# jcalabro/uscope

μscope 🔬

Repository: https://github.com/jcalabro/uscope
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/uscope
Homepage: https://uscope.dev
Language: Zig
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: debugger, developer-tools, linux, zig, introspection
Last push: 2026-07-24T23:22:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 43
- inputs: {"age_days": 609, "days_push": 40, "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 1028, forks 24 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:17.434114+00:00)

## What it is
uscope is a graphical debugger and introspection toolchain for native code on Linux, written from scratch in Zig including ELF/DWARF parsing, process control, and stack unwinding. It is a personal side project undergoing a UI rewrite and is not yet recommended for daily use.

## Use cases
- graphical debugger for linux native code
- debug zig programs with a gui
- introspect c and zig data structures while debugging
- alternative to gdb and lldb on linux
- remote debugging of native processes
- visualize variables and stack frames while stepping through code

## When to choose
- you want to experiment with a from-scratch Linux debugger
- you debug Zig, C, Odin, or C3 code and want friendlier data visualization
- you are interested in contributing to or following early debugger tooling

## When to avoid
- you need a stable daily-driver debugger today
- you require mature multi-threaded debugging support
- you need broad language support like Go or Rust right now

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: developer-tools, gui, monitoring
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: debugger, introspection, dwarf, elf, zig, native-code, remote-debugging, command-line, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- jcalabro/uscope (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:17.434114+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 2026-08-30T07:07:46.827774+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jcalabro/uscope (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:17.434114+00:00, sha f922cde34583)
  - homepage: https://uscope.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T13:07:43.778173+00:00, sha 02442d56ee29)
  - site_page: https://calabro.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T13:07:43.787693+00:00, sha d71e9ca625b5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.