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Install mitmproxy with Homebrew Cask
Intercept, modify, replay, save HTTP/S traffic. Version 12.2.3 via Homebrew Cask; verified 2026-05-12.
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overview
Package summary
Intercept, modify, replay, save HTTP/S traffic
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mitmdump
- mitmproxy
- mitmweb
history
Project history and usage
mitmproxy is a free and open-source interactive HTTPS proxy created by Aldo Cortesi, Maximilian Hils, Thomas Kriechbaumer, and contributors. The project's citation entry dates it from 2010 onward and describes it as an interactive HTTPS proxy, while the project homepage identifies the same authors and the contributor-maintained core team.
Project history
Technically, mitmproxy grew into a suite of related interfaces: `mitmproxy` for the interactive console, `mitmdump` as a command-line/tcpdump-like interface for HTTP traffic, and `mitmweb` as a web UI. The official documentation describes its practical uses: intercepting and modifying HTTP and HTTPS requests and responses, saving conversations for replay and analysis, replaying clients or server responses, reverse-proxy and transparent-proxy modes, generated interception certificates, and Python addons for scripted traffic changes.
How it is used
Its ecosystem role is between developer debugging tools and security testing proxies such as Burp Suite or Charles Proxy, but with an open-source Python extension model and a terminal-first workflow. The Homebrew cask packages the prebuilt macOS tarball and exposes all three executables, making it a convenient install path for API debugging, mobile traffic inspection, privacy research, and test fixtures built from recorded flows.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mitmproxy. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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
~/.mitmproxy/config.yaml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.mitmproxy/mitmproxy-ca.pem
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mitmproxy | binary | Homebrew cask binary | mitmproxy.app/Contents/MacOS/mitmproxy |
mitmdump | binary | Homebrew cask binary | mitmproxy.app/Contents/MacOS/mitmdump |
mitmweb | binary | Homebrew cask binary | mitmproxy.app/Contents/MacOS/mitmweb |
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 version12.2.3
manager updated2026-05-12
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:mitmproxy |
|---|---|
| Version | 12.2.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Homepage | https://mitmproxy.org/ |
| Last updated | 2026-05-12T20:21:31Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| SHA-256 | 0a09ee3b82569e8985aff8186e4792618b8e5d0c766098db093d09a87d4b013a |
| Download URL | https://downloads.mitmproxy.org/12.2.3/mitmproxy-12.2.3-macos-arm64.tar.gz |
| 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
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation