How to test a chatbot behind authentication?

[awrshift]

I have an internal chatbot that requires login to access. Is there a way to pass authentication headers or cookies when running housemonkey? Something like housemonkey run --target https://internal.example.com/chat --header 'Authorization: Bearer xxx'? Thanks!

[awrshift]

Good timing — this is on the roadmap.

Right now housemonkey hits unauthenticated endpoints. Auth header passthrough is the most-requested missing piece.

What we are planning:

housemonkey run --target https://internal.example.com/chat \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer xxx" \
  --header "Cookie: session=yyy"

Multi-header support, env var substitution so you are not pasting tokens into shell history.

Workaround today: if your chatbot has a generic HTTP adapter, you can wrap it behind a small proxy that injects the auth header. Not elegant, but it works while we ship the real fix.

Tracking this for the next release. Star the repo to get notified — and if you have a specific adapter (LiveChat, HubSpot, Crisp, or custom), drop it here so we prioritize the right integration.