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Proxelar, developed by Emanuele Micheletti, is a scriptable local traffic workbench designed for HTTP, HTTPS, and WebSocket debugging, currently available at version 0.6.0 with three released versions in total. Distributed as a single-binary man-in-the-middle (MITM) proxy, it serves developers who need to capture, inspect, intercept, replay, and rewrite network traffic during development and testing workflows. The software fits squarely within the developer tools and network debugging category, addressing use cases such as API troubleshooting, reverse engineering of web application behavior, validating request and response payloads, and simulating modified traffic without altering the client or server under test. A distinguishing characteristic of Proxelar is its flexibility in how it can be operated: users can interact with it through a terminal user interface (TUI) for keyboard-driven workflows, a web-based graphical interface for visual inspection, or a headless REST API that enables automation and integration into scripted pipelines or continuous testing environments. Extensibility is provided through Lua scripting alongside declarative rules, allowing traffic handling logic to be customized, while session persistence ensures that captured data can be retained and revisited across working sessions. For interoperability with other tooling and documentation workflows, Proxelar supports export to HAR and curl formats, making it straightforward to share captured exchanges, reproduce requests from the command line, or archive debugging sessions. The combination of a lightweight single-binary distribution, multiple interaction modes, and scriptable interception makes it suitable for individual developers debugging locally as well as for teams that require reproducible, automatable traffic analysis. As an actively maintained project by an independent publisher, the 0.6.0 release reflects ongoing development, and the three available versions give users visibility into the software's progression. Overall, Proxelar provides a compact, automation-friendly alternative for local traffic inspection and manipulation, consolidating capture, modification, replay, and export capabilities into one tool for modern web and API debugging tasks.
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