# remy/nodemon

Monitor for any changes in your node.js application and automatically restart the server - perfect for development

Repository: https://github.com/remy/nodemon
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nodemon
Homepage: http://nodemon.io/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: nodemon, watch, node
Last push: 2026-08-19T19:50:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 71, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5813, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 194, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 26677, forks 1742 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:47.078212+00:00)

## What it is
nodemon is a command-line wrapper for Node.js that watches your source files and automatically restarts the application when changes are detected. It requires no code changes—simply replace `node` with `nodemon` when running your script during development.

## Use cases
- automatically restart node server when files change
- hot reload nodejs app during development
- watch directory for file changes and rerun script
- run any executable with auto-restart on save
- avoid manually restarting server after code edits

## When to choose
- you're developing a Node.js application and want automatic restarts on file changes
- you want a zero-config wrapper that works with existing scripts and package.json
- you need to watch and rerun non-node executables like python or make

## When to avoid
- in production, where you should use a process manager like pm2 or systemd
- for frontend-only hot reloading, where bundler dev servers are a better fit

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, cli, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools, backend, web-development
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: file-watching, hot-reload, auto-restart, nodejs-development, dev-server, command-line, nodejs

## Member repositories
- remy/nodemon (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:47.078212+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 2026-08-29T16:55:50.331761+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/remy/nodemon (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:47.078212+00:00, sha 808bff63754b)
  - homepage: http://nodemon.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:52:23.178638+00:00, sha d62c27f801f7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.