# unkn0wn-root/resterm

Terminal API client for HTTP, GraphQL and gRPC. Plain .http files you can diff and version, with workflows, mocks, profiling, tracing, OpenAPI import, SSH tunnels, Kubernetes port-forwards, WebSocket, SSE and a CLI runner.

Repository: https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/resterm
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: go, rest, rest-api, rest-client, tui, graphql, grpc, testing, api-client, api-testing, api-testing-tool, api-testing-tools, cli, http-client, mock-server, terminal
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:55:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 24
- inputs: {"age_days": 337, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 202}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1871, forks 50 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:46.603198+00:00)

## What it is
Resterm is a terminal-native API client and workbench for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket and SSE, built around plain .http/.rest files that can be diffed and versioned. It combines an interactive TUI with declarative workflows, assertions, mock servers, tracing, profiling, OpenAPI import, SSH tunnels, Kubernetes port-forwards and a headless CLI runner.

## Use cases
- test rest apis from the terminal
- run http request files in ci
- debug grpc and graphql endpoints
- replace postman with a terminal api client
- mock api responses locally
- profile and trace api requests
- run multi-step api workflows with assertions
- tunnel api requests through ssh or kubernetes port-forward

## When to choose
- you prefer api-as-code with .http files you can diff and version
- you need a terminal/tui workflow instead of a gui like Postman
- you need one tool covering HTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket and SSE
- you want headless automation, mock servers, tracing and profiling in a single client

## When to avoid
- you want a GUI collection-based client like Postman or Insomnia
- you need cloud sync, team workspaces or shared accounts
- you are not comfortable working in a terminal

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, api-framework, testing, mock-api, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, apis, testing, web-development
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: api-client, tui, http-files, grpc, graphql, websocket, sse, openapi-import, ssh-tunnel, kubernetes-port-forward, api-as-code, postman-alternative, terminal-ui, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- unkn0wn-root/resterm (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:46.603198+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 2026-08-30T03:15:02.725450+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:46.603198+00:00, sha 1dfaac3b40cf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.