What operating systems does Tink support?

Any Linux distribution with systemd. Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, RHEL, Amazon Linux, Fedora, and Alpine are all tested.

Does Tink run commands automatically?

No. Tink suggests fixes and waits for your explicit approval. Nothing runs without you confirming it first.

How much resources does the Tink agent use?

Minimal. The agent idles at under 20MB RAM and near-zero CPU between scans. Scans themselves take a few seconds.

Can I use Tink on containers?

Tink is designed for long-running servers, not ephemeral containers. For Kubernetes, point it at your nodes instead.

What data does Tink collect?

System metrics (CPU, memory, disk, network), running services, and relevant log snippets when diagnosing issues. No application data, credentials, or file contents.

For shops that will not buy Datadog

The shop sees the machines.

Disk, memory, and the box that is sick — in plain English. Mechanic is $9/mo per machine. Scout stays free. You do not buy an observability company.

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Start Mechanic Scout is free Rescue $29

Install in one command

Continuously scan, diagnose, and report

Keep credentials server-side, not on user machines

Run supervised fixes with a clear audit trail

Pricing

Simple plans. No agent fees. No hidden costs.

Start free on a single machine. Scale when you need supervised or autonomous execution.

Scout

Free

forever

1 machine
Hourly scans
AI issue detection
50 AI messages / month
Assisted fixes only

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Netdata shows you the problem. Tink fixes it.

Uptime tools tell you something broke. Netdata shows you metrics. Tink tells you what's wrong, why it happened, and walks you through the fix — in plain English, on Telegram or Slack, without leaving your chat.

Feature	Tink	Netdata	UptimeRobot
Explains problems in plain English	✓	—	—
Executes supervised fixes	✓	—	—
Predictive alerts (disk fills in ~6 days)	✓	—	—
Telegram alerts + AI conversation	✓	—	—
One-command install	✓	✓	—
Root cause analysis	✓	—	—
Weekly fleet digest	✓	—	—
Claude Desktop / Cursor MCP integration	✓	—	—
SSH brute-force detection	✓	—	—
Discord / Slack / ntfy / WhatsApp notifications	✓	—	✓
Public status page (no extra cost)	✓	—	✓
Machine offline / agent presence monitoring	✓	—	—
Statistical baseline anomaly detection	✓	—	—
Exposed database port detection (Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch)	✓	—	—
On-call person tracking + incident acknowledgment	✓	—	—
Multi-channel weekly digest (Telegram, Email, Slack, Discord)	✓	—	—

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vs Enterprise Monitoring

The shop sees the machines. You do not buy an observability company.

Datadog is exceptional software — for teams that want a platform engineering org and months to configure it. This shop needs the boxes visible in five minutes, in plain English. Mechanic is $9/mo per machine.

Datadog

Enterprise observability

Per-host + per-GB log pricing
Complex YAML alert configuration
APM & distributed tracing
Weeks to fully configure
No plain-English explanations
No supervised fix execution

Right-sized for small teams

Tink Mechanic

$9/mo per machine

Flat rate — no usage surprises
Zero configuration required
Plain-English AI explanations
5-minute install
Supervised fix execution
SSH brute-force detection included

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