install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install jmxterm

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/jmxterm

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

overview

Package summary

Open source, command-line based interactive JMX client

Project links

Commands and aliases

jmxterm

history

Project history and usage

Jmxterm is an open-source, command-line, interactive JMX client written in Java. Its README describes it as a command-line alternative to `jconsole` for accessing a Java MBean server without a graphical environment.

Project history

The Maven project metadata gives JMXTerm an inception year of 2008, while the GitHub repository was created in June 2011. The project settled into a simple executable-jar model: download the uberjar, run it with `java -jar`, and enter an interactive shell.

The repository release metadata shows a 1.0.0 release in 2017 and a 1.0.4 release in 2022. The documentation pages cover source access, features, manual usage, scripting, and frequently asked questions.

Adoption history

Jmxterm has a smaller packaging footprint than JMeter, but the input metadata records Homebrew and Scoop packaging. That fits its role as a focused operational tool: Java engineers and operators install it when they need terminal access to JMX/MBeans on machines where a GUI is unavailable or inconvenient.

How it is used

Jmxterm opens an interactive console with commands for inspecting and manipulating MBeans. The README's one-minute tutorial starts the uberjar, enters the prompt, and uses `help` or command-specific help such as `help get` to discover operations.

The README also says it can be embedded in Perl, shell, and Python workflows, which makes it useful for scripting JMX access from non-Java automation.

Why package nerds care

Jmxterm is package-nerdy because it turns a Java management interface often associated with GUI tools into a scriptable terminal command. It is a small operational bridge between Java applications, shell automation, and package-managed admin toolkits.

Timeline

2008: Maven metadata lists the project inception year.
2011: The GitHub repository is created.
2017: GitHub release metadata records v1.0.0.
2022: GitHub release metadata records v1.0.4.

Related projects

Jmxterm is related to Java JMX tooling and `jconsole`; the README explicitly frames it as a command-line alternative to `jconsole` and notes that it relies on the `jconsole` library at runtime.

Sources

Project README, Maven POM metadata, documentation files, GitHub repository metadata, GitHub release metadata, and Homebrew formula metadata.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:client

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

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

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`jmxterm`	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 version1.0.4

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/jiaqi/jmxterm

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/jiaqi/jmxtermnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:jmxterm
Version	1.0.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jmxterm
Homepage	https://docs.cyclopsgroup.org/jmxterm
Repository	https://github.com/jiaqi/jmxterm
Upstream docs	https://docs.cyclopsgroup.org/jmxterm
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/jiaqi/jmxterm/releases/download/v1.0.4/jmxterm-1.0.4-uber.jar
Dependencies	openjdk
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

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

main/jmxterm

scoop install main/jmxterm

normalized package name match
Matched by: Jmxterm

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/jmxterm.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/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/jmxterm.yml

Used sources

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

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