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Babysitter http-protocol

Deep HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 protocol expertise for web protocol implementation and compliance

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/library/specializations/network-programming/skills/http-protocol" ~/.claude/skills/a5c-ai-babysitter-http-protocol && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: library/specializations/network-programming/skills/http-protocol/SKILL.md
tags
#http-protocol#rfc-compliance#http2-analysis#http3-support#web-protocols#protocol-testing
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HTTP Protocol Skill

Expert skill for HTTP protocol implementation, testing, and compliance validation across HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 versions.

Capabilities

  • RFC Compliance Validation: Validate HTTP implementations against RFC 7230-7235 (HTTP/1.1), RFC 7540 (HTTP/2), and RFC 9114 (HTTP/3)
  • HTTP/2 Frame Analysis: Analyze and debug HTTP/2 frame streams, HPACK header compression, and stream multiplexing
  • HTTP/3 and QUIC Support: Work with HTTP/3 implementations and QUIC transport layer
  • Server Configuration: Generate optimal HTTP server configurations for various platforms
  • Performance Testing: Test HTTP performance characteristics including keep-alive, pipelining, and multiplexing
  • Chunked Encoding: Debug and implement chunked transfer encoding
  • Header Analysis: Analyze and validate HTTP headers for security and compliance

Tools and Dependencies

  • curl
    - HTTP client with extensive protocol support
  • h2spec
    - HTTP/2 conformance testing tool
  • nghttp2
    - HTTP/2 library and tools
  • quiche
    - HTTP/3 and QUIC implementation
  • httpie
    - User-friendly HTTP client

Target Processes

  • http-server.js
  • http2-server.js
  • http-client-library.js
  • rest-api-client-generator.js

Usage Examples

HTTP/2 Conformance Testing

h2spec -h localhost -p 8443 --tls --insecure

HTTP Header Analysis

curl -v -I https://example.com

HTTP/2 Frame Inspection

nghttp -v https://example.com

Quality Gates

  • RFC compliance verification
  • HTTP/2 h2spec test passage
  • Performance benchmarking with standard tools
  • Header security validation
  • Connection handling verification