# Install jvm-mon with Homebrew Console-based JVM monitoring. Version 1.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:jvm-mon ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install jvm-mon ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:jvm-mon - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.3 - **Source summary:** Console-based JVM monitoring - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:20:19-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - jvm-mon (cli) - jvm-mon (alias) ## Build dependencies - go - openjdk ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-15 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/ajermakovics/jvm-mon - Upstream latest detected: 1.3 (current) ## Project history and usage jvm-mon is a console-based JVM monitoring tool for inspecting Java processes from a terminal. Its README describes the target use case plainly: SSH into a server and see what is happening inside running JVM applications. ### Project history The jvm-mon repository was created on 2017-02-06 and published release 0.1 the same day. Early releases were aimed at a terminal UI for JVM process monitoring, showing running processes, CPU and garbage-collection load, heap usage, and top threads. The 1.3 release, published on 2025-03-28, marked a substantial implementation change: the README says the tool was rewritten in Go, distributed as a single executable, able to monitor Java 8 and above, and no longer required an existing JDK. The bundled agent jar attaches to a selected JVM and communicates metrics back over a socket. ### Adoption history jvm-mon has a niche but clear adoption profile: terminal-first Java operations. The input package metadata lists Homebrew packaging, and the repository metadata showed about 1,500 GitHub stars on 2026-07-01, which is notable for a focused JVM terminal monitor. Its adoption sits beside older JVM tools such as JConsole, VisualVM, `jstat`, and `jcmd`, but jvm-mon's package-manager appeal is the single CLI for quick remote inspection. ### How it is used Users launch `jvm-mon`, select a running JVM process, and press Enter to monitor it. The README documents keys for quitting and killing a process, and lists CPU, GC, heap, and thread information as available metrics. The 1.3 architecture bundles a Java agent jar inside the executable, extracts it at startup, attaches it to the selected JVM, and exchanges metric data through a socket connection. ### Why package nerds care jvm-mon is package-nerd interesting because it turns a normally GUI-heavy or JDK-tool-heavy monitoring task into a Homebrew-installable terminal binary. The Go rewrite matters operationally: fewer runtime assumptions and no required local JDK make the package easier to ship onto servers where operators want a quick inspection tool rather than a monitoring platform. ### Timeline - 2017-02-06: The jvm-mon GitHub repository is created and release 0.1 is published. - 2017-03-27: jvm-mon 0.3 is published. - 2020-04-29: jvm-mon 1.0-ea1 is published. - 2025-03-20: jvm-mon 1.1 is published. - 2025-03-28: jvm-mon 1.3 is published with the Go rewrite documented in the README. ### Related projects - JConsole and VisualVM are GUI-oriented JVM monitoring tools in the broader Java ecosystem. - `jstat` and `jcmd` are command-line JDK tools for JVM inspection. - Java agents and the JVM attach mechanism are the underlying technique jvm-mon uses to collect metrics. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** jvm-mon - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openjdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openjdk/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [jvmtop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jvmtop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java, jvm, monitoring. - [chronograf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chronograf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, monitoring. - [jhiccup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jhiccup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java, jvm, monitoring. - [memcache-top](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/memcache-top/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, monitoring. - [monika](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/monika/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, monitoring. - [ohdear-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ohdear-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, monitoring. - [pg_top](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pg-top/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, monitoring. - [pipemeter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pipemeter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, monitoring. - [gradle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gradle/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: based, cli, developer, developer-tools, java. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/jvm-mon.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/jvm-mon.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph