Dragonfly is a REST API client that lives inside VS Code, so you can test your APIs without leaving your codebase. Most API clients hand you a blank request and wait for a URL. Dragonfly reads your Express and Next.js source, finds every endpoint, and turns your routes into a collection you can send right away.

You build, send, and inspect requests right next to your code. There is no second app to switch to, and nothing ever leaves your machine. It is free with no paid tier, needs no account, and runs fully on your machine.

Visit: usedragonfly.xyz

Install from the VS Code marketplace:

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ext install saurabhwankhade.dragonfly

Demo

Features

Scans your workspace and turns every Express and Next.js route into a ready-to-send request
A full request builder with method, URL, params, headers, body, and auth, docked in the Activity Bar
Collections and environments with folders, search, and one-click switching, where {{variables}} resolve across every request
Auth that stays private, with secrets kept in VS Code secure storage instead of a JSON file on disk
Copy any request as code in cURL, Node.js, Python, Go, PHP, Java, or Rust
Import your existing Postman collections, OpenAPI and Swagger files, and cURL commands
Runs on your machine, free, with no account and no sign in

Tech stack

TypeScript for the extension code
VS Code Extension API for the editor integration