Debugging shouldn't require reproducing the impossible.
There is a certain kind of bug that every developer eventually encounters.
It works locally.
It works on your machine.
It works in staging.
And then someone says:
"It doesn't work for me."
Maybe it's an API behaving differently.
Maybe a browser request fails only under certain conditions.
Maybe a bug appears on a Smart TV but nowhere else.
Maybe the issue disappears the moment you try to debug it.
These problems aren't necessarily difficult because the code is complicated.
They're difficult because reproducing the problem is complicated.
That's the problem we're interested in at Ceptor Labs.
What is Ceptor Labs?
Ceptor Labs is a developer tools company focused on making debugging, testing, and troubleshooting easier.
We're building tools around a simple idea:
Developers should be able to reproduce and understand problems without spending hours trying to recreate the environment where they happened.
Our products are designed around different parts of that problem.
ProxyCeptor
ProxyCeptor — Modern Proxy Interceptor & API Mocking Tool
Intercept, mock, delay, and debug HTTP traffic across Smart TVs and web apps in 1 click. Zero-cert proxy interceptor with cloud rule sync.
proxyceptor.com
API and network debugging without the usual proxy headaches.
ProxyCeptor lets developers inspect and modify network traffic, mock APIs, rewrite requests, change responses, and reproduce difficult API scenarios.
Instead of asking:
"Can someone change the backend so I can test this?"
you can test the scenario directly.
For example:
Real Application
↓
API Request
↓
ProxyCeptor
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Modify Response
↓
Application
Want to see what happens when an API returns 500?
Do it.
Want to test a malformed response?
Do it.
Want to simulate a slow endpoint?
Do it.
The backend doesn't need to change.
ReMOAT
ReMOAT — Real-Time Remote Browser Debugging & DevTools
Debug live browser sessions in real-time over WebRTC. Inspect remote console logs, network requests, DOM mutations, and time-travel replay with zero cloud storage.
remoat.dev
Debugging a browser remotely has its own set of problems.
Sometimes the browser isn't on your machine.
Sometimes the issue happens on another device.
Sometimes asking someone to share their entire screen isn't the right solution.
ReMOAT focuses on remote browser debugging.
The goal is simple:
Connect to the browser, understand what's happening, and debug the problem without turning the debugging session into a screen-sharing session.
Call Ceptor
CallCeptor: Click-to-Call for Indian Brokers and AMCs
Put a Call button on your brokerage, AMC or advisory website. Visitors reach the right desk from the browser, and every call becomes a lead. Hosted in India.
callceptor.com
We're also exploring developer communication with Call Ceptor.
Because debugging isn't always just about logs and requests.
Sometimes you need to talk to another developer while looking at the same problem.
We're building tools that bring communication closer to the development workflow instead of forcing developers to constantly jump between unrelated tools.
Why build another set of developer tools?
Because we've experienced the problem ourselves.
Modern applications have become increasingly distributed.
A simple user action can involve:
Browser
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Frontend
↓
API
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Authentication
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Multiple services
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Third-party APIs
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Device / Browser
When something breaks, knowing where it broke isn't always enough.
You need to reproduce it.
And reproduction is often the hardest part.
That's where we want to help.
What we'll share here
This won't just be a product announcement channel.
We'll share what we're learning while building these tools.
Expect posts about:
- API debugging
- Network interception
- Frontend testing
- Remote browser debugging
- Smart TV debugging
- QA workflows
- Reproducing production bugs
- Developer tooling
- Things that didn't work
- Things that surprisingly did
We'll also share technical breakdowns of problems we encounter while building.
Sometimes the solution will be elegant.
Sometimes it will be:
"We spent two days debugging the wrong thing."
Those are probably worth writing about too.
The bigger goal
We're not trying to build another collection of dashboards.
We're interested in the messy part of software development:
Something is broken.
You don't know why.
You need to reproduce it.
And you need to fix it.
Ceptor Labs exists to make that process less painful.
We're starting with ProxyCeptor, ReMOAT, and Call Ceptor.
And we're going to keep building from there.
If you're interested in developer tooling, debugging, QA, or the strange problems that only appear in production, follow Ceptor Labs.
We'll have plenty to share.
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