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+``kvm`` - get details from running KVM instances
+================================================
+
+The KVM plugin connects to libvirt and retrieves details about KVM instances on
+the system. It returns basic information, including:
+
+* number of instances on the host (``kvm_vms``)
+* total number of virtual CPUs that libvirt can use (``kvm_total_vcpus``)
+* the total number of virtual CPUs scheduled (``kvm_scheduled_vcpus``)
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+This plugin takes no arguments.
+
+Example
+-------
+
+Run the plugin:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    $ monitorstack kvm
+
+Example output in JSON format:
+
+.. code-block:: json
+
+    {
+      "variables": {
+        "kvm_vms": 1,
+        "kvm_scheduled_vcpus": 2,
+        "kvm_total_vcpus": 4
+      },
+      "meta": {
+        "kvm_host_id": 2046744907101423228
+      },
+      "message": "kvm is ok",
+      "exit_code": 0,
+      "measurement_name": "kvm"
+    }