HTTP Prompt

Spec sheet

Purpose

HTTP Prompt is an interactive command-line HTTP client with autocomplete and syntax highlighting.Read 11 Oct 2026 · http-prompt.com

Product

HTTP Prompt is an interactive command-line HTTP client with autocomplete and syntax highlighting, built on HTTPie and prompt_toolkit.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.http-prompt.com

Available platforms

desktopRead 22 Sep 2026 · http-prompt.com

Security

Saved context can contain sensitive data such as API keys; the docs say the data directory is set to mode 700 by default so only its owner can read it.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.http-prompt.com

Support

The documentation directs users to GitHub issues and a Gitter chat room for bug reports, feature requests, and questions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.http-prompt.com

License

The maker's site says the code is licensed under MIT.Read 11 Oct 2026 · http-prompt.com

Autocomplete

Autocomplete uses fuzzy matching for commands and HTTP headers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · http-prompt.com

Command-line integrations

It supports simplified shell pipelines and output redirection, including examples using jq, grep, and sed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.http-prompt.com

Cookie handling

Incoming cookies are automatically set into the next request.Read 11 Oct 2026 · http-prompt.com

HTTPie integration

HTTP Prompt is built on top of HTTPie and uses HTTPie-style request parameters and options.Read 11 Oct 2026 · http-prompt.com

Install methods

The documentation lists pip and Homebrew installation methods.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.http-prompt.com

Limit

The documentation says syntax with multiple pipes is not currently supported.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.http-prompt.com

OpenAPI

An OpenAPI JSON specification can provide autocomplete for API endpoint paths and parameters, which users can explore with ls and cd.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.http-prompt.com

OpenAPI support

Given an OpenAPI specification in JSON, it can autocomplete API endpoint paths and parameters and navigate endpoints with ls and cd.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.http-prompt.com

Platforms and installation

The documentation describes Python package installation and Homebrew installation, and references Windows-specific configuration paths.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.http-prompt.com

Request authoring

It supports HTTPie-style headers, query parameters, body parameters, and options such as authentication and TLS verification.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.http-prompt.com

Roadmap limits

The documentation lists HTTP/2 support and improved autocomplete among roadmap items.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.http-prompt.com

Sensitive data

The documentation says saved context may contain sensitive data such as API keys and that the data directory defaults to owner-only permissions (700).Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.http-prompt.com

Session persistence

It saves the current session context to the local filesystem so a user can resume it after restarting HTTP Prompt.Read 11 Oct 2026 · docs.http-prompt.com

Shell workflows

It supports output redirection and simplified pipelines to shell commands such as grep, sed, and jq; multiple pipes are not supported.Read 5 Oct 2026 · docs.http-prompt.com

Syntax highlighting

It renders JSON, HTML, and commands with 27 built-in color themes borrowed from Pygments.Read 11 Oct 2026 · http-prompt.com

Where Specifiction places it

• API clients#38 of 386.9