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Description

pktvisor is a dynamic network observability agent that smartly analyzes network traffic and generates opentelemetry metrics

Installation

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open the source below and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

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What is pktvisor?

**pktvisor** (pronounced "packet visor") is an **observability agent** for analyzing high volume, information dense network data streams and extracting actionable insights directly from the edge while integrating tightly with modern observability stacks.

It is resource efficient and built from the ground up to be modular and dynamically controlled in real time via API and YAML policies. Input and analyzer modules may be dynamically loaded at runtime. Metric output can be used and visualized both on-node via command line UI (for localized, hyper real-time actions) as well as centrally collected into industry standard observability stacks like Prometheus and Grafana..

The [input stream system](src/inputs) is designed to _tap into_ data streams. It currently supports [packet capture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_analyzer), [dnstap](https://dnstap.info/), [sFlow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SFlow) and [Netflow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetFlow)/[IPFIX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Flow_Information_Export) and will soon support additional taps