GoogleChromeLabs/ndb
ndb is an improved debugging experience for Node.js, enabled by Chrome DevTools observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2966
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1560
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
10869 stars · 241 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
ndb is a command-line tool that provides an improved debugging experience for Node.js applications using Chrome DevTools as its UI. It supports debugging child processes, breakpoints before module loading, in-UI file editing, and profiling via the --prof flag.
Use cases
- debug a node.js server script with chrome devtools
- debug npm scripts like unit tests
- debug child processes automatically
- set breakpoints before modules are required
- profile a node app with --prof
- edit source files directly in the debugger UI
When to choose
- you want a full GUI debugger for Node.js without configuring inspector flags
- you need to debug npm scripts or arbitrary binaries like mocha
- you debug applications that spawn child processes
When to avoid
- you prefer VS Code's built-in Node.js debugger
- you want an actively developed tool - the last release was in 2022
- you cannot tolerate a ~280MB Chromium download via Puppeteer
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
developer-tools cli gui developer-tools cross-platform cli debugging chrome-devtools nodejs-debugger breakpoints profiling command-line nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/ndb · fetched 2026-08-28 · b792a594dd9d
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/ndb · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6dc0c8178077
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| GoogleChromeLabs/ndb | main | 10 |
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