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ProtoPeek

Features and guides

Choose the thing you want to understand. Every page shows what to do, what evidence appears, and where the boundary ends.

  • Choose a task
  • See real evidence
  • Know the limits
Evidence path Features and guides
Features and guides evidence path Request to Path to Machine to Transfer Request Path Machine Transfer
One local path. Each boundary stays visible.

Get started

Install ProtoPeek and choose the shortest path into the local workbench.

Install ProtoPeek How do I install ProtoPeek? Stable · v0.7.0 Workspace navigation and design Where does each tool belong? Stable · v0.7.0

Inspect services

Use protocol-native request and website evidence instead of flattening every service into the same JSON box.

HTTP workbench What did this HTTP service actually return? Stable · v0.7.0 gRPC workbench What happened inside this gRPC call? Stable · v0.7.0 WebSocket and SSE workbench What is this live service sending? Stable · v0.7.0 Cap’n Proto workbench How do I inspect a Cap’n Proto service? Stable · v0.7.0 Website security evidence What can I verify about this public website? Stable · v0.7.0 Learn gRPC Why does gRPC need a protocol-native console? Stable · v0.7.0

Inspect networks and traffic

Connect endpoint checks, TCP ports, packet files, nearby devices and measured paths while preserving each observation’s source and limits.

Network workbench What can I learn about this service’s network? Stable · v0.7.0 Network diagnostics Which connection stage or protocol failed? Stable · v0.7.0 Network evidence boundaries What does each network result prove? Stable · v0.7.0 This Device evidence What is happening on this device? Stable · v0.7.0

Optional services and tools

Extensions groups optional native workbenches and guided setup. Inspect one tool on request, then open the appropriate workflow.

Extensions and setup Which optional tool does this task need? Stable · v0.7.0 Manage Cloudflare Tunnel locally Is cloudflared installed, current, and running on this host? Stable · v0.7.0

Transfer artifacts

Download artifacts, save selected media or webpages, and exchange encrypted files directly between ProtoPeek devices.

Downloader Can I manage this download locally? Stable · v0.7.0 Media and webpages How can I save media, a gallery, or an original webpage? Stable · v0.7.0 Local transfer How can I send files to a nearby device or an existing VPN peer? Stable · v0.7.0

Keep local control

Tune this browser and review the few settings that belong to the local ProtoPeek host.

Local AI agents How can my agent use ProtoPeek and show its work? Stable · v0.7.0 Settings Which settings stay in this browser or host? Stable · v0.7.0

Read the product decisions

See what has shipped, what remains gated, and why transport and safety boundaries stay explicit.

Feature roadmap What is shipped, next, exploring, or gated? Stable · v0.7.0 Transport boundaries What does every protocol adapter need to preserve? Architecture guide Competitive workflow decisions Which outside workflows are worth learning from? Research record VS Code and Open VSX spec How could an editor launch ProtoPeek without cloning it? Planned · not shipped