About HAR MCP Server
HAR MCP Server is an MCP server for parsing and analyzing HAR (HTTP Archive) files. It lets AI assistants inspect network traffic exported from browser developer tools, and redacts authentication headers in request details.
Key features
- 01Load HAR files from local paths or HTTP URLs
- 02List all URLs and HTTP methods
- 03Query request IDs by URL and method
- 04Retrieve request details with auth header redaction
- 05Handle browser-exported HAR files with extra fields
Use cases
- 01Have an AI assistant analyze API calls made during a page load
- 02Hide Cookie and Authorization headers before sharing traffic details
- 03Inspect request and response details for a specific API endpoint
MCP support
This project is an MCP server that communicates over stdio and exposes four tools to MCP clients: load_har, list_urls_methods, get_request_ids and get_request_details.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEHAR MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for parsing and analyzing HAR (HTTP Archive) files. This server allows AI assistants to inspect network traffic captured in HAR format, with built-in support for redacting sensitive authentication headers.
Features
- Load HAR files from local filesystem or HTTP URLs
- List all URLs and HTTP methods accessed in the HAR file
- Query request IDs for specific URL and method combinations
- Retrieve full request details with automatic redaction of authentication headers
- Flexible HAR parsing that handles real-world HAR files with:
- Float/decimal values for time fields (automatically rounded to integers)
- Plain text or base64-encoded response content
- Additional fields not present in the basic HAR spec
- Support for standard HAR format as produced by browser developer tools
Installation
You can install this MCP server using your standard MCP configuration.
Add the following JSON block to your mcp configuration.
Using docker
{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"har": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/tjamet/har-mcp"
]
}
}
}
}
Using go run
Alternatively you can run thr server directly with go run.
{
"mcpServers": {
"github": {
"command": "go",
"args": [
"run",
"github.com/tjamet/har-mcp/cmd/har-mcp@main"
]
}
}
}
Build from source
If you don't have Docker, you can use go build to build the binary in the
cmd/har-mcp directory, and use the github-mcp-server command.
To specify the output location of the build, use the -o flag. You should configure your server to use the built executable as its command. For example:
{
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"github": {
"command": "/path/to/har-mcp-server"
}
}
}
}
Usage
The HAR MCP server runs as a stdio-based MCP server, communicating via JSON-RPC over standard input/output.
Running the Server
./har-mcp
Available Tools
1. load_har
Load a HAR file from a file path or HTTP URL.
Parameters:
source(string, required): File path or HTTP URL to the HAR file
Example:
{
"source": "/path/to/capture.har"
}
2. list_urls_methods
List all accessed URLs and their HTTP methods from the loaded HAR file.
Parameters: None
Returns: Array of URL/method combinations with their associated request IDs.
3. get_request_ids
Get all request IDs for a specific URL and HTTP method.
Parameters:
url(string, required): The URL to filter bymethod(string, required): The HTTP method to filter by (GET, POST, etc.)
Example:
{
"url": "https://api.example.com/users",
"method": "GET"
}
4. get_request_details
Get full request details by request ID. Authentication headers will be automatically redacted.
Parameters:
request_id(string, required): The request ID to retrieve details for
Example:
{
"request_id": "request_0"
}
Redacted Headers:
- Authorization
- X-API-Key
- X-Auth-Token
- Cookie
- Set-Cookie
- Proxy-Authorization
Integration with Claude Desktop
Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"har-mcp": {
"command": "/path/to/har-mcp"
}
}
}
Development
Running Tests
go test ./...
Project Structure
.
├── cmd/
│ └── har-mcp/ # Main application
│ └── main.go
├── pkg/
│ └── har/ # HAR parsing library
│ ├── parser.go
│ └── parser_test.go
├── go.mod
├── go.sum
└── README.md
Dependencies
- github.com/google/martian/har - HAR file parsing
- github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go - MCP server implementation
- github.com/stretchr/testify - Testing assertions
License
[Add your license here]
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