# google/ios-webkit-debug-proxy

A DevTools proxy (Chrome Remote Debugging Protocol) for iOS devices (Safari Remote Web Inspector).

Repository: https://github.com/google/ios-webkit-debug-proxy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ios-webkit-debug-proxy
Language: C
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-07-02T07:34:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 36/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 29, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4950, "days_push": 427, "days_rel": 427, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6202, forks 480 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:39.817957+00:00)

## What it is
A DevTools proxy that translates Chrome's Remote Debugging Protocol into WebKit's remote inspector protocol, letting developers debug MobileSafari and UIWebViews on real and simulated iOS devices over a websocket connection. It communicates with iOS devices via the usbmuxd daemon and is written in C.

## Use cases
- debug Safari on an iPhone from Chrome DevTools on my desktop
- inspect UIWebViews in an iOS app remotely
- remotely debug web pages on a real iOS device over USB
- use Chrome DevTools protocol with WebKit on iOS simulator
- debug mobile Safari web inspector from Linux or Windows

## When to choose
- you need to debug Safari or UIWebViews on iOS devices using Chrome DevTools
- you develop web content for iOS and work on Linux, macOS, or Windows
- you want DevTools-protocol tooling (e.g., Puppeteer-style automation) against iOS WebKit

## When to avoid
- you only debug desktop Safari or Chrome (use built-in DevTools instead)
- you need to debug Android Chrome (use adb and chrome://inspect)
- you require a maintained high-level automation library rather than a low-level proxy

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: websocket, proxy, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, mobile-development
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: ios, safari, webkit, remote-debugging, devtools, usbmuxd, chrome-devtools-protocol, debugging, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- google/ios-webkit-debug-proxy (main) score 36

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:39.817957+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:47:20.095655+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/google/ios-webkit-debug-proxy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:39.817957+00:00, sha 8b4efbee02fe)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.