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You already have .http files — I built a zero-dependency CLI to run them outside VS Code (opens in new tab)

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If you use VS Code, you probably have .http files sitting in your repo — the ones the REST Client extension runs when you click "Send Request". They're great: requests live next to your code, in version control, in plain text. Then you want to run one from a terminal, or in CI, and... you can't. The extension only works inside the editor. So your options become: Fire up Postman / Insomnia — a GUI app and an account, to send one GET. Switch to Hurl — excellent, but it uses its own .hurl format...

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