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nottelabs/reverse-api-engineer

The agent that turns websites into APIs! observed · 2026-09-01

github.com/nottelabs/reverse-api-engineer · homepage · Python · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-09-01

Health v2 · maintenance only

84/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 100
  • Longevity 18
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: 2.5
  • age_days: 253
  • days_rel: 3
  • days_push: 3
  • n_releases_24m: 27

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1113 stars · 98 forks observed · 2026-09-01

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

Reverse API Engineer is a Python CLI tool that captures browser network traffic (HAR) from a website and uses a configured AI model to generate a production-ready, typed API client in languages like Python, TypeScript, Go, and more. It supports manual browsing, an autonomous AI agent mode via Playwright or browser MCP servers, and JSON-streamed output for integration into other agent workflows.

Use cases

  • reverse-engineer an undocumented website API into a typed client
  • scrape job board listings without brittle selectors
  • generate API clients from e-commerce site traffic
  • capture authenticated dashboard endpoints using existing browser sessions
  • document backend calls of internal admin tools
  • run autonomous agent-driven web data collection
  • replace manual DevTools and cURL copying with automated client generation

When to choose

  • a website has no public API but your browser can reach the data
  • you want a typed, reusable client instead of one-off scraping scripts
  • you need to capture endpoints behind existing cookies or sessions
  • you want agent-friendly JSON/NDJSON output for CI or agent loops

When to avoid

  • the target site offers an official documented API
  • the site's terms of service prohibit automated access or scraping
  • you need a hosted service with accounts and analytics rather than a local tool
  • the endpoints rely on heavy client-side logic that HAR capture cannot generalize

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

web-scraping agent-framework cli developer-tools mcp data-generation web-development developer-tools crawlers apis artificial-intelligence cli python cross-platform har-capture api-reverse-engineering openapi playwright browser-automation code-generation typed-clients automation

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