Tech riderRev. 3 Oct 2026
SMART Sniffer
- 1Runs onAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3SMART monitoringYes
- 4SSD wear trackingYes
- 5Failure warningsYes
- 6Remote monitoringYes
- 7Supported platformsLinux, macOS, Windows
7 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com
Overview
SMART Sniffer is ranked #7 of 30 in disk health monitoring software on Specifiction. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.
SMART Sniffer plans and pricing
All plansCompared on disk health monitoring software
- Free plan
- Yesgithub.com
- SMART monitoring
- Yesgithub.com
- SSD wear tracking
- Yesgithub.com
- Failure warnings
- Yesgithub.com
- Remote monitoring
- Yesgithub.com
- Supported platforms
- Linux, macOS, Windowsgithub.com
Facts
- Purpose
- SMART Sniffer monitors disk health and reports early warning signs to Home Assistant.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Drive coverage
- Its Attention Needed sensor monitors ATA, SATA, NVMe, and SAS drives and reports NO, MAYBE, YES, or UNSUPPORTED.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Notifications
- Persistent Home Assistant notifications fire automatically when drive health changes and can escalate, de-escalate, and auto-dismiss.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Multiple machines
- A lightweight Go agent runs on each monitored machine, with each drive appearing as its own Home Assistant device.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Discovery
- Agents advertise over local-network mDNS/Zeroconf so Home Assistant can discover them without manual IP entry.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Disk usage
- Opt-in filesystem monitoring reports total, used, and available bytes and usage percentage for configured mountpoints.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The integration provides a service call with SMART data and assessments that can be passed to Google AI, ChatGPT, Claude, or Ollama.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- API
- The agent exposes HTTP endpoints for health, drive summaries, individual drive SMART data, and configured filesystem usage.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- Bearer-token authentication between the agent and integration is optional, and binary downloads are checked with SHA256 checksums.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The agent requires smartmontools 7.0 or newer for JSON output support.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- USB limitation
- USB enclosures that block SMART passthrough are marked UNSUPPORTED with Health: Unknown.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The Home Assistant integration can be installed through HACS or manually, and the agent has Linux, macOS, and Windows installation instructions.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The security policy requests vulnerability reports by email and says the maintainer aims to acknowledge them within 48 hours and provide a fix or mitigation plan within 7 days for confirmed vulnerabilities.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
- License and maker
- The repository identifies the project as MIT-licensed and built by DAB-LABS.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
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Sources
- github.com/DAB-LABS/smart-sniffer· checked 3 Oct 2026
- github.com/DAB-LABS/smart-sniffer/blob/main/SECURI· checked 3 Oct 2026