llm-interceptor 2.3.1

Intercept and analyze LLM traffic from AI coding tools

LLM Interceptor (LLI)

🔍 Proxy-layer microscope for LLM traffic analysis

A cross-platform command-line tool that intercepts, analyzes, and logs communications between AI coding tools/agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini-CLI, etc.) and their backend LLM APIs.

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✨ Features

• Watch Mode - Interactive continuous capture with session management
• Transparent Inspection - See exactly what prompts are sent and what responses are received
• Streaming Support - Captures both streaming (SSE) and non-streaming API responses
• Multi-Provider - Works with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Groq, Together, Mistral, and more
• Automatic Masking - Protects API keys and sensitive data in logs
• Auto Processing - Automatically merges and splits session data
• Cross-Platform - Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux

📦 Installation

Using pip

pip install llm-interceptor

Using uv (recommended)

uv add llm-interceptor

From source

git clone https://github.com/chouzz/llm-interceptor.git
cd llm-interceptor
uv sync

Note: This project was formerly named claude-code-inspector. The new canonical name is llm-interceptor.

🚀 Quick Start

1. Install Certificate (For HTTPS Capture Only)

If you're only capturing HTTP traffic, you can skip this step. Only install the certificate if you need to capture HTTPS requests.

# Generate certificate
lli watch &
sleep 2
kill %1

Then install the certificate:

macOS:

open ~/.mitmproxy/mitmproxy-ca-cert.pem
# Double-click to add to Keychain
# In Keychain Access, find "mitmproxy" → Double-click → Trust → "Always Trust"

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian):

sudo cp ~/.mitmproxy/mitmproxy-ca-cert.pem /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/mitmproxy.crt
sudo update-ca-certificates

Windows: Navigate to %USERPROFILE%\.mitmproxy\, double-click mitmproxy-ca-cert.pem → Install Certificate → Local Machine → Trusted Root Certification Authorities

2. Start Watch Mode and Record Sessions

lli watch

In watch mode:

• Press Enter to start recording a session
• Press Enter again to stop recording and automatically process the session
• Press Esc while recording to cancel the current session (no output generated)
• Ctrl+C to exit watch mode

3. Configure Your Application and Start Dialogue (New Terminal)

export HTTP_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:9090
export HTTPS_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:9090
export NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS=~/.mitmproxy/mitmproxy-ca-cert.pem

# Run Claude and start your conversation
claude
# Now start your dialogue - all prompts and responses will be captured

4. Visualize with Web UI

The web interface should be launched in http://127.0.0.0.1:8000 to analyze captured conversations:

In the UI, you can:

• Browse captured sessions in the sidebar
• View conversation flow between requests and responses
• Inspect detailed API payloads and metadata
• Search and filter through captured data
• Copy formatted content for further analysis

🎬 How Watch Mode Works

Watch mode uses a state machine with three states:

State	Description
IDLE	Monitoring traffic, waiting for you to start a session
RECORDING	Capturing traffic with session ID injection
PROCESSING	Auto-extracting, merging, and splitting session data

Example Session

$ lli watch

╭─────────────────────────╮
│   LLI Watch Mode        │
│ Continuous Capture      │
╰─────────────────────────╯

  Proxy Port:    9090
  Output Dir:    ./traces (or OS-specific logs directory)
  Global Log:    traces/all_captured_20251203_220000.jsonl

Configure your application:
  export HTTP_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:9090
  export HTTPS_PROXY=http://127.0.0.1:9090
  export NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS=~/.mitmproxy/mitmproxy-ca-cert.pem

● [IDLE] Monitoring on :9090... Logging to all_captured_20251203_220000.jsonl
  Press [Enter] to START Session 1
<Enter>

◉ [REC] Session 01_session_20251203_223010 is recording...
  Press [Enter] to STOP & PROCESS, [Esc] to CANCEL
<Enter>

⏳ [BUSY] Processing Session 01_session_20251203_223010...
  ✔ Saved to traces/01_session_20251203_223010/

● [IDLE] Monitoring on :9090... Logging to all_captured_20251203_220000.jsonl
  Press [Enter] to START Session 2

Output Structure

./traces/                                    # Root output directory
├── all_captured_20251203_220000.jsonl       # Global log (all traffic)
│
├── 01_session_20251203_223010/              # Session 01 folder
│   ├── raw.jsonl                            # Clean session data
│   ├── merged.jsonl                         # Merged conversations
│   └── split_output/                        # Individual files
│       ├── 001_request_2025-12-03_22-30-10.json
│       └── 001_response_2025-12-03_22-30-10.json
│
├── 02_session_20251203_224500/              # Session 02 folder
└── ...

📋 CLI Reference

lli watch

Start watch mode for continuous session capture (recommended).

lli watch [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -p, --port INTEGER           Proxy server port (default: 9090)
  -o, --output-dir, --log-dir PATH  Root output directory (default: ./traces or OS log dir)
  -i, --include TEXT           Additional URL patterns to include (glob pattern)
  --debug                  Enable debug mode with verbose logging

Examples:

# Basic watch mode
lli watch

# Custom port and output directory
lli watch --port 8888 --output-dir ./my_traces

# Include custom API endpoint (glob pattern)
lli watch --include "*my-custom-api.com*"

# Match all subdomains of a domain
lli watch --include "*api.example.com*"

Glob Pattern Syntax:

Pattern	Description
*	Matches any characters
?	Matches a single character
[seq]	Matches any character in seq
[!seq]	Matches any character not in seq

lli config

Display configuration and setup help.

lli config --cert-help    # Certificate installation instructions
lli config --proxy-help   # Proxy configuration instructions
lli config --show         # Show current configuration

lli stats

Display statistics for a captured trace file.

lli stats traces/01_session_xxx/raw.jsonl

🔧 Supported LLM Providers

LLI is pre-configured to capture traffic from:

Provider	API Domain
Anthropic	api.anthropic.com
OpenAI	api.openai.com
Google	generativelanguage.googleapis.com
Together	api.together.xyz
Groq	api.groq.com
Mistral	api.mistral.ai
Cohere	api.cohere.ai
DeepSeek	api.deepseek.com

Add custom providers with --include (using glob patterns):

lli watch --include "*my-custom-api.com*"

🐛 Troubleshooting

SSL Certificate Error

Problem: SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

Solution: Install the mitmproxy CA certificate. Run lli config --cert-help for instructions.

Node.js Apps Not Working

Problem: Requests hang or timeout when using Claude Code, Cursor, etc.

Solution: Set the NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS environment variable:

export NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS=~/.mitmproxy/mitmproxy-ca-cert.pem

No Traffic Captured

Problem: Watch mode is running but no requests are logged

Solution:

1. Verify proxy environment variables are set correctly
2. Make sure the URL matches the default patterns (or add --include)
3. Check lli config --show to see current filter patterns

📜 License

MIT License

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📞 Support

• GitHub Issues: Report a bug
• Documentation: Read the docs