astaxie/bat
Go implement CLI, cURL-like tool for humans observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4166
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1404
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2564 stars · 219 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Bat is a cURL-like command-line HTTP client written in Go, inspired by HTTPie, designed for testing, debugging, and interacting with HTTP servers. It offers an intuitive syntax with built-in JSON support, forms, file uploads, authentication, and proxies.
Use cases
- send http requests from the command line
- test and debug rest apis
- post json to an api endpoint
- upload files via http from terminal
- download files like wget
- call apis with basic authentication
When to choose
- you want an HTTPie-like tool but prefer a Go-based single binary
- you need quick, human-friendly HTTP requests for testing and debugging
- you want built-in JSON, form, and file upload support in a CLI
When to avoid
- you need advanced features like sessions, plugins, or async requests found in HTTPie
- you require scripted HTTP with fine-grained control (use curl or a library instead)
- you need a tool under active development - releases have been infrequent since 2022
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
http-client cli developer-tools developer-tools apis web-development cli cross-platform go curl-alternative httpie-inspired http-debugging api-testing command-line docker
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/astaxie/bat · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5b445fde3a64
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| astaxie/bat | main | 23 |
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