install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install http-prompt

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install http-prompt

MacPorts ports tree · net/http-prompt/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Interactive command-line HTTP client with autocomplete and syntax highlighting

Project links

Commands and aliases

http-prompt

history

Project history and usage

HTTP Prompt is an interactive command-line HTTP and API testing client built on HTTPie and prompt_toolkit. It brought shell-style completion, syntax highlighting, session context, and OpenAPI-aware navigation to HTTPie-style request construction.

Project history

PyPI records the first http-prompt release, 0.1.0, in May 2016. The project documentation credits HTTPie for the human-friendly HTTP CLI model, prompt_toolkit for interactive terminal behavior, Parsimonious for parsing, and pgcli as an inspiration.

The documentation shows the project maturing quickly during 2016: configuration and persistent context appeared in v0.4.0, the persistent-context behavior changed in v0.6.0, and OpenAPI/Swagger navigation appeared in v0.10.0.

Adoption history

HTTP Prompt gained developer-tool visibility through the HTTPie organization, PyPI distribution, Homebrew and MacPorts packaging in the input metadata, and a GitHub repository with thousands of stars. Its adoption tracked the 2010s shift toward friendlier API CLIs for testing JSON and REST services.

How it is used

Users start an interactive prompt for a host, build up headers, query parameters, body fields, and authentication state, then preview or execute HTTP requests. The tool can persist session context and use an OpenAPI specification to autocomplete endpoint paths and parameters.

Why package nerds care

HTTP Prompt is notable as a mashup package: HTTPie syntax, prompt_toolkit interaction, a PEG parser, and pgcli-style usability applied to API testing. For package people, it represents the Python CLI era when rich terminal UX became a first-class feature rather than a GUI afterthought.

Timeline

2016: Version 0.1.0 was uploaded to PyPI.
2016: Version 0.4.0 added user configuration and persistent context.
2016: Version 0.10.0 added OpenAPI/Swagger-aware navigation.
2018: Version 1.0.0 was published on GitHub releases.
2021: Version 2.1.0 was published on GitHub releases.

Related projects

HTTPie, prompt_toolkit, Parsimonious, and pgcli are directly credited by the project. It also sits near curl, wget, Postman-style API testing, and OpenAPI tooling.

Sources

Official docs, GitHub README/release metadata, and PyPI package metadata.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for http-prompt. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 3 runtime 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: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/http-prompt/config.py~/.config/http-prompt/config.py
Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%/http-prompt/config.py~/AppData/Local/http-prompt/config.py

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: $XDG_DATA_HOME/http-prompt/context.hp~/.local/share/http-prompt/context.hp
Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%/http-prompt/context.hp~/AppData/Local/http-prompt/context.hp

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`http-prompt`	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 version2.1.0

manager updated2026-05-21

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://http-prompt.com

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://http-prompt.comnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:http-prompt
Version	2.1.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/http-prompt
Homepage	https://http-prompt.com
Repository	https://github.com/httpie/http-prompt
Upstream docs	https://docs.http-prompt.com/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/bf/e2/bc5b0df107afcac65fde7015df48cbe9b4d877d1d0818203544ed1a41d4c/http-prompt-2.1.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-21T12:48:32Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	certifi, libyaml, python@3.14
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	http-prompt
Version Scheme	0
Revision	19
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.

MacPorts95%

http-prompt

sudo port install http-prompt

normalized package name match
Matched by: Http Prompt

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/http-prompt/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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/http-prompt.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

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