BoltAPI

REST client. No paywall. No accounts. Just requests.

Git-shareable REST collections stored in .vscode, with safe HTTP(S) validation and response viewing.

Why This Exists

BoltAPI is built as a privacy-first, local-first alternative to Thunder Client. The extension keeps core workflow data on the user's machine and focuses on the advanced workflow gaps documented in the NexForge build tracker.

Features

• Git-shareable collections
• HTTP(S) request runner
• JSON pretty responses
• Request duplication
• Collection watcher

Commands

• boltapi.addCollection
• boltapi.newRequest
• boltapi.duplicateRequest
• boltapi.sendRequest

Privacy

This extension is designed for local-first operation. Core data is stored in VS Code storage or workspace .vscode files where the feature explicitly supports Git sharing. No cloud service is required for the free v1.0 release.

Commercial Roadmap

The free v1.0 product is intended to be useful on its own. Paid features should be added only where they expand team workflows without weakening the local-first promise.