# epasveer/seer

Seer - a gui frontend to gdb

Repository: https://github.com/epasveer/seer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/seer
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: gdb-frontend, gdb-mi, gdb, debugger, debugging, debug, qt5, qt, debugger-gdb, debuggers, debugger-visualizers, gnu-debugger, debugging-tool, debugging-tools, debugger-visualizer, gdbserver, gdb-ui, cpp, qt6
Last push: 2026-08-25T00:37:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 46, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1827, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 149, "gap_med": 231.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3431, forks 116 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:04.045105+00:00)

## What it is
Seer is a graphical frontend to the GNU debugger (gdb) for Linux, built with C++ and Qt6. It provides a visual interface for gdb debugging sessions, communicating with gdb via its machine interface (gdb-mi).

## Use cases
- debug a C++ program with a gui instead of gdb command line
- visualize variables and memory while debugging with gdb
- step through code with breakpoints in a graphical debugger
- connect to gdbserver for remote debugging
- inspect program state during a crash or hang

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, simple gui for gdb on Linux
- you prefer gdb's power but want visual debugging views
- you need remote debugging via gdbserver with a gui

## When to avoid
- you need a debugger on Windows or macOS
- you want an all-in-one IDE debugger experience
- you don't have gdb with the mi interpreter available

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cpp
- tags: gdb-frontend, debugger, gdb-mi, qt6, debugging-tool, command-line, linux, qt

## Member repositories
- epasveer/seer (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:04.045105+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 2026-08-29T18:37:46.647351+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/epasveer/seer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:04.045105+00:00, sha 8969046d5fec)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.