HAL (HTTP API Layer)

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/index.ts:586-605 (registration)

  Registration of the 'http-post' tool using server.registerTool, including title, description, inputSchema, and the handler function.
  server.registerTool( "http-post", { title: "HTTP POST Request", description: "Make an HTTP POST request to a specified URL with optional body and headers. Supports secret substitution using {secrets.key} syntax in URL, headers, and body where 'key' corresponds to HAL_SECRET_KEY environment variables.", inputSchema: { url: z.string().url(), body: z.string().optional(), headers: z.record(z.string()).optional(), contentType: z.string().default('application/json') } }, async ({ url, body, headers = {}, contentType }: { url: string; body?: string; headers?: Record<string, string>; contentType: string }) => { const requestHeaders = { 'Content-Type': contentType, ...headers }; return makeHttpRequest('POST', url, { headers: requestHeaders, body }); } );
• src/index.ts:591-596 (schema)

  Zod input schema for the http-post tool, validating url (required URL), body (optional string), headers (optional record), contentType (default 'application/json').
  inputSchema: { url: z.string().url(), body: z.string().optional(), headers: z.record(z.string()).optional(), contentType: z.string().default('application/json') }
• src/index.ts:598-604 (handler)

  Specific handler for http-post tool: constructs request headers with Content-Type and calls the core makeHttpRequest with method 'POST'.
  async ({ url, body, headers = {}, contentType }: { url: string; body?: string; headers?: Record<string, string>; contentType: string }) => { const requestHeaders = { 'Content-Type': contentType, ...headers }; return makeHttpRequest('POST', url, { headers: requestHeaders, body }); }
• src/index.ts:343-447 (helper)

  Core helper function implementing HTTP requests for all http-* tools: handles secret substitution in URL/headers/body/query, URL allow/block lists, performs fetch, processes response (JSON/text), redacts secrets from output.
  async function makeHttpRequest( method: string, url: string, options: { headers?: Record<string, string>; body?: string; queryParams?: Record<string, any>; } = {} ) { try { const { headers = {}, body, queryParams = {} } = options; // First, substitute secrets in URL to get the final URL for validation // We need to do this in two passes to handle URL restrictions properly const processedUrl = substituteSecrets(url, url); // Now substitute secrets in headers, body, and query parameters using the processed URL const processedHeaders = substituteSecretsInObject(headers, processedUrl); const processedBody = body ? substituteSecrets(body, processedUrl) : body; const processedQueryParams = substituteSecretsInObject(queryParams, processedUrl); // Build URL with query parameters const urlObj = new URL(processedUrl); Object.entries(processedQueryParams).forEach(([key, value]) => { if (value !== undefined && value !== null) { urlObj.searchParams.set(key, String(value)); } }); const finalUrl = urlObj.toString(); // Check global URL whitelist/blacklist const urlCheck = isUrlAllowedGlobal(finalUrl); if (!urlCheck.allowed) { throw new Error(urlCheck.reason || 'URL is not allowed'); } const defaultHeaders = { 'User-Agent': 'HAL-MCP/1.0.0', ...processedHeaders }; // Add Content-Type for methods that typically send data if (['POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH'].includes(method.toUpperCase()) && processedBody && !('Content-Type' in processedHeaders)) { (defaultHeaders as any)['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'; } const response = await fetch(finalUrl, { method: method.toUpperCase(), headers: defaultHeaders, body: processedBody }); const contentType = response.headers.get('content-type') || 'text/plain'; let content: string; // HEAD requests don't have a body by design if (method.toUpperCase() === 'HEAD') { content = '(No body - HEAD request)'; } else { try { if (contentType.includes('application/json')) { const text = await response.text(); if (text.trim()) { content = JSON.stringify(JSON.parse(text), null, 2); } else { content = '(Empty response)'; } } else { content = await response.text(); } } catch (parseError) { // If JSON parsing fails, try to get text try { content = await response.text(); } catch (textError) { content = '(Unable to parse response)'; } } } // Redact secrets from response headers and content before returning const redactedHeaders = Array.from(response.headers.entries()) .map(([key, value]) => `${key}: ${redactSecretsFromText(value)}`) .join('\n'); const redactedContent = redactSecretsFromText(content); return { content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Status: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}\n\nHeaders:\n${redactedHeaders}\n\nBody:\n${redactedContent}` }] }; } catch (error) { const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error'; const redactedErrorMessage = redactSecretsFromText(errorMessage); return { content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: `Error making ${method.toUpperCase()} request: ${redactedErrorMessage}` }], isError: true }; } }