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RudderStack Assistant

Use the RudderStack Assistant to debug and monitor events tracked using the JavaScript SDK.

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RudderStack Assistant is a browser extension for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox that helps you monitor, debug, and validate your RudderStack JavaScript SDK implementations directly within your browser.

Whether you’re implementing event tracking for the first time or troubleshooting issues in production, this extension provides real-time insights into your SDK configuration and event flow.

Key features

RudderStack Assistant automatically detects the RudderStack JavaScript SDK on web pages and provides the following capabilities:

Real-time event monitoring: Monitor all events sent through RudderStack in real-time without waiting for the events to reflect in the RudderStack dashboard
SDK configuration visibility: View the source write key, data plane URL, SDK version, and installation details
Destination status: Monitor device-mode destination loading status (loaded, failed, or filtered)
Plugin tracking: Track plugin loading status and identify failures
Load options inspection: Inspect the options passed to the SDK’s load() call, including user overrides and all active defaults
Debug data export: Export comprehensive SDK state and events for sharing with support
SDK injection: Test RudderStack on any webpage without modifying code

Use cases

Target user	Use case	Pain points solved
Frontend Developer Implementation Engineer	Implementing and maintaining RudderStack JavaScript SDK	No visibility into events, SDK config, or destinations Delayed feedback
Product Manager Analyst	Verifying tracking implementation meets requirements	Requires technical knowledge Depends on developers for verification and issue communication
Support Engineer	Helping customers debug RudderStack implementations	Cannot debug independently Rely on developers for information gathering

Get started

Install the extension from the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons.
Open a web page with the RudderStack JavaScript SDK installed.
Open the extension from Developer Tools (F12 > » > RudderStack Assistant), click the pinned extension in your browser toolbar, or use the pop-out window.

See the Quickstart guide for detailed instructions.

Privacy and security

The extension only monitors RudderStack SDK activity on pages you visit. All data stays locally in your browser — no data is sent to external servers.

In this section

Guide	Description
Quickstart	Get started with RudderStack Assistant in under 5 minutes
Interface Reference	Complete reference to all tabs and features in RudderStack Assistant
Troubleshooting	Solutions to common issues while using RudderStack Assistant