diff --git a/src/commands/tools/http.ts b/src/commands/tools/http.ts
index ca32108..d73d206 100644
--- a/src/commands/tools/http.ts
+++ b/src/commands/tools/http.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,130 @@
 import { EmbedBuilder } from "discord.js";
-import fetch from "node-fetch";
+import dns from "node:dns/promises";
+import net from "node:net";
 import type { CommandCallbackOpts } from "../../types/command.ts";
 
+function ipv6ToBigInt(ip: string): bigint {
+  let full = ip.toLowerCase();
+  if (full.includes("%")) full = full.slice(0, full.indexOf("%"));
+
+  const sides = full.split("::");
+  let groups: string[];
+  if (sides.length === 2) {
+    const left = sides[0] ? sides[0].split(":") : [];
+    const right = sides[1] ? sides[1].split(":") : [];
+    const fill = 8 - left.length - right.length;
+    groups = [...left, ...Array(Math.max(0, fill)).fill("0"), ...right];
+  } else {
+    groups = full.split(":");
+  }
+
+  if (groups.length > 0 && groups[groups.length - 1]!.includes(".")) {
+    const v4 = groups.pop()!.split(".").map((x) => Number(x));
+    groups.push(((v4[0]! << 8) | v4[1]!).toString(16));
+    groups.push(((v4[2]! << 8) | v4[3]!).toString(16));
+  }
+
+  while (groups.length < 8) groups.push("0");
+  return groups
+    .slice(0, 8)
+    .reduce((acc, g) => (acc << 16n) + BigInt(parseInt(g || "0", 16)), 0n);
+}
+
+function isBlockedIp(ip: string): boolean {
+  try {
+    if (net.isIPv4(ip)) {
+      const parts = ip.split(".").map((x) => Number(x));
+      const a = parts[0];
+      const b = parts[1];
+      if (a === undefined || b === undefined) return true;
+      if (a === 0) return true; // 0.0.0.0/8
+      if (a === 10) return true; // 10.0.0.0/8
+      if (a === 127) return true; // 127.0.0.0/8
+      if (a === 169 && b === 254) return true; // 169.254.0.0/16 link-local / metadata
+      if (a === 172 && b >= 16 && b <= 31) return true; // 172.16.0.0/12
+      if (a === 192 && b === 168) return true; // 192.168.0.0/16
+      if (a === 100 && b >= 64 && b <= 127) return true; // 100.64.0.0/10 CGNAT
+      if (a === 198 && (b === 18 || b === 19)) return true; // 198.18.0.0/15 benchmark
+      if (a >= 224) return true; // multicast + reserved
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (net.isIPv6(ip)) {
+      const n = ipv6ToBigInt(ip);
+
+      // ::/128 unspecified, ::1/128 loopback
+      if (n === 0n || n === 1n) return true;
+
+      // ::ffff:0:0/96 IPv4-mapped
+      if (n >> 32n === 0xffffn) {
+        const v4 = Number(n & 0xffffffffn);
+        const a = (v4 >>> 24) & 0xff;
+        const b = (v4 >>> 16) & 0xff;
+        const c = (v4 >>> 8) & 0xff;
+        const d = v4 & 0xff;
+        return isBlockedIp(`${a}.${b}.${c}.${d}`);
+      }
+
+      // fe80::/10 link-local
+      if (n >> 118n === 0x3fan) return true;
+      // fc00::/7 unique local
+      if (n >> 121n === 0x7en) return true;
+      // ff00::/8 multicast
+      if (n >> 120n === 0xffn) return true;
+      // 2001:db8::/32 documentation
+      if (n >> 96n === 0x20010db8n) return true;
+
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+
+async function assertSafeUrl(raw: string): Promise<URL> {
+  let u: URL;
+  try {
+    u = new URL(raw);
+  } catch {
+    throw new Error(
+      "Please provide a valid URL starting with http:// or https://",
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (u.protocol !== "http:" && u.protocol !== "https:") {
+    throw new Error("Only http:// and https:// URLs are allowed.");
+  }
+  if (u.username || u.password) {
+    throw new Error("URLs with embedded credentials are not allowed.");
+  }
+
+  const host = u.hostname;
+  const hostLower = host.toLowerCase();
+  if (
+    hostLower === "localhost" ||
+    hostLower.endsWith(".localhost") ||
+    hostLower.endsWith(".local") ||
+    hostLower === "metadata.google.internal"
+  ) {
+    throw new Error("Requests to private or local addresses are not allowed.");
+  }
+
+  if (net.isIP(host)) {
+    if (isBlockedIp(host)) {
+      throw new Error("Requests to private or local addresses are not allowed.");
+    }
+  } else {
+    const records = await dns.lookup(host, { all: true, verbatim: true });
+    if (!records.length || records.some((r) => isBlockedIp(r.address))) {
+      throw new Error("Requests to private or local addresses are not allowed.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  return u;
+}
+
 export default {
   name: "http",
   description: "Make HTTP requests and inspect responses",
@@ -43,7 +166,7 @@ export default {
     };
 
     try {
-      if (!url || !/^https?:\/\//.test(url)) {
+      if (!url) {
         return message.reply({
           embeds: [
             new EmbedBuilder()
@@ -56,6 +179,24 @@ export default {
         });
       }
 
+      let safeUrl: URL;
+      try {
+        safeUrl = await assertSafeUrl(url);
+      } catch (e) {
+        return message.reply({
+          embeds: [
+            new EmbedBuilder()
+              .setTitle("❌ URL not allowed")
+              .setDescription(
+                e instanceof Error
+                  ? e.message
+                  : "The provided URL is not allowed.",
+              )
+              .setColor(0xd21872),
+          ],
+        });
+      }
+
       if (!validMethods.includes(method)) {
         return message.reply(`Invalid method: ${validMethods.join(", ")}`);
       }
@@ -78,10 +219,12 @@ export default {
         }
       }
 
-      const res = await fetch(url, {
+      const res = await fetch(safeUrl.href, {
         method,
         headers: body ? { "Content-Type": "application/json" } : undefined,
         body,
+        redirect: "manual",
+        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(10_000),
       });
 
       const duration = Date.now() - start;
@@ -95,8 +238,6 @@ export default {
         parsed = text;
       }
 
-      const headers = Object.fromEntries(res.headers.entries());
-
       const filteredHeaders: Record<string, string> = {};
       for (const [key, value] of res.headers.entries()) {
         if (importantHeaders.includes(key.toLowerCase())) {
@@ -109,7 +250,7 @@ export default {
         .addFields(
           {
             name: "Request",
-            value: `${method} ${url}`.slice(0, 1024),
+            value: `${method} ${safeUrl.href}`.slice(0, 1024),
           },
           {
             name: "Latency",
@@ -126,7 +267,7 @@ export default {
           },
           {
             name: "Status Type",
-            value: res.statusText,
+            value: res.statusText || "Unknown",
             inline: true,
           },
           {