# pporlock

> pporlock — thowland-pporlock. Use this tool when you need to intercept and modify HTTPS traffic in Chrome on macOS, solving problems such as inspecting and altering web requests and responses. It takes input from the Chrome extension and web UI, and outputs modified traffic, with an interface that includes a mitmproxy-based daemon and MCP server for AI-assisted filter module authoring. Use pporlock in development, testing, and debugging contexts where fine-grained control over HTTPS traffic is required.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/thowland-pporlock  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/thowland-pporlock

## Description

HTTPS interception and modification for Chrome on macOS: a mitmproxy-based daemon, a web UI for authoring filter modules, a Chrome extension, and an MCP server for AI-assisted authoring.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.12
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **License:** GPL-3.0
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/thowland/pporlock)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "thowland-pporlock"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/thowland-pporlock` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/thowland-pporlock/pull`

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