# Spilltea
> A minimal, terminal-based HTTP(S) proxy for pentesters and CTF players.
> Think Burp Suite or Caido, but entirely in your terminal.
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## Legal Disclaimer
**This tool is provided for educational purposes and authorized security testing only.**
Use Spilltea only on systems and networks you own or have explicit written permission to test. Intercepting network traffic without authorization may violate local laws (such as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, GDPR, or equivalent legislation in your jurisdiction).
The author(s) and contributors are not responsible for any misuse, damage, or legal consequences resulting from the use of this software. By using Spilltea, you agree that you are solely responsible for ensuring your usage is lawful and authorized.
## What is Spilltea?
Spilltea is a **terminal-native HTTP(S) interception proxy**. It sits between your browser and the internet, letting you inspect, modify, and replay traffic without ever leaving your terminal.
It is intentionally minimal. No Electron, no browser, no bloat. Just a fast, keyboard-driven tool that gets out of your way.
## Features
- **Intercept**: Pause requests and responses in-flight. Inspect and modify them (even with your favorite editor) before forwarding.
- **HTTP History**: Every request that passes through the proxy is stored. Browse, search and filter your full session history.
- **Replay**: Pick any request from the history, modify it if needed, and send it again. Useful for manual testing and quick iteration
- **HTTPS Support** (using go-mitmproxy under the hood)
- **Vim-like Navigation**: The entire interface is keyboard-driven with Vim-inspired shortcuts. Use `h/j/k/l` to move, `gg`/`G` to jump to the top/bottom, `/` to search, `q` to close panels, and more. All keybindings are fully customizable via the config file.
- Built-in Integrations:
- **FFuf Export**: Generate a ffuf command or configuration directly from a request to start fuzzing instantly.
- **cURL / HTTPie**: Copy any request as a curl or httpie command to your clipboard.
- **Markdown Export**: Export any request and its response as a clean Markdown snippet, ready to drop into a report.
## Installation
Go install
```sh
go install github.com/anotherhadi/spilltea/cmd/spilltea@latest
```
Requires Go 1.22+. The binary will be placed in `$GOPATH/bin` (or `~/go/bin`).
Nix (temporary run, no install)
```sh
nix run github:anotherhadi/spilltea
```
NixOS (flake)
Add spilltea to your flake inputs:
```nix
inputs.spilltea.url = "github:anotherhadi/spilltea";
```
Then add the package to your system or home-manager packages:
```nix
environment.systemPackages = [ inputs.spilltea.packages.${pkgs.system}.default ];
```
## Project Management
Spilltea organizes work into **projects**. Each project maps to a SQLite database file that stores all intercepted traffic for that session & a log files.
On startup, you choose:
- **New project**: enter a name, stored in `~/.local/share/spilltea/projects/` by default
- **Existing project**: pick from a list of previous projects
- **Temporary**: no name needed, stored in `/tmp/spilltea/projects/` and will be deleted on your next reboot!
## Plugin System
Spilltea supports plugins written in **Lua**. Plugins are loaded from `~/.config/spilltea/plugins/` by default and do not require recompilation or access to the source code.
For a full reference and examples, see the [plugin documentation](./docs/plugins.md) or [plugin examples](./plugins/).
## Configuration
Spilltea is fully configured via a YAML file at `~/.config/spilltea/config.yaml`.
Check the default configuration with all the options [here](./internal/config/default_config.yaml)
## CLI Flags
| Flag | Short | Description |
| ----------------------- | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `--config` | `-c` | Path to config file (default: `~/.config/spilltea/config.yaml`) |
| `--plugin-dir` | | Path to plugins dir, overrides config (default: `~/.config/spilltea/plugins/`) |
| `--host` | | Proxy host, overrides config |
| `--port` | `-p` | Proxy port, overrides config |
| `--project` | `-P` | Project name to open directly, or `tmp` for a temporary session |
| `--upstream-proxy` | | Upstream proxy URL, overrides config (e.g. `http://user:pass@host:8888`) |
| `--version` | `-v` | Print version and exit |
| `--add-default-plugins` | | Add the default plugins to your plugins dir and exit |
## Deployment
spilltea runs **locally** on the machine used for pentesting or CTF. There is no separate server component.
If you need to run spilltea on a remote machine (e.g., a VPS or pivot host), use SSH port forwarding:
```sh
ssh -L 8080:127.0.0.1:8080 user@remote-host
```
Then point your browser at `127.0.0.1:8080` as usual.
## Tech Stack
| Component | Library |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| TUI | [bubbletea](https://github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea) |
| Styles | [lipgloss](https://github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss) |
| Proxy / MITM / TLS | [go-mitmproxy](https://github.com/lqqyt2423/go-mitmproxy) |
| Storage | [modernc.org/sqlite](https://gitlab.com/cznic/sqlite) |
| Config | [viper](https://github.com/spf13/viper) |
| Plugins | [gopher-lua](https://github.com/yuin/gopher-lua) |
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