server<api_mcp>.

Table of Contents

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install quickstart cmds config aoa/index gw/index api/python api/restful api/mcp docker faq support

.. _psutil: https://github.com/giampaolo/psutil