# Install snitch with Homebrew, Nix Prettier way to inspect network connections. Version 0.2.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:snitch ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install snitch ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#snitch ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sn/snitch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:snitch - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.2 - **Source summary:** Prettier way to inspect network connections - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - snitch (cli) - snitch (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.2.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/karol-broda/snitch - Upstream latest detected: v0.2.2 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage snitch is a small terminal network-connection inspector that presents ss/netstat-style information through a friendlier TUI or formatted tables. ### Project history The project appeared publicly on GitHub in 2025. Its README positions it as a human-friendly replacement or companion for classic socket-inspection commands, with interactive and one-shot modes rather than a daemon or capture engine. ### Adoption history The official README documents installation through Homebrew, Go, nixpkgs, Nix flakes, Home Manager, the Arch AUR, shell installer, GitHub releases, and container images. That packaging breadth is notable for a young terminal utility and explains why it appears quickly in package-manager catalogs. ### How it is used Typical usage is launching `snitch` for a live TUI, or running `snitch ls` for a styled or plain table of current TCP/UDP connections. The README documents filters for listening, established, TCP, UDP, refresh intervals, search, sorting, process watching, and process killing. ### Why package nerds care snitch is package-nerd friendly because it modernizes a familiar Unix workflow without needing privileged packet capture: the Docker notes emphasize host network/PID namespace access and `/proc/net/*` rather than CAP_NET_ADMIN or CAP_NET_RAW. Its Nix and Home Manager support also makes it attractive to users who treat CLI tools as declarative environment components. ### Timeline - 2025: Public GitHub repository created. - 2025: README documents Homebrew and nixpkgs packaging along with Go, Nix flake, AUR, release binaries, and container installs. ### Related projects - snitch is explicitly framed against `ss` and `netstat`, with a user experience closer to modern TUI system monitors. ### Sources - GitHub REST repository metadata for karol-broda/snitch, accessed 2026-07-02. - - - input.source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 - Unix: ~/.config/snitch/snitch.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** snitch - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - snitch: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sn/snitch/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [somo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/somo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, netstat, networking. - [cloudprober](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudprober/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [darkstat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/darkstat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [dish](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dish/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [dnstop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dnstop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [easeprobe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/easeprobe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [httping](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/httping/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [httptap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/httptap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [rustnet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rustnet/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, monitoring, network, networking, tui. - [sniffer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sniffer/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, monitoring, network, networking, tui. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/snitch.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/snitch.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph