Machine Load is a bb plugin that shows the CPU, memory, GPU, network and disk IO load of all machines enrolled in bb on one shared timeline. Compare your laptop, workstation and remote servers side by side, scroll back through 7 days of history, and let agents check load from the CLI before they start a heavy build.
- One timeline for all machines. CPU %, memory %, GPU %, network throughput and disk IO of every bb machine drawn on the same charts, one color per machine, with a crosshair tooltip comparing them at any moment.
- History from 15 minutes to 7 days. Samples every 5 seconds, stored in the plugin's local SQLite database and downsampled for long ranges.
- Per-machine cards. CPU and load average, RAM, swap, disk usage, disk read/write, network ↓/↑, CPU temperature and power, and every GPU with utilization, memory, temperature, power and frequency.
- GPU support without root. NVIDIA (
nvidia-smi), AMD (sysfs), Intel integrated graphics (i915/xe per-process DRM counters) and Apple silicon (IOAccelerator). - Apple silicon sensors. CPU/GPU temperature, CPU/GPU/system power and GPU
frequency when
macmonis installed (brew install macmon) — no sudo needed. - Sidebar alert badge when any machine goes above 80% CPU or RAM.
- CLI for agents and scripts:
bb machine-loadandbb machine-load --json.
bb plugin install https://github.com/artgas1/bb-plugin-machine-load.gitOr find Machine Load in bb → Plugins. Open the Machines page in the sidebar; new machines appear automatically once they are enrolled in bb.
| Metric | Linux | macOS | Windows (untested) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU %, load average, memory, disk usage | ✓ | ✓ | CPU, memory, disk |
| Swap, disk IO, network | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| CPU temperature | ✓ (hwmon) | with macmon |
— |
| GPU utilization | NVIDIA, AMD, Intel | Apple silicon | NVIDIA |
Everything is read from the operating system without root: /proc and /sys
on Linux; vm_stat, sysctl, netstat and ioreg on macOS. Intel GPU load
counts the processes of the user running bb, which covers a desktop session.
bb plugin config machine-load set intervalSec 5 # 2–300 seconds
bb plugin config machine-load set retentionHours 168 # 1–720 hoursA small worker runs inside the bb daemon on each machine and returns one snapshot per call. The bb server polls every connected machine, stores a compact row per sample in the plugin's SQLite database, and pushes a realtime signal so open pages refresh. No data leaves your machines and no account or external service is needed.
npm install
bb plugin install . # registers this directory
bb plugin dev # rebuild and reload on savehost.ts collects metrics, server.ts polls and stores history, app.tsx
draws the page, contract.ts holds the shared schemas.