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Endava/cats

CATS is a REST API Fuzzer and negative testing tool for OpenAPI endpoints. CATS automatically generates, runs and reports tests with minimum configuration and no coding effort. Tests are self-healing and do not require maintenance. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/Endava/cats · Java · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

85/100

  • Activity 94
  • Release rhythm 65
  • 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: 33
  • age_days: 2344
  • days_rel: 154
  • days_push: 40
  • n_releases_24m: 16

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1367 stars · 90 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

CATS (Contract API Testing and Security) is a REST API fuzzer and negative testing tool for OpenAPI endpoints. It automatically generates, runs, and reports thousands of tests from 100+ fuzzers with no coding effort, and tests are self-healing when the OpenAPI spec changes.

Use cases

  • fuzz my REST API endpoints automatically
  • generate negative tests from an OpenAPI spec
  • find bugs in API contract validation
  • run boundary testing on API fields and headers
  • security-test OpenAPI endpoints without writing code
  • catch API regressions when the swagger spec changes

When to choose

  • you have an OpenAPI/Swagger spec and want automated negative and boundary testing with zero coding
  • you want self-healing API tests that adapt to spec changes
  • you need broad API security and contract fuzzing coverage quickly

When to avoid

  • your API has no OpenAPI specification
  • you need highly customized, hand-written integration or E2E test scenarios
  • you are testing GraphQL, gRPC, or non-REST protocols

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

testing fuzzing e2e-testing security cli testing apis security developer-tools cli cross-platform jvm windows openapi rest-api negative-testing api-fuzzing contract-testing swagger java graalvm command-line linux macos

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