# Hookdeck CLI for Webhook Development and Event Debugging

> Hookdeck CLI is Hookdeck's official command-line tool for forwarding webhooks to localhost, managing event gateway resources, and running an MCP server for agent workflows. It is useful when you need repeatable webhook testing, local event inspection, and a bridge between webhook infrastructure and agent tooling.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/hookdeck-cli-for-webhook-development-and-event-debugging` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/hookdeck-cli-for-webhook-development-and-event-debugging`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/hookdeck-cli-for-webhook-development-and-event-debugging/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/hookdeck-cli-for-webhook-development-and-event-debugging

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# Hookdeck CLI for Webhook Development and Event Debugging

Hookdeck CLI is Hookdeck's official command-line tool for forwarding webhooks to localhost, managing event gateway resources, and running an MCP server for agent workflows. It is useful when you need repeatable webhook testing, local event inspection, and a bridge between webhook infrastructure and agent tooling.

## Prerequisites

Node.js or Homebrew

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npm install hookdeck-cli -g
- npm install hookdeck-cli@beta -g
- brew install hookdeck/hookdeck/hookdeck
- brew install hookdeck/hookdeck/hookdeck-beta

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [Docker](#docker)
- ### Docker
- The CLI is also available as a Docker image: [hookdeck/hookdeck-cli](https://hub.docker.com/r/hookdeck/hookdeck-cli).

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [Usage](#usage)
- Hookdeck CLI is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux for distros like Ubuntu, Debian, RedHat, and CentOS.
- ### NPM

- Source: https://github.com/hookdeck/hookdeck-cli
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hookdeck/hookdeck-cli/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://hookdeck.com/docs

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/hookdeck-cli-webhook-development-event-debugging/)