# s-a/iron-node

Debug Node.js code with Chrome Developer Tools.

Repository: https://github.com/s-a/iron-node
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/iron-node
Homepage: http://s-a.github.io/iron-node/
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-11-10T14:48:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4065, "days_push": 1392, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2316, forks 58 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:36.829719+00:00)

## What it is
iron-node is a command-line debugger that runs Node.js scripts with Chrome Developer Tools attached, replacing the node command. It provides full JavaScript debugging, breakpoints, profiling, and memory leak detection across Linux, macOS, and Windows.

## Use cases
- debug node.js scripts with chrome devtools
- set breakpoints in node.js code visually
- profile javascript execution and find memory leaks
- debug grunt gulp or mocha command line tasks
- step through node.js code with a gui debugger

## When to choose
- you prefer Chrome DevTools UI over the built-in node inspector
- you want a zero-config drop-in replacement for the node command when debugging
- you need profiling and memory leak analysis for Node.js apps

## When to avoid
- you only need occasional debugging - modern node has a built-in --inspect flag
- you need a debugger for non-JavaScript languages
- you require actively maintained tooling - the project has seen limited recent activity

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, backend
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: debugger, chrome-devtools, nodejs-debugging, electron, debugging, command-line, nodejs, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- s-a/iron-node (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:36.829719+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 2026-08-30T02:38:58.360491+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/s-a/iron-node (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:36.829719+00:00, sha 74e6b5692bf7)
  - homepage: http://s-a.github.io/iron-node/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:19:38.918886+00:00, sha 29197d6ad5d2)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/iron-node (fetched 2026-08-29T10:19:38.927826+00:00, sha be7f411d5605)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.