Agent skill · data analytics · sundial-org
mactop
Retrieve real-time hardware metrics from Apple Silicon Macs using mactop's TOON format. Provides CPU, RAM, GPU, power, thermal, network, disk I/O, and Thunderbolt bus information. Use when the user wants system stats, hardware monitoring, or performance metrics on Apple Silicon Macs.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands and parsing techniques for extracting real-time hardware metrics from Apple Silicon Macs that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires mactop installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-03-07. 639 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Mactop Skill Execute mactop in headless TOON mode and parse the output for hardware metrics. Prerequisites mactop installed: brew install mactop PATH includes /usr/sbin: Required for sysctl access Usage Get Full Metrics Parse Key Metrics CPU Usage: RAM (used/total GB): GPU Usage: Power (total/CPU/GPU): Thermal State: Temperature: Chip Info: Network I/O (bytes/sec): Thunderbolt Buses: Options Option Description -------- ------------- --count N Number of samples (default: 1) --interval MS Sample interval in milliseconds (default: 1000) TOON Format Response Example Format metrics in a readable box: Troubleshooting "sysctl not found" → Add /usr/sbin to PATH No output → Verify mactop is installed: which mactop
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills sundial-org/mactop