install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install shell2http

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#shell2http

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sh/shell2http/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Executing shell commands via HTTP server

Project links

Commands and aliases

shell2http

history

Project history and usage

shell2http is a Go command-line HTTP server that exposes configured shell commands as request handlers. It is aimed at development, prototyping, remote control, webhooks, and small HTTP-to-command integrations.

Project history

The project was created by msoap as a compact HTTP server that maps URL paths to shell commands. Its feature set grew to cover form input, CGI-style execution, authentication, TLS, caching, Docker deployment, and cross-platform binaries.

Adoption history

The official README documents distribution through Homebrew, Go installation, downloadable binaries, Docker, and Snap, giving the utility several routes into developer and operations environments.

How it is used

Users launch shell2http with one or more URL-path and command pairs, then call those paths over HTTP. Common uses include mock APIs, small webhooks, upload handlers, debugging proxies, remote-control endpoints, and wrapping existing scripts. HTTP Basic credentials can be supplied with repeated command-line options or the SH_BASIC_AUTH environment variable; the official documentation does not define a credentials file.

Why package nerds care

shell2http exemplifies the Unix-tooling pattern of composing existing commands into a small service instead of building a dedicated web application. Its single-binary Go implementation and availability through several distribution channels make it convenient for prototypes and operational glue.

Timeline

Public project development established a two-argument path-to-command interface.
Later releases added a broad set of HTTP, CGI, authentication, TLS, container, and cross-platform deployment features.

Related projects

The official README points to shell2telegram, devd, websocketd, and webhook as related command-wrapping or lightweight server tools.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: yellow

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

text:http,server
text:shell

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`shell2http`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-09-19

manager version1.17.0

manager updated2026-09-13

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.17.0

https://github.com/msoap/shell2http

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:shell2http
Version	1.17.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/shell2http
Homepage	https://github.com/msoap/shell2http
Repository	https://github.com/msoap/shell2http
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/msoap/shell2http/archive/refs/tags/v1.17.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-13T09:35:50Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	shell2http
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

shell2http

nix profile install nixpkgs#shell2http

normalized package name match
Matched by: Shell2http

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package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/shell2http.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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