# node-inspector/node-inspector

Node.js debugger based on Blink Developer Tools

Repository: https://github.com/node-inspector/node-inspector
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/node-inspector
Language: JavaScript
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2018-02-08T23:01:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5891, "days_push": 3128, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12641, forks 719 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:59.485400+00:00)

## What it is
Node Inspector is a debugger interface for Node.js applications built on Blink (Chrome) Developer Tools, launched via the node-debug CLI command. It is largely deprecated since Node.js 6.3 includes a built-in DevTools-based debugger.

## Use cases
- debug node.js application in chrome devtools
- set breakpoints in node scripts
- profile node.js code with a gui debugger
- step through javascript server code
- inspect node app variables in browser

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy Node.js (<6.3) codebase that lacks the built-in inspector
- working on old tooling that depends on node-inspector

## When to avoid
- running any modern Node.js version, which has a built-in DevTools debugger
- needing advanced features like async stack traces
- wanting an actively maintained debugger

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, testing
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, browser
- tags: debugger, chrome-devtools, nodejs-debugging, deprecated, debugging, nodejs

## Member repositories
- node-inspector/node-inspector (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:59.485400+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 2026-08-29T17:13:54.033989+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/node-inspector/node-inspector (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:59.485400+00:00, sha 68b8b26e6a3c)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/node-inspector (fetched 2026-08-29T08:10:37.441849+00:00, sha 23cc797c9c9b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.