# cloudhead/http-console

simple, intuitive HTTP REPL — Speak HTTP like a local.

Repository: https://github.com/cloudhead/http-console
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/http-console
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-06-07T20:39:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5939, "days_push": 1913, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1386, forks 63 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:34.911126+00:00)

## What it is
http-console is a Node.js command-line REPL for interactively speaking the HTTP protocol, letting users navigate server paths like directories and issue GET, POST, PUT, HEAD, and DELETE requests. It presents responses in a readable format, making it a friendlier alternative to curl for exploring and debugging HTTP APIs.

## Use cases
- interactively explore a REST API from the terminal
- debug HTTP endpoints without writing curl commands
- navigate an API's URL hierarchy like a filesystem
- send quick POST or PUT requests with JSON bodies
- inspect HTTP response headers and bodies in a readable format
- test a CouchDB or other HTTP server locally

## When to choose
- you want an interactive REPL-style HTTP client instead of one-shot curl commands
- you frequently explore unfamiliar HTTP APIs and want path navigation
- you prefer readable, formatted HTTP responses in the terminal

## When to avoid
- you need scripting, automation, or non-interactive HTTP requests
- you need advanced features like authentication flows, file uploads, or proxies
- you need a actively maintained tool with modern Node.js compatibility

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-client, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, apis, web-development
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: http-repl, interactive-http, api-debugging, nodejs, command-line

## Member repositories
- cloudhead/http-console (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:34.911126+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:39:53.611943+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cloudhead/http-console (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:34.911126+00:00, sha 815462cf6e9c)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/http-console (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:45.047995+00:00, sha e3dbdf98c312)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.