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HTTP Request by winsorllc — Agent Skill

Name: HTTP Request
Author: winsorllc

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HTTP Request Skill

Make HTTP requests with enhanced output and JSON handling.

When to Use

✅ USE this skill when:

"Make a GET request to..."
"POST this JSON to..."
"Call this API endpoint"
"Download data from URL"
"Test an API"

When NOT to Use

❌ DON'T use this skill when:

Simple file downloads → use web-fetch/download.sh
Browser automation → use browser-tools
Web scraping → use web-fetch

Commands

GET Request

{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/data"
{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/data" --json
{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/data" --header "Authorization: Bearer token"

POST Request

{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/create" --data '{"name": "test"}'
{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/create" --file data.json
{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/upload" --form "file=@upload.txt"

PUT/PATCH/DELETE

{baseDir}/request.sh PUT "https://api.example.com/update/1" --data '{"name": "updated"}'
{baseDir}/request.sh PATCH "https://api.example.com/patch/1" --data '{"status": "active"}'
{baseDir}/request.sh DELETE "https://api.example.com/delete/1"

With Authentication

{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/private" --auth bearer:TOKEN
{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/private" --auth basic:user:pass
{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/private" --header "X-API-Key: secret"

Custom Options

{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com" --timeout 60
{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com" --follow --max-redirects 5
{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com" --verbose

Options

--data <json>: Request body (JSON string)
--file <path>: Read request body from file
--form <data>: Form data or file upload (@filename)
--header <header>: Custom header (can be repeated)
--auth <type:credentials>: Authentication (bearer:TOKEN or basic:user:pass)
--timeout <sec>: Request timeout (default: 30)
--json: Format JSON response
--verbose: Show request details
--follow: Follow redirects
--max-redirects <n>: Max redirects (default: 5)
--out <file>: Save response to file

Examples

Get JSON and format:

{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users" --json

POST data:

{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/users" \
  --data '{"name": "John", "email": "john@example.com"}' \
  --json

With Bearer token:

{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/protected" \
  --auth bearer:your_token_here

Upload file:

{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/upload" \
  --form "file=@document.pdf"

Notes

Automatically adds Content-Type: application/json for JSON data
Handles response body parsing
Shows response headers with --verbose
Supports multipart form data uploads

---name: http-requestdescription: Make HTTP requests with enhanced output. GET, POST, PUT, DELETE with JSON handling, authentication, and custom headers. No API key required for basic use.---# HTTP Request SkillMake HTTP requests with enhanced output and JSON handling.## When to Use✅ **USE this skill when:**- "Make a GET request to..."- "POST this JSON to..."- "Call this API endpoint"- "Download data from URL"- "Test an API"## When NOT to Use❌ **DON'T use this skill when:**- Simple file downloads → use web-fetch/download.sh- Browser automation → use browser-tools- Web scraping → use web-fetch## Commands### GET Request```bash{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/data"{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/data" --json{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/data" --header "Authorization: Bearer token"```### POST Request```bash{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/create" --data '{"name": "test"}'{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/create" --file data.json{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/upload" --form "file=@upload.txt"```### PUT/PATCH/DELETE```bash{baseDir}/request.sh PUT "https://api.example.com/update/1" --data '{"name": "updated"}'{baseDir}/request.sh PATCH "https://api.example.com/patch/1" --data '{"status": "active"}'{baseDir}/request.sh DELETE "https://api.example.com/delete/1"```### With Authentication```bash{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/private" --auth bearer:TOKEN{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/private" --auth basic:user:pass{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/private" --header "X-API-Key: secret"```### Custom Options```bash{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com" --timeout 60{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com" --follow --max-redirects 5{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com" --verbose```## Options- `--data <json>`: Request body (JSON string)- `--file <path>`: Read request body from file- `--form <data>`: Form data or file upload (@filename)- `--header <header>`: Custom header (can be repeated)- `--auth <type:credentials>`: Authentication (bearer:TOKEN or basic:user:pass)- `--timeout <sec>`: Request timeout (default: 30)- `--json`: Format JSON response- `--verbose`: Show request details- `--follow`: Follow redirects- `--max-redirects <n>`: Max redirects (default: 5)- `--out <file>`: Save response to file## Examples**Get JSON and format:**```bash{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users" --json```**POST data:**```bash{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/users" \ --data '{"name": "John", "email": "john@example.com"}' \ --json```**With Bearer token:**```bash{baseDir}/request.sh GET "https://api.example.com/protected" \ --auth bearer:your_token_here```**Upload file:**```bash{baseDir}/request.sh POST "https://api.example.com/upload" \ --form "file=@document.pdf"```## Notes- Automatically adds Content-Type: application/json for JSON data- Handles response body parsing- Shows response headers with --verbose- Supports multipart form data uploads

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