grpcmd
- Android app
- Not listed
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid plans from
- $0.75/mo
- Runs on
- Linux, Mac, Windows
Summary
grpcmd is a command-line tool for working with gRPC services on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It can use server reflection to find available services and methods, explain a method’s request and response messages, and send calls. Requests and responses can stream, with headers, message data, and trailers shown in output. If you prefer not to use reflection, you can supply .proto files and import search paths instead. grpcmd can also launch a server implementing grpcmd.GrpcmdService with reflection, and its documentation includes shell-completion setup for Bash, Zsh, fish, and PowerShell. The related grpcmd-script tool lets you write endpoint tests in JavaScript and check response headers, messages, and trailers; it is distributed as a binary and does not need Node.js. A separate open-source, local-first desktop app, grpcmd-gui, offers reflection-based method lookup, request headers, JSON templates, streaming, response headers and trailers, and themes. grpcmd is free; grpcmd-script is listed at 9.00 USD per year.
Who it is for
grpcmd suits developers who work with gRPC from the command line and want to inspect services, make calls, or start a server. grpcmd-script is for those who also want JavaScript-based endpoint tests without requiring Node.js.
What is good
- Lists and describes methods through reflection.
- Supports streaming requests and responses.
- Can use .proto files and import paths.
- Runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
- grpcmd is free.
What to know first
- grpcmd-script costs 9.00 USD per year.
- The desktop GUI is a separate app.
Verdict
grpcmd brings service discovery, method details, calls, and server startup into a command-line tool. The related script and GUI options extend its use to endpoint tests and desktop-based API work.
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Facts
- Product
- grpcmd is a command-line tool for working with gRPC.grpc.md · 4 Oct 2026
- Reflection
- It can list available gRPC services and methods using reflection.grpc.md · 4 Oct 2026
- Method details
- It describes a gRPC method and outputs descriptions of its request and response messages.grpc.md · 4 Oct 2026
- Requests
- It calls gRPC methods and supports streaming requests and responses, with headers, data, and trailers in output.grpc.md · 4 Oct 2026
- Server
- It can start a gRPC server implementing grpcmd.GrpcmdService with reflection.grpc.md · 4 Oct 2026
- Proto files
- Users can provide .proto files and import search paths instead of using reflection.grpc.md · 4 Oct 2026
- Shell completion
- The documentation lists completion setup for Bash, Zsh, fish, and PowerShell.grpc.md · 4 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- Binary downloads are available for macOS, Linux, and Windows.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- JavaScript test tool
- grpcmd-script lets users define gRPC endpoint tests in JavaScript and assert response headers, data messages, and trailers.grpc.md · 4 Oct 2026
- JavaScript dependency
- grpcmd-script is distributed as a binary and does not require the Node.js runtime.grpc.md · 4 Oct 2026
- Test assertions
- grpcmd-script supports importing the chai assertion library.grpc.md · 4 Oct 2026
- Desktop app
- The maker describes grpcmd-gui as an open-source, local-first, privacy-focused desktop app for gRPC API development and testing.grpc.md · 4 Oct 2026
- GUI features
- grpcmd-gui supports fetching methods from reflection, sending request headers, viewing response headers and trailers, JSON request templates, streaming, and themes.grpc.md · 4 Oct 2026
- GUI platforms
- grpcmd-gui downloads are offered for macOS, Windows, and Linux, including amd64 and arm64 builds.grpc.md · 4 Oct 2026
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Sources
- grpc.md/docs/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- grpc.md/docs/grpcmd/faq/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- github.com/grpcmd/grpcmd· checked 4 Oct 2026
- grpc.md/blog/intro-grpcmd-script/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- grpc.md/blog/intro-grpcmd-gui/· checked 4 Oct 2026
- grpc.md· checked 4 Oct 2026