node-inspect-debugger

You can debug a running Node.js process by attaching the built-in Node.js inspector to it. This connects via the Chrome DevTools Protocol, allowing you to automate breakpoints, step execution, and inspect the scope of UI-tui and long-running worker components.

Starting Node.js with --inspect allows the process to run immediately while listening for a debugger, whereas --inspect-brk pauses execution at the first line until a debugger attaches. Both enable CDP-based diagnostics for your scripts.

Yes, you can use the built-in Node.js inspect CLI for zero-install debugging with REPL-like capabilities. It supports automating breakpoints, stepping through execution, and dumping scope variables directly from your terminal.

You can use chrome-remote-interface as optional CDP tooling to programmatically script debugging workflows. This enables automated breakpoints, scope evaluation, and controlled step execution across multiple runs of your Node.js application.

Yes, the Node.js inspect CLI applies to diagnosing UI-tui and TUI components. You can attach it to running processes or start your application with inspector flags to evaluate interactive terminal interfaces.

The built-in inspect CLI offers fast, zero-install interactive debugging, while CDP tooling like ndB or chrome-remote-interface enables scripted, programmable workflows with automated scope dumps and evaluation across runs.