diff --git a/docs/debugging/healing-bin/main.go b/docs/debugging/healing-bin/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be33071ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/debugging/healing-bin/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2021 MinIO, Inc.
+//
+// This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"archive/zip"
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/minio/cli"
+	"github.com/tinylib/msgp/msgp"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	app := cli.NewApp()
+	app.Copyright = "MinIO, Inc."
+	app.Usage = "healing.bin to JSON"
+	app.HideVersion = true
+	app.HideHelpCommand = true
+	app.CustomAppHelpTemplate = `NAME:
+  {{.Name}} - {{.Usage}}
+
+USAGE:
+  {{.Name}} {{if .VisibleFlags}}[FLAGS]{{end}} [HEALINGBINFILE|INSPECTZIPFILE]
+
+files ending in '.zip' will be searched for '.healing.bin files recursively and
+printed together as a single JSON.
+
+FLAGS:
+  {{range .VisibleFlags}}{{.}}
+  {{end}}
+`
+	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{}
+	app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) error {
+		if !c.Args().Present() {
+			cli.ShowAppHelpAndExit(c, 1) // last argument is exit code
+		}
+
+		ht := make(map[string]map[string]interface{})
+		file := c.Args().Get(0)
+		if strings.HasSuffix(file, ".zip") {
+			var sz int64
+			f, err := os.Open(file)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if st, err := f.Stat(); err == nil {
+				sz = st.Size()
+			}
+			defer f.Close()
+			zr, err := zip.NewReader(f, sz)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			for _, file := range zr.File {
+				if !file.FileInfo().IsDir() && strings.HasSuffix(file.Name, ".healing.bin") {
+					r, err := file.Open()
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+
+					b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					buf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+					if _, err = msgp.CopyToJSON(buf, bytes.NewReader(b)); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+
+					dec := json.NewDecoder(buf)
+					// Use number to preserve integers.
+					dec.UseNumber()
+					var htr map[string]interface{}
+					if err = dec.Decode(&htr); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					ht[file.Name] = htr
+				}
+			}
+			b, err := json.MarshalIndent(ht, "", "  ")
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			fmt.Println(string(b))
+			return nil
+		}
+		b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(file)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		buf := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+		if _, err = msgp.CopyToJSON(buf, bytes.NewReader(b)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		var htr map[string]interface{}
+		dec := json.NewDecoder(buf)
+		// Use number to preserve integers.
+		dec.UseNumber()
+		if err = dec.Decode(&htr); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		ht[file] = htr
+		b, err = json.MarshalIndent(ht, "", "  ")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		fmt.Println(string(b))
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	err := app.Run(os.Args)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/docs/debugging/xl-meta/main.go b/docs/debugging/xl-meta/main.go
index 4a03cf9ff..8c5d6e8b8 100644
--- a/docs/debugging/xl-meta/main.go
+++ b/docs/debugging/xl-meta/main.go
@@ -46,35 +46,40 @@ func main() {
 USAGE:
   {{.Name}} {{if .VisibleFlags}}[FLAGS]{{end}} METAFILES...
 
-Multiple files can be added. Files ending in ".zip" will be searched for 'xl.meta' files.  
-Wildcards are accepted: testdir/*.txt will compress all files in testdir ending with .txt
-Directories can be wildcards as well. testdir/*/*.txt will match testdir/subdir/b.txt
-Double stars means full recursive. testdir/**/xl.meta will search for all xl.meta recursively.
+Multiple files can be added. Files ending in '.zip' will be searched
+for 'xl.meta' files. Wildcards are accepted: 'testdir/*.txt' will compress
+all files in testdir ending with '.txt', directories can be wildcards
+as well. 'testdir/*/*.txt' will match 'testdir/subdir/b.txt', double stars
+means full recursive. 'testdir/**/xl.meta' will search for all xl.meta
+recursively.
 
-{{if .VisibleFlags}}
-GLOBAL FLAGS:
+FLAGS:
   {{range .VisibleFlags}}{{.}}
-  {{end}}{{end}}
+  {{end}}
 `
 
 	app.HideHelpCommand = true
 
 	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
 		cli.BoolFlag{
-			Usage: "Print each file as a separate line without formatting",
+			Usage: "print each file as a separate line without formatting",
 			Name:  "ndjson",
 		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
-			Usage: "Display inline data keys and sizes",
+			Usage: "display inline data keys and sizes",
 			Name:  "data",
 		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
-			Usage: "Export inline data",
+			Usage: "export inline data",
 			Name:  "export",
 		},
 	}
 
 	app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) error {
+		if !c.Args().Present() {
+			cli.ShowAppHelpAndExit(c, 1) // last argument is exit code
+		}
+
 		ndjson := c.Bool("ndjson")
 		decode := func(r io.Reader, file string) ([]byte, error) {
 			b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
@@ -90,7 +95,7 @@ GLOBAL FLAGS:
 			var data xlMetaInlineData
 			switch minor {
 			case 0:
-				_, err = msgp.CopyToJSON(buf, bytes.NewBuffer(b))
+				_, err = msgp.CopyToJSON(buf, bytes.NewReader(b))
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ GLOBAL FLAGS:
 					b = nbuf
 				}
 
-				_, err = msgp.CopyToJSON(buf, bytes.NewBuffer(v))
+				_, err = msgp.CopyToJSON(buf, bytes.NewReader(v))
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}