# Introducing CycloneDDS Insight - Graphical DDS Inspection and Debugging for ROS 2

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**Tags:** ros2, dds\
**Created:** [June 20, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/introducing-cyclonedds-insight-graphical-dds-inspection-and-debugging-for-ros-2/55591 "2026-06-20T22:10:23Z")\
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Introducing CycloneDDS Insight - Graphical DDS Inspection and Debugging for ROS 2.

CycloneDDS Insight is a graphical DDS inspection and debugging tool for ROS 2 and Eclipse Cyclone DDS.

The tool provides visibility into DDS participants, topics, publishers and subscribers, helping users understand system topology, diagnose discovery issues and analyze communication behavior in distributed ROS 2 systems.

 ![cyclonedds-insight](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/ros/original/3X/4/5/4545cbef3b9cb1cbca70a7024b8198e9794102a7.jpeg)

Features include:  
\* Live inspection of DDS entities  
\* Discovery and communication debugging  
\* Visualization of communication architectures  
\* DDS traffic and statistics monitoring  
\* Support for complex multi-host ROS 2 deployments

CycloneDDS Insight is completely free and open source, making advanced DDS inspection and debugging capabilities accessible to everyone in the ROS 2 community.

Repository:  
[https://github.com/eclipse-cyclonedds/cyclonedds-insight](https://github.com/eclipse-cyclonedds/cyclonedds-insight)

Feedback and contributions are welcome.