install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install atac

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add atac

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · atac · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install atac

Debian stable package indexes · atac · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#atac

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/at/atac/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S atac

Arch Linux sync databases · atac · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/atac

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/atac.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Simple API client (Postman-like) in your terminal

Project links

Commands and aliases

atac

history

Project history and usage

ATAC is a Rust terminal API client, explicitly framed by its README as a Postman-, Insomnia-, and Bruno-like client that runs in the terminal without a graphical environment. The project emphasizes being free, account-less, offline, and backed by readable versionable files.

Project history

The repository began in February 2024 and quickly built a TUI around request collections, HTTP methods, bodies, headers, authentication, WebSocket support, environment files, import/export, themes, key bindings, and scripting. The README still describes the project as pre-1.0, with v1 and v2 TODO sections for requested polish and protocol expansion.

The v0.23.0 release in 2026 added JWT and Digest authentication, a global config file, a large rework of text inputs, graphical-protocol disabling, and more headless-environment fixes. That release also describes the project as only a few features away from v1.

Adoption history

ATAC has unusually broad packaging for a young TUI: the upstream README documents cargo, Homebrew, Scoop, Arch, Fedora Copr, Docker, and binary releases. The supplied package metadata also lists apk, Debian, Ubuntu, Nix, pacman, Scoop, and Homebrew packaging, indicating quick uptake across developer-oriented package managers.

Its adoption story is tied to dissatisfaction with account-centric GUI API clients. The README comparison table stresses local files, offline behavior, full CLI usage, import from Postman/OpenAPI/cURL, and terminal-native operation.

How it is used

Users install `atac` and run it from a terminal to manage request collections, send HTTP/WebSocket requests, edit request data in a TUI, store environment files, export cURL and language snippets, and import existing API-client formats. It can be used interactively, as a CLI, or embedded into editor workflows such as the documented Neovim integration.

Why package nerds care

ATAC is a good modern example of the package-manager-friendly Rust TUI wave: one static-feeling binary, many distro channels, explicit dependency tables, and a feature pitch aimed at replacing heavyweight SaaS desktop tools with local files that can live in source control.

Timeline

2024: Initial repository commits and early Rust TUI implementation.
2025: v0.22.0 added Postman environment import.
2026: v0.23.0 added JWT/Digest authentication, global config, and a major text-input rework.

Related projects

Related projects include Postman, Insomnia, Bruno, cURL, reqwest, ratatui, and editor integrations such as atac.nvim.

Sources

Official git metadata from https://github.com/Julien-cpsn/ATAC.git
https://github.com/Julien-cpsn/ATAC#readme
https://github.com/Julien-cpsn/ATAC/releases.atom

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:client

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: <ATAC_GLOBAL_DIR>/global.toml<ATAC_APP_DIR>/atac.toml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`atac`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.23.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.23.0

https://github.com/Julien-cpsn/ATAC

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:atac
Version	0.23.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/atac
Homepage	https://atac.julien-cpsn.com/
Repository	https://github.com/Julien-cpsn/ATAC
Upstream docs	https://atac.julien-cpsn.com/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/Julien-cpsn/ATAC/archive/refs/tags/v0.23.0.tar.gz
Dependencies	oniguruma
Build dependencies	pkgconf, rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	atac
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

atac 0~20150903+r2013-9+b1

genome assembly-to-assembly comparison

http://kmer.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install atac

Section: science
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: kmer
10 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Atac

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: atac from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

atac

nix profile install nixpkgs#atac

normalized package name match
Matched by: Atac

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/at/atac/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

atac 0~20150903+r2013-8build4

genome assembly-to-assembly comparison

http://kmer.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install atac

Section: universe/science
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: kmer
10 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Atac

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: atac from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

atac 0.18.1-r0

A simple API client (postman like) in your terminal

https://atac.julien-cpsn.com/

sudo apk add atac

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: atac
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Atac

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: atac from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

atac 0.23.0-2

A simple API client (postman like) in your terminal

https://github.com/Julien-cpsn/ATAC

sudo pacman -S atac

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Atac

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: atac from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

Scoop95%

main/atac

scoop install main/atac

normalized package name match
Matched by: Atac

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/atac.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/atac.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install atac with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, pacman, scoop