diff --git a/.aspect/axl.axl b/.aspect/axl.axl
index fe9714402..9222ad7f1 100644
--- a/.aspect/axl.axl
+++ b/.aspect/axl.axl
@@ -417,6 +417,23 @@ def test_http(ctx: TaskContext, tc: int, temp_dir: str) -> int:
 
     return tc
 
+def test_http_get_post(ctx: TaskContext, tc: int, temp_dir: str) -> int:
+    # Test HTTP get and post methods including unix_socket support
+
+    # Test 1: Basic HTTP GET request (reuse same URL as download test)
+    url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspect-build/aspect-cli/refs/heads/main/LICENSE"
+    resp1 = ctx.http().get(url = url).block()
+    tc = test_case(tc, resp1.status == 200, "http.get should return status 200")
+    tc = test_case(tc, "Apache License" in resp1.body, "http.get body should contain Apache License text")
+    tc = test_case(tc, type(resp1.headers) == "list", "http.get headers should be a list")
+    tc = test_case(tc, len(resp1.headers) > 0, "http.get headers should not be empty")
+
+    # Test 2: HTTP GET with custom headers
+    resp2 = ctx.http().get(url = url, headers = {"User-Agent": "AXL-Test"}).block()
+    tc = test_case(tc, resp2.status == 200, "http.get with custom headers should return status 200")
+
+    return tc
+
 def impl(ctx: TaskContext) -> int:
     tc = 0
 
@@ -464,6 +481,7 @@ def impl(ctx: TaskContext) -> int:
     tc = test_large_bes(ctx, tc, temp_dir)
     tc = test_http(ctx, tc, temp_dir)
     tc = test_bazel_info(ctx, tc)
+    tc = test_http_get_post(ctx, tc, temp_dir)
 
     print(tc, "tests passed")
     return 0