The flexibility of HTTP has advantages, too; it's simple to whip up a `curl` command to try things out. How does Google meet that need for gRPC APIs?
Following up a "how do I experiment with this in my workflow" with "oh you don't need to" is not the greatest look. There is a vast portion of programming bugs that stem from someone misunderstanding what a given API does, so the ability to quickly self-verify that one is doing things right is essential.