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Add Windows network connections view to Network Viewer

Enables live TCP/UDP socket monitoring on Windows, expanding Netdata’s network viewer with detailed connection info and improving observability for Windows hosts.

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• • The PR required extensive rework after AI review, with multiple iterations to resolve compatibility and duplicate code issues, leading to a slow cycle time.

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Add non-systemd Linux section to logs documentation

Provides guidance for users on non-systemd Linux distributions such as Alpine to forward logs to Netdata, improving usability and reducing support tickets.

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• • PR had minimal changes and a quick review, but the long cycle time was due to a delayed second commit after the initial review.

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Update Go area documentation and guidance

Enhances Go collector documentation, making V2 the default, adding migration guides, and simplifying helper references to improve developer onboarding.

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• • The PR was reviewed quickly but required many subsequent commits, indicating active iteration while maintaining a fast overall cycle time.

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Fix documentation typos

Corrects spelling mistakes in Netdata documentation, improving clarity without affecting functionality.

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• • Quick review with no issues, minimal changes, low risk.

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Regenerate integrations docs

Updates integration documentation to reflect current metadata, ensuring accurate and up-to-date reference for users.

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• • PR was auto-generated and reviewed by AI, with minimal human intervention and no issues found, indicating a smooth and low-risk documentation update.

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Prepare virtual logs functions

Reorganizes the systemd-journal plugin to enable multiple virtual logs functions without changing behavior, improving maintainability and future extensibility.

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• • The PR involved a large code reorganization but was reviewed quickly with minimal comments, indicating a smooth process.

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Clean up Go module dependencies

Removes unused indirect dependencies and cleans checksums, improving build reliability.

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• • Fast turnaround with minimal changes; automated review found no issues.

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Upgrade grpc dependency to patch CVE-2026-33186

This PR updates the gRPC library to version 1.79.3, fixing a critical authorization bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-33186) and ensuring secure communication for all Netdata services.

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• • Rapid review and merge within 7.4 hours, indicating efficient process and minimal risk.

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Bump govmomi dependency to v0.54.1

Updates the VMware govmomi Go SDK to the latest patch, improving transient error handling and simulator route compatibility without changing application logic.

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• • Rapid merge with minimal changes indicates low risk and efficient automation.

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Bump cato-go-sdk dependency to v0.2.6

Updates the Go SDK to a newer version, improving API error clarity and adding new enums.

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• • Fast merge with minimal changes; no review iterations or blockers.

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Bump Azure SDK Go dependency to v0.10.0

Updates Azure SDK Go dependency to latest version, ensuring compatibility and new features.

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• • Fast merge with minimal changes, no review needed, low risk.

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Bump Prometheus Common Dependency to v0.68.0

Updates the Prometheus common library to the latest version, incorporating upstream fixes and improvements for better compatibility and security.

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• • Rapid merge with minimal changes indicates low risk and efficient process.

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Bump go-redis dependency to v9.20.0

Updates the go-redis library to support Redis 8.8 and improve RESP3 handling, ensuring compatibility and performance for Netdata's Go components.

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• • Quick dependabot update merged without review, minimal risk.

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Fix label migration logic for duplicate removal

Improves database label consistency by ensuring accurate migration and eliminating stale duplicate entries, preventing data corruption and improving reliability.

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• • Fast cycle with minimal review iterations indicates a straightforward bug fix.

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Add boolean metric alerting documentation

Adds comprehensive guidance on alerting 0/1 metrics, clarifying best practices for sum, min, average, and calc approaches, reducing alert noise and improving monitoring accuracy.

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• • The PR required multiple review cycles and extended review time, indicating complexity in documentation clarity. AI review tools were used to assist, but the process still involved several iterations.

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Add private chart naming convention to StatsD docs

Clarifies how to query StatsD metrics via the Netdata API by documenting the private chart naming convention, reducing confusion and improving user experience.

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• • PR had a long review time but minimal changes; AI assisted writing and review streamlined documentation update.

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Reapply alert prototypes on label changes

Ensures alerts correctly reflect updated host or chart labels, improving monitoring accuracy and reducing false positives.

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• • AI-assisted review enabled a quick turnaround, and the feature adds significant functionality with thorough unit tests, keeping risk moderate.

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Clean up ARAL dev-only internal checks

Removes dev‑only internal checks to ensure clean builds and eliminate static analysis warnings, improving developer experience without affecting production behavior.

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• • Quick review with no issues, indicating a straightforward refactor that improves build quality and developer experience.

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Reduce noisy cgroup logs and improve eBPF exit

It removes repetitive cgroup discovery logs that clutter operator consoles, and guarantees the eBPF plugin exits with an error code when it cannot load programs, preventing false shutdowns.

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• • The PR was reviewed quickly but required several commits to resolve issues, indicating moderate complexity and a moderate risk of regression.

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Fix proc interrupts name parsing

Improves clarity of interrupt charts by preserving full device names, aiding users to identify hardware sources.

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• • Fast initial review but extended cycle time due to merge timing; moderate rework with two commits after review; overall low review friction.

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Fix health sum lookup for incremental dimensions

Corrects under‑counted sum calculations for incremental metrics, ensuring health lookups and API queries return accurate total volumes when data is collected less frequently than once per second.

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• • Fast review cycle with minimal rework; regression test added to validate the fix.

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Remove stale labels after host label reload

This PR cleans up host metadata by removing labels that are no longer present in configuration or discovered sources, preventing stale data from accumulating and ensuring accurate monitoring data for users.

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• • The PR was reviewed and approved within 0.1 hours, indicating a smooth review process. AI review tools were used to surface no issues, and the changes are small and focused, minimizing risk.

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Add FAQ entry to node-identities documentation

Clarifies how to rename a Netdata node, reducing confusion and support tickets.

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• • The PR had a long review time due to AI-generated comments and a single reviewer, but the change was small and straightforward.

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Add cloud-only prerequisite clarification to docs

Clarifies that the 5-node limit applies to Anonymous and Community users, improving user understanding and reducing confusion.

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• • The PR had a long cycle time but quick initial review; multiple AI-assisted commits indicate iterative refinement, but overall low risk.

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Add Kubernetes multi-environment example to docs

Enhances Netdata Cloud documentation to guide users on organizing Kubernetes environments into separate rooms, improving clarity and adoption.

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• • The PR experienced extended review and multiple iterations, indicating significant discussion around documentation clarity, but ultimately resolved with minimal code changes.

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Add offline/air-gapped Windows install guide

Provides step‑by‑step instructions for installing Netdata on Windows systems without internet access, improving user experience for air‑gapped environments.

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• • The PR had a slow cycle time and multiple review rounds driven by AI-generated comments, but the changes were minor documentation updates, keeping technical risk low.

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Regenerate integrations docs

Updates integration documentation to reflect recent metadata changes, ensuring accurate configuration guidance for users.

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• • Rapid merge with minimal changes indicates low risk and efficient process.

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Docs: Correct smartctl config key name

Updates smartctl collector documentation to use the correct configuration key for device polling interval, ensuring accurate user guidance.

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• • The PR had a long review cycle but minimal changes, indicating a straightforward documentation fix with minimal risk.

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Remove OTel journal discovery from systemd-journal.plugin

Eliminates unnecessary OpenTelemetry journal discovery in the systemd-journal plugin, simplifying log handling and reducing overhead.

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• • Quick review and merge with minimal changes, indicating low complexity and high confidence.

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Fix systemd journal plugin OTEL log directory discovery

Ensures the systemd journal plugin correctly discovers OTEL journal files by building the scan path from NETDATA_LOG_DIR, preventing mis-scanning of default directories.

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• • Rapid review with AI assistance, minimal code changes, no blockers.

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Add free‑tier alert silencing guidance

Clarifies how free‑tier users can silence or disable alerts without upgrading, reducing unnecessary notifications.

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• • Fast 17‑hour cycle with AI‑assisted edits and minimal scope; single review round and few comments indicate low complexity and risk.

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Add macOS Homebrew claiming instructions

Enhances Netdata documentation to guide users on claiming Homebrew‑installed agents on macOS, clarifying permissions and deprecating old scripts.

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• • The PR had a fast cycle time but required multiple AI‑assisted revisions, indicating a complex documentation update that was resolved quickly.

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Regenerate integrations docs

Regenerate the integrations docs based on the latest metadata yaml code.

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• • Fast review and merge with minimal changes; automated generation ensures consistency.

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Update vsphere collector metadata

Fixes ingestion errors by updating metadata for the vsphere collector, ensuring proper escaping.

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• • Fast review with AI assistance, minimal changes, low risk.

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Improve ML host access

Hardens Netdata’s ML subsystem against rare crashes caused by race conditions in ML host publication and teardown, ensuring safe concurrent access.

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• • Fast cycle time and minimal rework indicate a straightforward concurrency fix with low risk.

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Replace deprecated bzero and usleep with portable wrappers

Improves cross‑platform compatibility by replacing deprecated POSIX APIs with portable equivalents, ensuring consistent behavior across systems.

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• • Quick AI‑assisted review and minimal changes led to a fast merge with low risk.

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Prevent ML DB use-after-free during shutdown

Ensures the ML SQLite database is closed only after metasync workers finish, eliminating shutdown crashes and improving stability.

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• • Fast review and merge, minimal changes, low risk.

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Update On‑Prem deployment documentation

Adds guidance and cross‑links for fully self‑hosted Netdata Cloud deployments, improving user onboarding.

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• • Long cycle time due to delayed review; minimal code changes; low risk to production.

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Fix stack buffer overflow in macOS mach_smi collector

Prevents crashes and memory corruption during RAM/swap/page-fault collection in macOS collector, improving system stability.

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• • Quick review and merge within 32 hours, minimal changes, low risk.

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Make libnetdata standalone linkable

Removes daemon dependencies from libnetdata, enabling standalone linking and Rust bindings.

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• • Rapid AI-assisted review kept review time short, but the PR’s large scope and long cycle time suggest moderate risk of integration issues.

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Bump golang.org/x/net dependency to v0.55.0

Updates Go networking library to latest version, incorporating bug fixes and performance improvements.

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• • Fast merge with minimal changes, indicating routine dependency update.

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Prevent host status stalls during obsolete-chart cleanup

This PR reduces stalls in streaming parents by moving heavy cleanup work off the receiver lock, improving responsiveness and preventing race conditions.

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• • Fast review (0.1h) and minimal rework (2 commits after review) indicate a smooth process; the change is small to medium in scope and does not introduce significant risk.

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Improve ML chart access

This PR makes ML chart data thread‑safe, eliminating race conditions that could cause crashes and ensuring reliable machine‑learning metrics for users.

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• • The PR was reviewed quickly with AI assistance, but the overall cycle time was 28 hours due to a single rework commit.

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Regenerate integrations docs

Updates integration documentation to reflect the latest metadata, improving clarity and accuracy for vSphere guidance.

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• • Rapid review and merge with minimal changes indicates a straightforward documentation update with no significant risk.

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Update remove-node.md

Fixes rendering of example error message in remove-node.md by escaping placeholders so they display correctly.

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• • Rapid review with a single comment and minimal line changes indicates a low‑risk, low‑effort documentation update.

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Add topology v1 payload contract and producers

Introduces a new topology v1 contract and associated producers, enabling consistent data exchange across collectors and reducing integration errors, which improves system reliability and developer productivity.

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• • The PR involved a large code change with many review comments, indicating significant rework and potential risk to stability.

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Regenerate integrations docs

Updates Prometheus integration documentation to reflect the latest metadata, ensuring accurate and up-to-date reference material for users.

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• • Rapid merge with minimal review indicates automated documentation generation; large number of added lines suggests comprehensive update across many integrations.

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Prevent crash on missing program name

Prevents crash when accepting streaming connections that omit the User-Agent header by normalizing missing program name and version to "unknown", ensuring safe string operations.

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• • Fast review, single commit fix, minimal risk.

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Add troubleshooting entry for Prometheus metrics

Clarifies handling of sparse metrics and alert clearing, improving user understanding.

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• • Quick review and minimal changes led to fast merge; documentation update with AI assistance.

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Docs: Clarify localhost error message

Adds a troubleshooting note to documentation explaining the 'is our localhost - not changing' error, helping users correctly identify stale node GUIDs.

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• • Quick review and merge with minimal changes; AI-assisted documentation update resolved user confusion swiftly.