axios
Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js
Runssource: GitHubhomepageJavaScriptMITcommit 961241f6c197
JavaScript, MIT licensed. The project labels itself: hacktoberfest, http client, javascript, nodejs and promise.
axios runs. An Argusic agent installed it in 6 minutes and hit 2 errors and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
axios 1.20.0 builds, lints clean, loads via ESM and CJS, makes real HTTP requests returning status 200, and 1073 of 1075 unit tests pass
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 100 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- Node.js v18 too old for vitest/rolldown (requires node:util.styleText, native bindings)3 minutes
- Missing @rolldown/binding-linux-x64-gnu native binding (ignore-scripts=true prevents optional dep install)1 minute
- Install time
- 6 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 6 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 2 hit, 2 fixed with no human help
- How the result was proved
- npm run test:vitest:unit: 1073 passed, 2 failed (environment-specific IPv6, Symbol.iterator); ESM import returned version 1.20.0; CJS require returned version 1.20.0; E2E GET to local HTTP server returned status 200 with body {"hello":"world"}
- Model tokens used
- 164,737
- Exact commit tested
- 961241f6c197
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
tokens used 164,737 All verified. Here's my summary: **Install:** `npm ci` succeeded (634 packages). Two issues fixed: 1. **Node.js v18 too old** for vitest/rolldown → installed Node v22 via `n` (`N_PREFIX=/home/runner… 2. **Missing native binding** `@rolldown/binding-linux-x64-gnu` (blocked by `ignore-scripts=true`) … **Build:** `npm run build` succeeds — produces all bundles (ESM, UMD, CJS, browser, Node). **Lint:** `npm run lint` passes cleanly. **Tests:** `npm run test:vitest:unit` — **1073 passed, 2 failed** (both container-environment speci… - `should not use inherited Symbol.iterator for request headers` — pre-existing behavior - `should support IPv6 literal strings` — IPv6 not available in this container (`EADDRNOTAVAIL ::1`) **E2E verification:** ESM import and CJS `require` both load version 1.20.0. A real HTTP GET to a l…
Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Reached a running state on a clean machine, with the session recorded.
- Recovered from all 2 errors without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
- Ran without a GPU, so it does not need one to start.
- Licensed MIT, as reported by its host.
What did not, or is not known
- Took 6 minutes to install, slower than the median of the 3 comparable projects Argusic has measured.
- Measured once so far. A single attempt shows it can run, not that it runs reliably.
Of the 4 hacktoberfest projects Argusic has installed and timed, axios was the 3rd fastest to reach a running state, and 3 of 4 reached one at all.
What it is a reasonable choice for
- Trying it on a laptop or a small server: it reached a running state without a GPU.
- A quick evaluation: it was running 6 minutes after the clone.
Run history
Topics (from GitHub)
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Markdown for the project README. It links back here; terms on the terms page.
[](https://argusic.com/subject/axios)Questions
- Does axios run?
- Yes. axios runs. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 6 minutes, hitting 2 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test axios?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit 961241f6c197. One attempt is recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test axios?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.03: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does axios take to install?
- 6 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does axios need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing axios?
- 2 things broke in the recorded run, and 2 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- How does axios compare with the alternatives?
- Of the 4 hacktoberfest projects Argusic has installed and timed, axios was the 3rd fastest to reach a running state, and 3 of 4 reached one at all.
- Where is the evidence for axios?
- The recorded run is on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.