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Forwarder ​

The Forwarder is the core interface of FlowMind for real-time viewing and analyzing proxied HTTP/HTTPS/WebSocket traffic.

Interface Layout ​

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Filter Bar (Method, Status, Search, Domain filters)    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                         │
│  Traffic List (Virtual scrolling, supports large data)  │
│                                                         │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                         │
│  Detail Panel (Overview, Request, Response, WS, TLS)   │
│                                                         │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Traffic List ​

Column Information ​

ColumnDescription
MethodHTTP method (GET, POST, PUT, etc.)
URLFull request URL
StatusHTTP response status code
SizeResponse body size
DurationRequest duration (ms)
TimeRequest timestamp

Filtering ​

Method Filter ​

Select specific HTTP methods to filter:

  • GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, HEAD, OPTIONS

Status Code Groups ​

Filter by status code range:

GroupRange
Information1xx
Success2xx
Redirection3xx
Client Error4xx
Server Error5xx

Search Filter ​

Enter keywords in the search box to match:

  • URL
  • Request/Response header names and values
  • Request/Response body content

Detail Panel ​

After selecting traffic, the detail panel shows these tabs:

Overview ​

Displays basic request information:

  • Request method and URL
  • Status code and response size
  • Request/Response time
  • Client and server addresses

Request ​

  • Headers: Complete request headers
  • Body: Request body content (supports JSON, form, raw format)

Response ​

  • Headers: Complete response headers
  • Body: Response body content (supports JSON, HTML, raw format)

WebSocket ​

Only shown for WebSocket traffic:

  • Messages: All WebSocket messages (text/binary)
  • Close Frames: WebSocket connection close information
  • Details: Selected message content preview

TLS ​

Displays TLS/SSL connection information:

  • Protocol version
  • Cipher suite
  • Certificate information
  • SNI (Server Name Indication)

Raw ​

View the raw HTTP message for requests and responses:

  • Complete request line and headers
  • Raw request body
  • Response status line and headers
  • Raw response body

Context Menu ​

Right-click in the traffic list to:

ActionDescription
Send to RepeaterSend request to Repeater for replay
Send to FuzzerSend request to Fuzzer for testing
Send to AISend request to AI for analysis
Copy URLCopy request URL
Copy cURLCopy as cURL command
Remove from ListRemove from current list (doesn't delete data)

Row Highlighting ​

Color-code traffic rows to quickly identify items of interest:

  1. Right-click a traffic row
  2. Select Set Row Highlight
  3. Choose a highlight color
  4. Highlights persist across restarts

Match-Replace ​

Automatically modify in-transit requests/responses without manual interception:

OperationDescription
Request Header ReplaceAuto-modify matching request headers
Response Header ReplaceAuto-modify matching response headers
Request Body ReplaceAuto-modify matching request body
Response Body ReplaceAuto-modify matching response body

Use cases:

  • Modify Host header for environment switching
  • Remove security headers for simplified testing
  • Inject test cookies or tokens

Keyboard Shortcuts ​

ShortcutFunction
Ctrl/⌘ + FFocus search box
Ctrl/⌘ + KClear filter conditions
DeleteDelete selected traffic
Ctrl/⌘ + ASelect all
↑ ↓Switch selected item