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---title: Devtoolsdescription: This doc describes `jotai/devtool` bundle.nav: 2.03---
## useAtomDevtools
`useAtomDevtools` is a React hook that manages ReduxDevTools integration for a particular atom.
```tsfunction useAtomDevtools<Value>(anAtom: WritableAtom<Value, Value>, name?: string): void```
The `useAtomDevtools` hook accepts a generic type parameter (mirroring the type stored in the atom). Additionally, the hook accepts two invocation parameters, `anAtom` and `name`.`anAtom` is the atom that will be attached to the devtools instance. `name` is an optional parameter that defines the debug label for the devtools instance. If `name` is undefined, `atom.debugLabel` will be used instead.
### Example
```typescriptimport { useAtomDevtools } from 'jotai/devtools'
// The interface for the type stored in the atom.export interface Task { label: string complete: boolean}
// The atom to debug.export const tasksAtom = atom<Task[]>([])
// If the useAtomDevtools name parameter is undefined, this value will be used instead.tasksAtom.debugLabel = 'Tasks'
export const useTasksDevtools = () => { // The hook can be called simply by passing an atom for debugging. useAtomDevtools(tasksAtom) // Specify a custom type parameter useAtomDevtools<Task[]>(tasksAtom) // You can attach two devtools instances to the same atom and differentiate them with custom names. useAtomDevtools(tasksAtom, 'Tasks (Instance 1)') useAtomDevtools(tasksAtom, 'Tasks (Instance 2)')}```
## useAtomsDevtools
⚠️ Note: This hook is experimental (feedbacks are welcome) and only works in a `process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'` environment.
`useAtomsDevtools` is a catch-all version of `useAtomDevtools` where it shows all atoms in the store instead of showing a specific one.```tsfunction useAtomsDevtools(name: string, scope?: Scope): void```It takes a `name` parameter that is needed for naming the Redux devtools instance and a `scope` parameter if the hook is used for a specific scope of atoms.
As a limitation for this API, we need to put `useAtomsDevtools` in a component where the consumed atoms should be in a lower place of the React tree than that component (`AtomsDevtools` in the below example).`AtomsDevtools` component can be considered as a best practice for our apps.
### Example```tsconst countAtom = atom(0);const doubleCountAtom = atom((get) => get(countAtom) * 2);
function Counter() { const [count, setCount] = useAtom(countAtom); const [doubleCount] = useAtom(doubleCountAtom); ...}
const AtomsDevtools = ({ children }: { children: ReactElement }) => { useAtomsDevtools('demo') return children}
export default function App() { return ( <AtomsDevtools> <Counter /> </AtomsDevtools> ) }```<CodeSandbox id="3xobn" />## useAtomsSnapshot
⚠️ Note: This hook only works in a `process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'` environment.
`useAtomsSnapshot` takes a snapshot of the currently mounted atoms and their state.
```tsfunction useAtomsSnapshot(scope?: Scope): AtomsSnapshot```
It accepts an atom `scope` parameter and will return an `AtomsSnapshot`, which is basically a `Map<AnyAtom, unknown>`. You can use the `Map` API to iterate over atoms and their state.This hook is primarily meant for debugging and devtools use cases.
Be careful using this hook because it will cause the component to re-render for all state changes.
### Example
```tsimport { Provider } from 'jotai'import { useAtomsSnapshot } from 'jotai/devtools'
const RegisteredAtoms = () => { const atoms = useAtomsSnapshot() return ( <div> <p>Atom count: {atoms.size}</p> <div> {Array.from(atoms).map(([atom, atomValue]) => ( <p key={`${atom}`}>{`${atom.debugLabel}: ${atomValue}`}</p> ))} </div> </div> )}
const App = () => ( <Provider> <RegisteredAtoms /> </Provider>)```
## useGotoAtomsSnapshot
⚠️ Note: This hook only works in a `process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'` environment.
`useGotoAtomsSnapshot` will update the current Jotai state to match the passed snapshot.
```tsfunction useGotoAtomsSnapshot( scope?: Scope): (values: Iterable<readonly [AnyAtom, unknown]>) => void```
This hook returns a callback, which takes a `snapshot` from the `useAtomsSnapshot` hook and will update the Jotai state. It accepts an atom `scope` parameter and will error if the atoms have mixed scopes.This hook is primarily meant for debugging and devtools use cases.
### Example
```tsimport { Provider } from 'jotai'import { useAtomsSnapshot, useGotoAtomsSnapshot } from 'jotai/devtools'
const petAtom = atom('cat')const colorAtom = atom('blue')
const UpdateSnapshot: React.FC = () => { const snapshot = useAtomsSnapshot() const goToSnapshot = useGotoAtomsSnapshot() return ( <button onClick={() => { const newSnapshot = new Map(snapshot) newSnapshot.set(petAtom, 'dog') newSnapshot.set(colorAtom, 'green') goToSnapshot(newSnapshot) }} > Go to snapshot </button> )}```