# runsidekick/sidekick

Sidekick is no longer in service

Repository: https://github.com/runsidekick/sidekick
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/runsidekick-sidekick
Language: Java
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: debugging, debugging-tools, logging, monitoring
Last push: 2023-06-29T12:18:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1472, "days_push": 1161, "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 1601, forks 66 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:09.597093+00:00)

## What it is
Sidekick was a live debugging and observability service that let developers collect tracepoint and logpoint data from running applications without redeploying or stopping them. Thundra Inc. has ceased operations, so the product is no longer in service.

## Use cases
- debug production applications without stopping them
- add tracepoints to running Java services
- capture application state at runtime
- collect logs from live systems without redeployment

## When to choose
- you only need to read the archived source code for research

## When to avoid
- you need a working live debugging tool today
- you require vendor support or updates
- you want an actively maintained observability solution

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: abandoned
- function: logging, monitoring, tracing
- domain: developer-tools, monitoring
- platform: self-hosted, cloud, jvm
- tags: live-debugging, breakpoints, observability, discontinued, debugging

## Member repositories
- runsidekick/sidekick (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.597093+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 2026-08-30T03:52:49.157792+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/runsidekick/sidekick (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.597093+00:00, sha feba5ce4cd5c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.