Cookie Alive Prov1.0.0

A solo developer needs a private admin dashboard to stay logged in so a scheduled script can pull daily metrics. They capture the session cookie once, store it under ~/.cookie_alive/dashboard.db, and use `run --profile dashboard` with a /ping refresh URL to keep the session valid. The script then reads the cookie header via `get --format header` for each API call.

An operations analyst monitors a vendor portal that only authenticates via browser session cookies and logs out after inactivity. They use Cookie Alive Pro to call a lightweight `/me` endpoint every 10 minutes, merging Set-Cookie updates automatically. This prevents manual re-login and keeps status alerts flowing.

A small e-commerce team needs to scrape competitor prices that require a logged-in account. They store the session with `upsert --cookie-json`, refresh it against a cheap product page, and pass the current cookie map to their scraper via `get --format record`. The database persists across reboots so the scraper never starts with an expired session.

A finance associate downloads a CSV report from a SaaS analytics tool every morning. The tool uses a session cookie that expires in 30 minutes, so Cookie Alive Pro runs a keepalive loop against `/ping` and refreshes the profile. A cron job then retrieves the cookie header and includes it in the report download request.

A QA engineer wants CI pipelines to run smoke tests against a staging site that requires login. They store a staging session cookie in the default database, refresh it before each test run with `refresh --profile staging`, and export the header for test scripts. This avoids maintaining brittle login flows inside the test suite.

The core CLI and SQLite storage are free and open source, while advanced features like encrypted cookie databases, team sharing, and alerting are paid add-ons. Small teams can start free and upgrade when they need collaboration or security features.

A hosted version runs the keepalive loops for customers, storing encrypted session profiles and providing a dashboard to monitor last status codes. Customers avoid running Cron jobs and get automatic retries and notifications when a session dies.

Cookie Alive Pro is bundled with related automation utilities such as webhook relays, headless browser helpers, and scraping SDKs. It is sold as a productivity bundle for developers who build session-dependent integrations.