Diagnose idle-only mining on a Monero workstation
An operator expecting hashes during a busy desktop session may be looking at an intentionally idle-only miner. The daemon reports its background policy and observed mining activity.
Capture policy and activity in one response
Query the workstation's own daemon. Inspect active, is_background_mining_enabled, threads_count and speed. For background mode, record bg_idle_threshold, bg_min_idle_seconds, bg_target and bg_ignore_battery. POST this example to /mining_status on monerod.
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Test across a genuine idle interval
Compare one sample during normal use with another after a sufficiently long idle interval. Battery state can also affect behavior when battery checks are enabled. A single zero speed does not diagnose a broken RandomX worker. This endpoint describes the daemon's built-in miner; an external miner requires separate observation.