Cruss for VS Code

The collaborative API development workspace for engineering teams.

Build, test, document and collaborate on APIs directly from VS Code. Work with local APIs, sync shared workspaces, manage collections, generate documentation, and stay connected with your team—all without leaving your editor.

Whether you're working solo or with an engineering team, Cruss keeps your entire API workflow in one place.

Why Cruss?

Modern API development is more than sending requests.

Engineering teams need a shared workspace where API collections, environments, documentation and workflows stay synchronized throughout development.

Cruss brings your entire API workflow into VS Code while keeping your team aligned.

Built for modern API teams

• 🚀 Build and test REST, GraphQL and HTTP APIs
• 🤝 Collaborate through shared workspaces
• 📚 Generate and publish API documentation
• 🌍 Test localhost APIs without CORS restrictions
• 🔄 Sync collections across your engineering team
• 🏢 Work across multiple organizations and workspaces
• 🔓 Unlimited teammates with no per-seat pricing

Features

Collaborative API Workspaces

Work with your team from a shared workspace.

• Shared collections
• Shared environments
• Role-based permissions
• Workspace synchronization
• Organization support

Whether one developer or fifty developers are working on the same API, everyone stays aligned.

Full API Request Builder

Create and send requests without leaving VS Code.

Supports:

• REST APIs
• GraphQL
• Raw HTTP

Request capabilities include:

• GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
• JSON
• GraphQL
• Raw
• Form Data
• URL Encoded
• Headers
• Query Parameters
• Authentication
• Environment Variables

Local API Development

Cruss runs requests directly through the VS Code extension host.

That means:

• No browser limitations
• No CORS issues
• No mixed-content errors
• No proxy configuration

Simply test:

http://localhost:3000
http://localhost:8080
http://127.0.0.1:5000

directly from VS Code.

Collections

Organize requests into reusable collections.

Collections support:

• Folder hierarchies
• Team synchronization
• Import & Export
• Collection Runner
• Request organization

Local collections require no account.

Connected collections automatically synchronize across your workspace.

Team Collaboration

Sign into Cruss to unlock collaborative workspaces.

Collaborative features include:

• Shared collections
• Shared environments
• Workspace permissions
• Organization support
• Documentation publishing
• Real-time synchronization

Cruss is designed around engineering teams, making collaboration a core part of API development rather than an afterthought.

AI Documentation

Generate API documentation directly from your collections.

Create:

• Endpoint descriptions
• Parameter documentation
• Request examples
• Response examples

Publish documentation with a shareable link for internal or external consumers.

Getting Started

Local Mode

No account required.

1. Install the extension.
2. Open the Cruss Activity Bar.
3. Create a Local Collection.
4. Add requests.
5. Start building.

Everything is stored locally.

Team Workspace

Connect your Cruss account.

1. Select Connect Account
2. Sign in
3. Select your workspace

Your collections, environments and documentation automatically synchronize.

Import

Cruss supports importing from:

• cURL
• Postman Collections
• OpenAPI
• Swagger

Migration takes only a few clicks.

Export

Export collections as:

• Postman Collection v2.1
• cURL

making collaboration with external teams simple.

Extension Commands

Available from the Command Palette.

• Connect Account
• Disconnect Account
• Switch Workspace
• Refresh Collections
• Create Local Collection
• Create Local Request
• Search Collections

What is Cruss?

Cruss is a collaborative API development workspace.

Engineering teams use Cruss to:

• Build APIs
• Test APIs
• Document APIs
• Share APIs
• Collaborate across teams

The platform includes:

• Browser Workspace
• VS Code Extension
• Cruss Agent
• API Documentation
• Organizations
• Shared Workspaces

Cruss helps engineering teams maintain a single source of truth throughout the API development lifecycle.

Learn More

• Website — https://cruss.io
• Documentation — https://cruss.io/help
• VS Code Authentication — https://cruss.io/vscode
• Cruss Agent — npx cruss-agent
• GitHub — https://github.com/Cruss-API

License

MIT