Installation

Install Reverse API Engineer with uv or pip, then set up Playwright browsers.

Install the CLI

uv is recommended for faster installs and proper tool isolation. Pick one.

uv tool install reverse-api-engineer

Install Playwright browsers

This downloads the Chromium build that powers manual and agent capture:

playwright install chromium

Verify the install

reverse-api-engineer --version

You should see a version string. If not, ensure your shell's PATH includes ~/.local/bin (for uv tool) or wherever pip puts user scripts.

Where does it store data?

~/.reverse-api/
├── config.json              # your settings
└── runs/
    └── scripts/{run_id}/    # generated clients (canonical)

Plus a local copy in ./scripts/{descriptive_name}/ inside the directory where you launched the CLI, so the output lands inside the project you're working on.

Quick start

From `pip install` to a working client.

Configure your model

Pick between Sonnet, Opus, Haiku.

Install the CLI

Install Playwright browsers

Verify the install

Where does it store data?

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