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Scriptable local traffic workbench for inspecting, intercepting, replaying, and rewriting HTTP/HTTPS and WebSocket traffic.

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Proxelar – MitM proxy with (rata)TUI, terminal, and web interface

by emanuele-em·Mar 2, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidWizardryNiche Gem

Three UIs (TUI, terminal, web) simplify MitM debugging, but mitmproxy and Burp already own this.

Strengths
  • •Ratatui TUI is genuinely polished with live traffic tables and detail drill-down.
  • •Forward + reverse modes with automatic CA generation is solid engineering, no friction setup.
Weaknesses
  • •mitmproxy (10+ years, massive community) and Burp Suite (industry standard) are entrenched.
  • •Learning project origin shows in missing scripting, request modification, advanced filters.
Target Audience

Backend developers, security researchers, API debuggers, DevTools power users

Similar To

mitmproxy · Burp Suite Community · Charles Proxy

Post Description

I built this over the past couple of years as a way to inspect HTTP/HTTPS traffic (learning project). It started as a Tauri desktop app but I recently simplified the whole thing — dropped the desktop GUI and replaced it with three simpler interfaces (TUI with ratatui https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui, terminal, web) that you pick with a CLI flag.

The proxy intercepts both HTTP and HTTPS, works as a forward or reverse proxy, and lets you search and drill into individual request/response pairs. The TUI is the default — it gives you a live table of traffic with detail panels. The web interface streams everything over WebSocket if you prefer a browser. Terminal mode just prints colored lines, useful for piping or logging.

Setup is pretty minimal — install, run, point your system proxy at it.

Happy to hear feedback or ideas. Still a lot I want to improve.

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