check-site-meta is a command-line tool for inspecting website metadata and generating link previews without requiring deployment. It runs a local Node.js backend to bypass CORS restrictions and caching issues, providing accurate metadata retrieval.

• Extract metadata from any URL: OpenGraph and Twitter
• Compatible with localhost for local development
• Supports link previews (X/Twitter, Discord, Google, Facebook)
• Avoids CORS and caching limitations

To use check-site-meta, install it via npx or pnpx:

npx check-site-meta
# or
pnpx check-site-meta

To inspect metadata for a locally running application, specify a port:

pnpx check-site-meta 3000
pnpx check-site-meta 5173

To change the backend port, use the -p flag:

pnpx check-site-meta 5173 -p 5000

To disable the analytics, use the --no-analytics flag or set a DO_NOT_TRACK env to true or 1

pnpx check-site-meta --no-analytics

• NPM: check-site-meta
• GitHub: alfonsusac/check-site-meta

For feedback or issues, please open an issue on GitHub or contact me on X (alfonsusac)