# Ignition Utility

> Quick utilities for Ignition development

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ignition-utility](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ignition-utility)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ignition-utility`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nathan Moore
- **Category:** web-development
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-10
- **First published:** 2026-05-07
- **Size:** 1.10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ignition-utility/)
- **Website:** [https://portfolio.mooresedge.co.uk](https://portfolio.mooresedge.co.uk/)

## Description

<strong>Ignition Utility - A Firefox extension for Ignition development</strong>

<strong>Features</strong>

<strong>Quick Actions</strong>
<ul><li>Show Restart Banner - Injects a fake restart banner for testing (Gateway)</li><li>Restart Gateway - Triggers an actual gateway restart via Redux dispatch (Gateway)</li><li>Scan Config / Scan Projects - Initiates configuration or project file system scans (Gateway)</li><li>Read Page Props / Session Props - Outputs page or session properties to the panel (Perspective)</li></ul>
<strong>Props Inspector</strong>
<ul><li>Browse and select mounted views by path</li><li>View and edit custom props on any view</li><li>Inspect view params (read-only)</li></ul>
<strong>Debug Tools</strong>
<ul><li>Outline Elements - Adds colored outlines to all DOM elements</li><li>Highlight Overflow - Detects and highlights elements with scrollable overflow</li><li>Depth Overlay - Color-codes elements by DOM nesting depth</li><li>Customizable colors and opacity for each tool</li></ul>
<strong>Other</strong>
<ul><li>Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+U to toggle sidebar</li><li>Auto-detects page type (Gateway vs Perspective) and shows relevant actions</li><li>Tree-view output for JSON results</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #91,457 — Overall
- #116 — gateway

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `scripting`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ignition-utility)