homelab-monitor

Name: homelab-monitor Review
Item: homelab-monitor
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Infrastructure Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Consolidates fragmented homelab observability into a single pane without manual configuration, reducing operational overhead and enabling AI agents to autono…

Plug-and-play homelab dashboard in one container — GPU, local-AI VRAM, Docker, systemd, host health. Built-in read-only MCP server so AI agents can explore it too.

Ask Claude to check GPU utilization and temperature across your homelab servers right now.
Generate a health report of Docker containers, systemd services, and host CPU usage.
Automate alerts when local AI VRAM usage exceeds thresholds on your infrastructure.

203 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Consolidates fragmented homelab observability into a single pane without manual configuration, reducing operational overhead and enabling AI agents to autonomously diagnose infrastructure issues.

Best for

Homelab operators and infrastructure hobbyists managing multi-service environments with GPU/local-AI workloads who need rapid visibility without custom dashboards.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/SikamikanikoBG/homelab-monitor

By SikamikanikoBG

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install SikamikanikoBG/homelab-monitor

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Check GPU utilization and temperature across my homelab servers right now

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars203Last updated2026-09-19LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-09-19 · scanner v1

Community Pulse Emerging

Discussed on Hacker News

Monitoring My Homelab, Simply — Hacker News · 170 pts
Show HN: Homelab Monitoring Setup with Grafana — Hacker News · 155 pts
Grafana for Homelab Monitoring–With MTLS — Hacker News · 3 pts

3 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 203 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedSep 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 203 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license MIT.

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