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INFRA · APIS
Velocity0.6

API client and design tool

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Insomnia ships steady client polish — Git Credentials, Cloud Sync controls, gRPC template tags, portable Windows binary.

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◆Current state
The April release notes batch a set of usability improvements rather than a single headline feature: the Git Credentials modal got everyday-use polish, Cloud Sync now lets users delete files locally and remotely (or just locally), the design-to-debug switching preserves user data better, gRPC requests support template tags and multi-file proto imports, and Windows users get a portable binary on the GitHub releases page. The product surface visible in the GitHub README header now lists an 'MCP Client' alongside the long-standing API client, design, mocking, and CLI features.
◆Where it's heading
Under Kong's ownership, Insomnia is keeping the open-source desktop client alive with a steady stream of small improvements while the strategic surface area appears to expand into the MCP-client space — a meaningful nod to the agentic-tooling category. The April releases focus on fit-and-finish for existing power users (Git, gRPC, multi-platform packaging) rather than category expansion, suggesting a deliberate split: keep the desktop client trustworthy for paid customers, while exploring AI-adjacent surfaces upstream.
◆Prediction
Expect MCP-client features to appear in subsequent changelogs once the surface stabilizes — that's the most directional move hinted at by the README. On the existing client, watch for further Git workflow polish and an eventual official Linux portable binary to match the new Windows one.

◆Recent moves

  1. 2mo ago

    GitHub README header scrape (feed artifact)

    Scrape of the github.com/Kong/insomnia README header and feature list, captured as a release entry. Notable only because the feature list now includes 'MCP Client' — a positioning signal — but the entry itself is feed noise, not a release.

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  2. 2mo ago

    April improvements: Git, Cloud Sync, and import polish

    Bundled changelog covering several usability additions: Git Credentials modal polish, Cloud Sync local/cloud delete controls, and a streamlined import experience. Each piece is small but together they remove a fair amount of friction from everyday workflows.

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  3. 2mo ago

    Release contributor acknowledgements

    Contributor acknowledgements section pulled from a release post. No shipped change — context for who shipped the release rather than what shipped.

  4. 2mo ago

    Automatic request collection generation improvements

    Automatic request-collection generation now preserves user data when switching between design and debug activities inside a design document. A subtle change but important for designers who lost edits to the auto-generation step.

  5. 2mo ago

    Portable application support for Windows

    Windows users can now install Insomnia as a portable application from a binary on the GitHub releases page. Useful for restricted-environment workflows where installing system-wide isn't allowed — a real addition for enterprise developers on locked-down laptops.

  6. 2mo ago

    Template tag support for gRPC

    Template tags now work for gRPC hosts and bodies, bringing gRPC requests up to parity with HTTP for variable substitution. Small in scope but removes a long-standing inconsistency that pushed gRPC users to manual edits.