diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/session/SessionManager.java b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/session/SessionManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..011888fef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/session/SessionManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.taobao.arthas.core.shell.session;
+
+/**
+ * Arthas Session Manager
+ * @author gongdewei 2020-03-20
+ */
+public interface SessionManager {
+
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/session/impl/SessionManagerImpl.java b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/session/impl/SessionManagerImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ba2ed8e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/session/impl/SessionManagerImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.taobao.arthas.core.shell.session.impl;
+
+/**
+ * Arthas Session Manager
+ * @author gongdewei 2020-03-20
+ */
+public interface SessionManagerImpl {
+
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/HttpRequestHandler.java b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/HttpRequestHandler.java
index d241fe400..8276ecf4d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/HttpRequestHandler.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/HttpRequestHandler.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URL;
 
 import com.taobao.arthas.common.IOUtils;
+import com.taobao.arthas.core.shell.term.impl.http.api.HttpApiHandler;
 import com.taobao.arthas.core.util.LogUtil;
 import com.taobao.middleware.logger.Logger;
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import io.termd.core.util.Logging;
 /**
  * @author <a href="mailto:julien@julienviet.com">Julien Viet</a>
  * @author hengyunabc 2019-11-06
+ * @author gongdewei 2020-03-18
  */
 public class HttpRequestHandler extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler<FullHttpRequest> {
     private static final Logger logger = LogUtil.getArthasLogger();
@@ -38,10 +40,13 @@ public class HttpRequestHandler extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler<FullHttpRequ
 
     private File dir;
 
+    private HttpApiHandler httpApiHandler;
+
     public HttpRequestHandler(String wsUri, File dir) {
         this.wsUri = wsUri;
         this.dir = dir;
         dir.mkdirs();
+        this.httpApiHandler = new HttpApiHandler();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -53,30 +58,39 @@ public class HttpRequestHandler extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler<FullHttpRequ
                 send100Continue(ctx);
             }
 
-            HttpResponse response = new DefaultHttpResponse(request.protocolVersion(),
-                    HttpResponseStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
-
+            HttpResponse response = null;
             String path = new URI(request.uri()).getPath();
-
             if ("/".equals(path)) {
                 path = "/index.html";
             }
 
             try {
-                DefaultFullHttpResponse fileViewResult = DirectoryBrowser.view(dir, path, request.protocolVersion());
-                if (fileViewResult != null) {
-                    response = fileViewResult;
-                } else {
-                    FullHttpResponse fullResp = readFileFromResource(request, path);
-                    if(fullResp != null){
-                        response = fullResp;
-                    } else {
-                        response.setStatus(HttpResponseStatus.NOT_FOUND);
-                    }
+                //handle http restful api
+                if ("/api".equals(path)) {
+                    response = httpApiHandler.handle(request);
+                }
+
+                //try classpath resource first
+                if (response == null){
+                    response = readFileFromResource(request, path);
+                }
+
+                //try output dir later, avoid overlay classpath resources files
+                if (response == null){
+                    response = DirectoryBrowser.view(dir, path, request.protocolVersion());
+                }
+
+                //not found
+                if (response == null){
+                    response = createResponse(request, HttpResponseStatus.NOT_FOUND);
                 }
             } catch (Throwable e) {
                 logger.error("arthas", "arthas process http request error: " + request.uri(), e);
             } finally {
+                //If it is null, an error may occur
+                if (response == null){
+                    response = createResponse(request, HttpResponseStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+                }
                 ctx.write(response);
                 ChannelFuture future = ctx.writeAndFlush(LastHttpContent.EMPTY_LAST_CONTENT);
                 future.addListener(ChannelFutureListener.CLOSE);
@@ -84,6 +98,10 @@ public class HttpRequestHandler extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler<FullHttpRequ
         }
     }
 
+    private DefaultHttpResponse createResponse(FullHttpRequest request, HttpResponseStatus status) {
+        return new DefaultHttpResponse(request.protocolVersion(), status);
+    }
+
     private FullHttpResponse readFileFromResource(FullHttpRequest request, String path) throws IOException {
         DefaultFullHttpResponse fullResp = null;
         InputStream in = null;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/ApiException.java b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/ApiException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..347ff553e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/ApiException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package com.taobao.arthas.core.shell.term.impl.http.api;
+
+/**
+ * Http Api exception
+ * @author gongdewei 2020-03-19
+ */
+public class ApiException extends Exception {
+
+    public ApiException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public ApiException(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/ApiRequest.java b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/ApiRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c44f4152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/ApiRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package com.taobao.arthas.core.shell.term.impl.http.api;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Http Api exception
+ * @author gongdewei 2020-03-19
+ */
+public class ApiRequest {
+    private String action;
+    private boolean sync;
+    private String command;
+    private Map<String, Object> options;
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "ApiRequest{" +
+                "action='" + action + '\'' +
+                ", sync=" + sync +
+                ", command='" + command + '\'' +
+                ", options=" + options +
+                '}';
+    }
+
+    public String getAction() {
+        return action;
+    }
+
+    public void setAction(String action) {
+        this.action = action;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isSync() {
+        return sync;
+    }
+
+    public void setSync(boolean sync) {
+        this.sync = sync;
+    }
+
+    public String getCommand() {
+        return command;
+    }
+
+    public void setCommand(String command) {
+        this.command = command;
+    }
+
+    public Map<String, Object> getOptions() {
+        return options;
+    }
+
+    public void setOptions(Map<String, Object> options) {
+        this.options = options;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/ApiResponse.java b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/ApiResponse.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5382aedff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/ApiResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package com.taobao.arthas.core.shell.term.impl.http.api;
+
+/**
+ * Http Api exception
+ * @author gongdewei 2020-03-19
+ */
+public class ApiResponse<T> {
+    private String requestId;
+    private ApiState state;
+    private String message;
+    private String sessionId;
+    private String consumerId;
+    private String jobId;
+    private T body;
+
+    public String getRequestId() {
+        return requestId;
+    }
+
+    public void setRequestId(String requestId) {
+        this.requestId = requestId;
+    }
+
+    public ApiState getState() {
+        return state;
+    }
+
+    public void setState(ApiState state) {
+        this.state = state;
+    }
+
+    public String getMessage() {
+        return message;
+    }
+
+    public void setMessage(String message) {
+        this.message = message;
+    }
+
+    public String getSessionId() {
+        return sessionId;
+    }
+
+    public void setSessionId(String sessionId) {
+        this.sessionId = sessionId;
+    }
+
+    public String getConsumerId() {
+        return consumerId;
+    }
+
+    public void setConsumerId(String consumerId) {
+        this.consumerId = consumerId;
+    }
+
+    public String getJobId() {
+        return jobId;
+    }
+
+    public void setJobId(String jobId) {
+        this.jobId = jobId;
+    }
+
+    public T getBody() {
+        return body;
+    }
+
+    public void setBody(T body) {
+        this.body = body;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/ApiState.java b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/ApiState.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec3cfce0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/ApiState.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.taobao.arthas.core.shell.term.impl.http.api;
+
+/**
+ * Http API response state
+ * @author gongdewei 2020-03-19
+ */
+public enum ApiState {
+    /** accepted */
+    SCHEDULED,
+    RUNNING,
+    SUCCEEDED,
+    FAILED,
+    REFUSED
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/HttpApiHandler.java b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/HttpApiHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4662c3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/taobao/arthas/core/shell/term/impl/http/api/HttpApiHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+package com.taobao.arthas.core.shell.term.impl.http.api;
+
+import com.alibaba.fastjson.JSON;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.taobao.arthas.core.server.ArthasBootstrap;
+import com.taobao.arthas.core.shell.ShellServer;
+import com.taobao.arthas.core.util.LogUtil;
+import com.taobao.arthas.core.util.StringUtils;
+import com.taobao.middleware.logger.Logger;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.handler.codec.http.*;
+import io.netty.util.CharsetUtil;
+
+
+/**
+ * Http Restful Api Handler
+ * @author gongdewei 2020-03-18
+ */
+public class HttpApiHandler {
+
+    private static final Logger logger = LogUtil.getArthasLogger();
+
+    public HttpResponse handle(FullHttpRequest request) throws Exception {
+        DefaultFullHttpResponse response = new DefaultFullHttpResponse(request.protocolVersion(),
+                HttpResponseStatus.OK);
+
+        ApiResponse result = null;
+        String requestBody = null;
+        try {
+            HttpMethod method = request.method();
+            if (HttpMethod.POST.equals(method)){
+                requestBody = getBody(request);
+                ApiRequest apiRequest = parseRequest(requestBody);
+                result = processRequest(apiRequest);
+            } else {
+                result = createResponse(ApiState.REFUSED, "Unsupported http method: "+method.name());
+            }
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
+            result = createResponse(ApiState.FAILED, "Process request error: "+e.getMessage());
+            logger.error("arthas", "arthas process http api request error: " + request.uri()+", request body: "+requestBody, e);
+        }
+        if (result == null) {
+            result = createResponse(ApiState.FAILED, "The request was not processed");
+        }
+
+        String jsonResult = JSON.toJSONString(result);
+        response.headers().set(HttpHeaderNames.CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json; charset=utf-8");
+        response.content().writeBytes(jsonResult.getBytes("UTF-8"));
+        return response;
+    }
+
+    private ApiRequest parseRequest(String requestBody) throws ApiException {
+        if (StringUtils.isBlank(requestBody)){
+            throw new ApiException("parse request failed: request body is empty");
+        }
+        try {
+            //Object jsonRequest = JSON.parse(requestBody);
+            ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
+            return objectMapper.readValue(requestBody, ApiRequest.class);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new ApiException("parse request failed: "+e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private ApiResponse processRequest(ApiRequest apiRequest) {
+
+        String action = apiRequest.getAction();
+        if ("exec".equalsIgnoreCase(action)){
+            return processExecRequest(apiRequest);
+        } else if("init_session".equalsIgnoreCase(action)){
+            return processInitSessionRequest(apiRequest);
+        } else if("close_session".equalsIgnoreCase(action)){
+            return processCloseSessionRequest(apiRequest);
+        }
+
+        return createResponse(ApiState.REFUSED, "Unsupported action: "+action);
+    }
+
+    private ApiResponse processInitSessionRequest(ApiRequest apiRequest) {
+//        ShellServer shellServer = getShellServer();
+//        shellServer.createShell()
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private ApiResponse processCloseSessionRequest(ApiRequest apiRequest) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private ApiResponse processExecRequest(ApiRequest apiRequest) {
+        String command = apiRequest.getCommand();
+        //TODO
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private ApiResponse createResponse(ApiState apiState, String message) {
+        ApiResponse apiResponse = new ApiResponse();
+        apiResponse.setState(apiState);
+        apiResponse.setMessage(message);
+        return apiResponse;
+    }
+
+    private String getBody(FullHttpRequest request){
+        ByteBuf buf = request.content();
+        return buf.toString(CharsetUtil.UTF_8);
+    }
+
+//    private ShellServer getShellServer() {
+//        return ArthasBootstrap.getInstance().getShellServer();
+//    }
+}