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Why Did You Render

render-debugger by Welldone Software monkey patches React to notify you about potentially avoidab why did you render, javascript, component, hooks-tracking.

skill-install — Terminal

Install via CLI (Recommended)

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/bytesagain/render-debugger
Or

Render Debugger

Developer tools CLI for checking, validating, generating, and debugging render performance issues. Lint components for unnecessary re-renders, explain render behavior, convert between profiling formats, generate optimization templates, diff render snapshots, preview component trees, fix render issues, and produce performance reports — all from the command line with persistent local logging.

Commands

Run render-debugger <command> [args] to use.

CommandDescription
checkCheck components for render performance issues
validateValidate render optimization patterns and memo usage
generateGenerate render-optimized component boilerplate
formatFormat render profiling data for readability
lintLint components for unnecessary re-renders and anti-patterns
explainExplain why a component re-rendered and suggest fixes
convertConvert between render profiling data formats
templateApply or manage render optimization templates
diffDiff render snapshots to identify regression
previewPreview component render tree and dependency graph
fixAuto-fix common render performance issues
reportGenerate render performance and optimization reports
statsShow summary statistics across all categories
export <fmt>Export data in json, csv, or txt format
search <term>Search across all logged entries
recentShow recent activity from history log
statusHealth check — version, data dir, disk usage
helpShow help and available commands
versionShow version (v2.0.0)

Each domain command (check, validate, generate, etc.) works in two modes:

  • Without arguments: displays the most recent 20 entries from that category
  • With arguments: logs the input with a timestamp and saves to the category log file

Data Storage

All data is stored locally in ~/.local/share/render-debugger/:

  • Each command creates its own log file (e.g., check.log, validate.log, lint.log)
  • A unified history.log tracks all activity across commands
  • Entries are stored in timestamp|value pipe-delimited format
  • Export supports JSON, CSV, and plain text formats

Requirements

  • Bash 4+ with set -euo pipefail strict mode
  • Standard Unix utilities: date, wc, du, tail, grep, sed, cat
  • No external dependencies or API keys required

When to Use

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Add to Configuration

Paste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.

{
  "plugins": {
    "official-bytesagain-render-debugger": {
      "enabled": true,
      "auto_update": true
    }
  }
}
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