Hurl

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Engineering · Sub-category: testing

Run and test HTTP requests with Hurl. Use when working with HTTP APIs, testing web services, or creating HTTP-based test scenarios. Hurl allows you to define HTTP requests in plain text files and validate responses with asserts and captures.

What this skill does

Hurl is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the testing sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/hurl/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when working with HTTP APIs, testing web services, or creating HTTP-based test scenarios. Hurl allows you to define HTTP requests in plain text files and validate responses with asserts and captures.

Who uses this skill

The Hurl skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/hurl
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/hurl/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/hurl/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/hurl/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/hurl/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\hurl\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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