# RemoteDebug/remotedebug-ios-webkit-adapter

Debug Safari and WebViews on iOS from tools like VS Code and Chrome DevTools

Repository: https://github.com/RemoteDebug/remotedebug-ios-webkit-adapter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/remotedebug-ios-webkit-adapter
Language: TypeScript
License Family: other
Topics: chrome-devtools, protocol-adapter, remotedebug, devtools, ios, safari, debugger
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-03-03T05:09:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3573, "days_push": 2009, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2739, forks 223 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:16.466330+00:00)

## What it is
A protocol adapter that lets Safari and WebViews on iOS devices be debugged from Chrome DevTools, VS Code, and other Chrome Debugging Protocol-compatible tools. It translates between the Chrome debugging protocol and iOS WebKit via ios-webkit-debug-proxy.

## Use cases
- debug safari on ios from chrome devtools
- inspect ios webview from vs code
- remote debug iphone web pages on windows
- use chrome debugging protocol with safari
- debug mobile web app on ios device

## When to choose
- you need Chrome DevTools-based debugging of Safari or iOS WebViews and cannot use commercial tools
- your toolchain speaks the Chrome Debugging Protocol and targets iOS devices

## When to avoid
- you want an actively maintained tool - the project is unmaintained and superseded by inspect.dev
- you need support for the latest iOS versions or modern DevTools features

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, http-server
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, mobile-development
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: protocol-adapter, chrome-devtools-protocol, ios-debugging, safari, web-inspector, vs-code, superseded, debugging, macos, linux, nodejs

## Member repositories
- RemoteDebug/remotedebug-ios-webkit-adapter (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:16.466330+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 2026-08-30T08:19:11.275862+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/RemoteDebug/remotedebug-ios-webkit-adapter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:16.466330+00:00, sha 7b2c8d5a4533)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.