shirou/gopsutil — Psutil for golang

Description and use

shirou/gopsutil is an open‑source Go library that provides cross‑platform utilities for retrieving system and process information, mirroring the functionality of Python’s psutil package. It offers simple, well‑documented APIs to query CPU, memory, disk, network, and process metrics on Linux, Windows, macOS, and other major operating systems. The project is lightweight, actively maintained, and suitable for building monitoring, diagnostics, or performance‑analysis tools in Go.

Problem

shirou/gopsutil may be useful when its README and activity match a concrete workflow.

Outcome

Medium: useful for prototypes or internal workflows, with dependency and maintenance checks before production.

Evidence

psutil for golang

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