install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install chdig

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/chdig

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/chdig.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Dig into ClickHouse with TUI interface

Project links

Commands and aliases

chdig

history

Project history and usage

chdig is a Rust terminal UI for inspecting ClickHouse systems, positioned by its README as a ClickHouse-oriented cousin of top or csysdig for database introspection.

Project history

The repository was created in January 2023 by Azat Khuzhin. The README traces the idea to everyday ClickHouse debugging work and to a 2022 "Know Your ClickHouse" presentation that collected ClickHouse introspection tools before the project became an interactive TUI.

Adoption history

The project remains niche and ClickHouse-specific, but its own README documents standalone Linux and macOS binaries, deb/rpm/tar.gz artifacts, AUR packages, Scoop, Homebrew, and availability through ClickHouse as `clickhouse chdig`.

How it is used

Users run chdig against ClickHouse to browse server and query state, use flamegraph and Perfetto-oriented views, inspect logs and query pipelines, and optionally aggregate across a cluster or include historical system log tables.

Why package nerds care

For package-manager people, chdig is interesting because it packages a database-specific operational TUI as both a standalone formula and a ClickHouse subcommand, with release artifacts spanning Linux, macOS, Arch/AUR, Scoop, and Homebrew.

Timeline

2022: Project motivation documented through a Know Your ClickHouse presentation.
2023: GitHub repository created.
2023: v0.2.0 release published.
2024: v24.x releases align the versioning with ClickHouse-era release numbers.

Related projects

ClickHouse is the database being inspected.
csysdig is cited by the README as a closer model than top for the interface.
flamelens, Perfetto, speedscope, pastila.nl, and viz.js are referenced as related tooling for flamegraph, trace, sharing, and query-pipeline workflows.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ./clickhouse-client.[xml|yaml|yml]$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/clickhouse/config.[xml|yaml|yml]~/.config/clickhouse/config.[xml|yaml|yml]~/.clickhouse-client/config.[xml|yaml|yml]/etc/clickhouse-client/config.[xml|yaml|yml]path set by CLICKHOUSE_CONFIG--config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ./clickhouse-client.[xml|yaml|yml]$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/clickhouse/config.[xml|yaml|yml]~/.config/clickhouse/config.[xml|yaml|yml]~/.clickhouse-client/config.[xml|yaml|yml]/etc/clickhouse-client/config.[xml|yaml|yml]path set by CLICKHOUSE_CONFIG--config

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`chdig`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version26.6.1

manager updated2026-06-17

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv26.6.1

https://github.com/azat/chdig

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:chdig
Version	26.6.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/chdig
Homepage	https://github.com/azat/chdig
Repository	https://github.com/azat/chdig
Upstream docs	https://github.com/azat/chdig#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/azat/chdig/archive/refs/tags/v26.6.1.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-17T00:03:02Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	chdig
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Scoop95%

extras/chdig

scoop install extras/chdig

normalized package name match
Matched by: Chdig

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/chdig.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/chdig.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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