har-mcp

Professional MCP server for HAR (HTTP Archive) network captures.

Fast • Safe • AI-first • Zero configuration

Point an AI agent at a .har file and let it extract endpoints, detect GraphQL, hunt leaked secrets, group traffic by domain, surface web issues, export cURL/Postman, compare captures, and generate reports.

Features

• ⚡ Fast cached HAR loading
• 🤖 AI-first MCP tools
• 🔍 API & GraphQL discovery
• 🔐 Secret detection
• 📊 Timeline & dependency analysis
• 📦 OpenAPI & Postman export
• 💻 cURL and code generation
• 🛡 Automatic backups before modifications

Install

# via npx (no install)
npx har-mcp

# or globally
npm install -g har-mcp
har-mcp

Requires Node.js >= 18. No build step. ESM-only.

Quick Start

Open any MCP-compatible client and ask:

• "Summarize this HAR."
• "Find leaked secrets."
• "Export all GraphQL requests to Postman."
• "Generate OpenAPI from this capture."
• "Show slow requests over 2 seconds."

Supported Formats

Supports standard HAR 1.2 exports from:

• Chrome DevTools
• Edge
• Firefox
• Reqable
• Charles Proxy
• Fiddler
• Proxyman
• HTTP Toolkit
• mitmproxy

Why har-mcp?

Feature	har-mcp
GraphQL detection	✅
Secret scanning	✅
OpenAPI generation	✅
Postman export	✅
Code generation	✅
MCP native	✅
AI optimized	✅

Example

User:

Find Bearer tokens.

Agent:

> workspace(har_path="capture.har")
{
  "log": { "entries": 1247, ... }
}

> find_secrets(har_path="capture.har")
Found 1 potential secret(s) (values masked)

> get_request(har_path="capture.har", index=42)
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOi...

> generate_code(har_path="capture.har", index=42, language="shell", framework="curl")
curl -X GET https://api.example.com/...

How It Works

1. Agent-driven analysis — MCP clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Kilo) call tools over stdio.
2. Fast file access — HAR files are cached in memory by path + size + mtimeMs. A persistent index in ~/.cache/har/index.json stores precomputed workspace stats.
3. Smart tool routing — recommend_tool(goal) and help(tool) guide agents to the right workflow.
4. Safe mutations — destructive tools (delete_host_requests, delete_request) write .bak backups to ~/.cache/har/backups/ before modifying files.

Capabilities

Category	Tools
Discovery	extract_endpoints, analyze_api, get_domains, detect_graphql, analyze_graphql
Inspection	list_requests, get_request, find_headers, find_cookies, search_requests
Analysis	har_summary, describe_har, group_by_domain, group_by_host, find_duplicates, timeline, dependency_tree
Security	find_secrets, detect_issues
Export	generate_code, export_postman, generate_openapi, generate_report, compare_har
Maintenance	delete_request, delete_host_requests
Agent Help	help, recommend_tool

AI Workflow

Recommended order for agents analyzing a HAR file:

1. workspace — understand the capture shape (entries, hosts, domains, special protocols).
2. describe_har — get a plain-English overview.
3. detect_issues / find_secrets — surface problems and leaked credentials.
4. group_by_host / extract_endpoints — narrow scope before deep inspection.
5. get_request / search_requests — inspect specific requests.
6. export_postman / generate_openapi / generate_code — export or replay findings.

Use help(tool='...') for detailed arguments and examples, and recommend_tool(goal='...') to discover the right tool for a task.

AI-Friendly

The server is designed for language models:

• Deterministic output — same input always returns same output.
• Machine-readable — structured text, JSON, and markdown.
• Predictable schema — Zod-validated arguments and return types.
• Token efficient — compact output with optional truncation.
• Self-documenting — help() and recommend_tool() let agents discover capabilities without external docs.

Output Examples

detect_graphql

Detected 3 GraphQL operation(s)

Operation	Type	Method	Status	Errors
Login	query	POST	200	0
RefreshToken	mutation	POST	200	0
Me	query	POST	200	0

find_secrets

Found 1 potential secret(s) (values masked)

Type	Where	Location	Value
bearer	authorization	https://api.example.com	eyJhbG...

timeline (mermaid)

gantt
    title Request Timeline
    dateFormat X
    section Auth
    Login :0, 120
    section API
    GetUser :150, 300

Performance

• In-memory cache — HAR files cached by path + size + mtimeMs key.
• Incremental index — ~/.cache/har/index.json stores precomputed workspace stats.
• Lazy formatting — request details are formatted only when requested.
• Zero-copy parsing — JSON parsed once per cache miss.

Security

• HAR files are processed entirely locally.
• No network requests are made to external services.
• No telemetry, analytics, or phone-home.
• No external APIs contacted.
• Secrets are masked in tool output.

Supported Code Generation

generate_code supports:

• C (libcurl)
• C# (HttpClient, RestSharp)
• Dart (Dio)
• Go (native net/http)
• Java (AsyncHttp, HttpClient, OkHttp, Unirest)
• JavaScript (axios, fetch, jQuery, XHR)
• Kotlin (OkHttp)
• Node.js (axios, fetch, native, request, Unirest)
• PHP (curl, Guzzle)
• Python (http.client, Requests)
• Shell (curl)

Supported MCP Clients

• Claude Desktop
• Cursor
• VS Code
• Kilo
• Cline
• Windsurf
• Roo Code
• Any MCP-compatible client

Usage

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "har-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["har-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor / VS Code

Add to your MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "har-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["har-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Filtering

list_requests, group_by_host, and search_requests accept filters:

• session: http | https | websocket | sse
• protocol: http1 | http2 | http3
• mime: json | xml | text | html | js | image | media | binary
• code: 1xx | 2xx | 3xx | 4xx | 5xx

search_requests also supports case_sensitive and regex modes.

Goal → Tool Reference

Goal	Tool
Overview	workspace
Find APIs	extract_endpoints
GraphQL	detect_graphql
Security	find_secrets
Performance	timeline
Debug request	get_request
Export Postman	export_postman
Generate OpenAPI	generate_openapi
Replay request	generate_code
Generate code	generate_code

Architecture

• Entry: src/index.js → main() in src/server.js → createServer()
• Tools: 28 MCP tools registered in src/server.js with Zod schemas and wrap() error handling
• Modules:
  • har.js — file loading, HAR helpers, cache, index
  • analyze.js — list, filter, group, detect issues, secrets, GraphQL
  • request.js — request formatting (summary, raw, headers, cookies, body)
  • export.js — Postman export, markdown/HTML reports
  • snippets.js — code generation (11 languages, ~15 frameworks)
  • compare.js — HAR diffing
  • insights.js — timeline, dependency tree, OpenAPI, describe

Cache / Work Directory

• Cache dir: ~/.cache/har/
• Backups: ~/.cache/har/backups/
• Reports: ~/.cache/har/reports/
• Index: ~/.cache/har/index.json

Tool Reference

workspace

Return metadata about the loaded HAR file: entry count, hosts, domains, GraphQL/WebSocket/SSE presence, start time, and total duration.

har_summary

Quick overview: request count, domains, endpoints, GraphQL, secrets, and issue counts.

describe_har

Generate a natural-language description of the HAR file contents.

list_requests

List captured requests with filtering by host, session, protocol, MIME, and status code.

get_request

Show a single request in detail: summary, raw, query, body, headers, and cookies.

find_headers

Find all request/response headers with a given name across the HAR.

find_cookies

Find cookies in the HAR, optionally filtered by name.

search_requests

Search by keyword or regex in URL, request body, response body, or raw entry.

get_domains

List all domains seen in the HAR with request counts.

analyze_api

Analyze the API surface of one domain: endpoints, status codes, auth, and JSON body structure.

extract_endpoints

Extract and cluster unique API endpoints (method + path, IDs normalized to :id).

detect_graphql

Detect GraphQL operations and surface errors.

analyze_graphql

Analyze GraphQL operations by type: queries, mutations, subscriptions.

find_secrets

Hunt for leaked secrets: Bearer tokens, JWTs, API keys, AWS/Stripe/GitHub tokens, private keys.

group_by_domain

Group requests by domain with counts, methods, bytes, and timings.

group_by_host

Group requests by host:port with request counts and filters.

find_duplicates

Find duplicate requests (same method + URL) for de-noising.

detect_issues

Detect common web problems: 4xx/5xx errors, redirects, CORS, cache, mixed content, missing security headers, large/slow responses.

timeline

Show a chronological timeline of requests with relative timings and optional mermaid Gantt chart.

dependency_tree

Build a best-effort dependency tree from Referer headers.

generate_code

Generate ready-to-run code snippets. Supports 11 languages and multiple frameworks, including language="shell" + framework="curl" for cURL commands.

export_postman

Export the HAR as a Postman Collection (v2.1) JSON.

generate_openapi

Generate a basic OpenAPI 3.1.0 spec from the HAR's API endpoints.

generate_report

Generate a human-readable analysis report (markdown or HTML).

compare_har

Compare two HAR captures: added/removed/changed endpoints, new cookies, new secrets.

delete_request

Remove a single request by index, writing a .bak backup first.

delete_host_requests

Remove all requests for a given host, writing a .bak backup first.

help

Return detailed help for any tool: args, returns, related tools, and examples.

recommend_tool

Suggest tools based on a natural-language goal.

FAQ

Does this modify my HAR?

No. Only delete_request and delete_host_requests modify files, and they automatically create .bak backups in ~/.cache/har/backups/.

Where are backups stored?

~/.cache/har/backups/ by default. The original .har file is never overwritten without a backup.

Is my data sent anywhere?

No. Everything runs locally. No telemetry, no analytics, no external APIs.

Which HAR versions are supported?

HAR 1.2, as exported by Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and most proxy tools.

How do I update?

npm update -g har-mcp

License

MIT