jikken ☆

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Description:
Powerful, source control friendly REST API testing toolkit

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: rest-api testing cli developer-tools yaml

Install: brew install jikken

About:
Jikken is a command-line tool designed to simplify REST API testing through a declarative YAML format. It enables developers to define and execute test sequences with support for variables, authentication, and complex workflows. The tool promotes source control friendliness by using simple text files, making it easy to version control test suites alongside application code.

Key Features:

Declarative YAML-based test definitions
Support for variables, authentication, and dynamic workflows
Source control friendly with simple text-based configuration
Command-line interface for easy automation and CI/CD integration
Response validation and assertion capabilities

Use Cases:

Automated API testing in CI/CD pipelines
Defining and versioning REST API test suites with application code
Validating API responses and workflows during development

Alternatives:

Postman – GUI-focused vs CLI-first, Jikken is more source control friendly
Newman – Postman CLI runner, Jikken uses native YAML instead of JSON exports
curl – Manual vs declarative, Jikken provides structured test automation

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 12, 2025 12:22pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	9de7de7e