---
title: "Run .http and .rest request files with variables, hooks, and assertions during local or CI checks with httpYac"
description: "Execute repository-stored HTTP request files from the command line so API smoke tests, assertions, and environment-driven checks can run without a GUI client."
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/AnWeber/httpyac"
author: "AnWeber"
publisher_type: "individual"
category:
  - "Developer Tools"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "AnWeber/httpyac"
  github_stars: 809
  npm_package: "httpyac"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 36676
---

# Run .http and .rest request files with variables, hooks, and assertions during local or CI checks with httpYac

Execute repository-stored HTTP request files from the command line so API smoke tests, assertions, and environment-driven checks can run without a GUI client.

## Prerequisites

Node.js or Docker, repo-stored .http/.rest files, network access to target APIs.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
Install with npm install -g httpyac, or run the published Docker image from ghcr.io/anweber/httpyac.
```

## Documentation

- https://httpyac.github.io/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/run-http-and-rest-request-files-with-variables-hooks-and-assertions-during-local-or-ci-checks-with-httpyac/)