without the need of external requirements and only rely on default installed tools

Compose V2 has been re-written in Go, which improves integration with other Docker command-line features, and allows it to run natively on macOS on Apple silicon, Windows, and Linux, without dependencies such as Python.

A little copy paste is better than a little dependency.

Dependencies: 0

HTTP REST seems like an "out of external dependency" way to go.

When it comes to building HTTP APIs, other frameworks weigh you down with tons of dependencies and unnecessary abstractions. Falcon cuts to the chase with a clean design that embraces HTTP and the REST architectural style.