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Simple API client (Postman-like) in your terminal. Version 0.23.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Simple API client (Postman-like) in your terminal
Project links
Commands and aliases
- atac
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Project history and usage
ATAC is a Rust terminal API client, explicitly framed by its README as a Postman-, Insomnia-, and Bruno-like client that runs in the terminal without a graphical environment. The project emphasizes being free, account-less, offline, and backed by readable versionable files.
Project history
The repository began in February 2024 and quickly built a TUI around request collections, HTTP methods, bodies, headers, authentication, WebSocket support, environment files, import/export, themes, key bindings, and scripting. The README still describes the project as pre-1.0, with v1 and v2 TODO sections for requested polish and protocol expansion.
The v0.23.0 release in 2026 added JWT and Digest authentication, a global config file, a large rework of text inputs, graphical-protocol disabling, and more headless-environment fixes. That release also describes the project as only a few features away from v1.
Adoption history
ATAC has unusually broad packaging for a young TUI: the upstream README documents cargo, Homebrew, Scoop, Arch, Fedora Copr, Docker, and binary releases. The supplied package metadata also lists apk, Debian, Ubuntu, Nix, pacman, Scoop, and Homebrew packaging, indicating quick uptake across developer-oriented package managers.
Its adoption story is tied to dissatisfaction with account-centric GUI API clients. The README comparison table stresses local files, offline behavior, full CLI usage, import from Postman/OpenAPI/cURL, and terminal-native operation.
How it is used
Users install `atac` and run it from a terminal to manage request collections, send HTTP/WebSocket requests, edit request data in a TUI, store environment files, export cURL and language snippets, and import existing API-client formats. It can be used interactively, as a CLI, or embedded into editor workflows such as the documented Neovim integration.
Why package nerds care
ATAC is a good modern example of the package-manager-friendly Rust TUI wave: one static-feeling binary, many distro channels, explicit dependency tables, and a feature pitch aimed at replacing heavyweight SaaS desktop tools with local files that can live in source control.
Timeline
- 2024: Initial repository commits and early Rust TUI implementation.
- 2025: v0.22.0 added Postman environment import.
- 2026: v0.23.0 added JWT/Digest authentication, global config, and a major text-input rework.
Related projects
- Related projects include Postman, Insomnia, Bruno, cURL, reqwest, ratatui, and editor integrations such as atac.nvim.
Sources
- Official git metadata from https://github.com/Julien-cpsn/ATAC.git
- https://github.com/Julien-cpsn/ATAC#readme
- https://github.com/Julien-cpsn/ATAC/releases.atom
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:client
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
<ATAC_GLOBAL_DIR>/global.toml<ATAC_APP_DIR>/atac.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
atac | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.23.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:atac |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.23.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://atac.julien-cpsn.com/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/Julien-cpsn/ATAC |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation