mcp-insomnia 0.7.0 → 0.7.1

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  # MCP-Insomnia
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- MCP-Insomnia is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables AI agents to create and manage API collections in Insomnia-compatible format. This server provides tools and resources for managing collections, requests, and environments that can be exported to Insomnia.
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+ MCP-Insomnia is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables AI agents to create and manage API collections in Insomnia-compatible format. This server provides tools for managing collections, requests, and environments that can be exported to Insomnia.
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  ## Installation and Usage
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  - `get_collection_detail` - Get full details and statistics of a collection
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  - `export_collection` - Export collection to JSON format
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- ### Folder Management
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+ ### Folder Management
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  - `create_folder` - Create folder within collection
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  - `create_request_in_collection` - Create new request
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  - `update_request` - Update existing request
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  - `delete_request` - Delete request
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- - `execute_request` - Execute request and view response
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- - `get_request_history` - Get execution history of a request
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- - `generate_code_snippet` - Generate a code snippet for a request in various languages/frameworks
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+ - `execute_request` - Execute an MCP-stored request and return the response (supports environment resolution, timeouts, and response size limits — see [Request execution](#request-execution))
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+ - `get_request_history` - Get execution history of a request (up to 20 entries per request)
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  ### Import Tools
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  - `import_from_curl` - Parse cURL command into a request
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  - `import_from_postman` - Import Postman Collection (v2.1) JSON
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- - `import_from_openapi` - Import OpenAPI/Swagger (v3.0) JSON
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+ - `import_from_openapi` - Import OpenAPI 3.x or Swagger 2.x JSON
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  - `import_from_insomnia_export` - Import collections from a standard Insomnia V4 export file
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+ ### Utility Tools
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+ - `generate_code_snippet` - Generate a code snippet for a request. Requires `requestId` and `target`. Supported targets: `c`, `clojure`, `csharp`, `go`, `http`, `java`, `javascript`, `kotlin`, `node`, `objc`, `ocaml`, `php`, `powershell`, `python`, `ruby`, `shell`, `swift`. Optional `client` selects a library (e.g. `axios` for `javascript`, `curl` for `shell`).
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  ### Insomnia Direct Integration (NeDB)
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  Interact directly with the local Insomnia application database (macOS, Linux, Windows).
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  - `sync_from_insomnia` - Import a workspace from Insomnia to MCP
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  - `sync_all_from_insomnia` - Import all workspaces from Insomnia to MCP
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  - `sync_to_insomnia` - Export an MCP collection back to Insomnia
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- - `execute_insomnia_request` - Execute a request directly from Insomnia (with env support)
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+ - `execute_insomnia_request` - Execute a request directly from Insomnia without syncing (supports environment resolution and timeouts — see [Request execution](#request-execution))
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  ### Environment Management
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  - `set_environment_variable` - Set environment variable
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  - `get_environment_variables` - Get environment variables
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+ When executing requests, environment variables are merged in layers (later layers override earlier ones):
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+ **MCP collections** (`execute_request`):
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+ 1. Workspace/base environments attached to the collection
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+ 2. Sub-environment (`environmentId`, if provided)
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+ 3. Folder environments along the request's ancestor chain
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+ 4. `overrideVariables` (per-call overrides)
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+ 5. `environmentVariables` (legacy final override layer)
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+ **Insomnia app** (`execute_insomnia_request`):
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+ 1. Global environment (project level)
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+ 2. Base environment (workspace level)
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+ 3. Sub-environment (`environmentId`, if provided)
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+ 4. Folder environments along the request's ancestor chain
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+ 5. `overrideVariables` (per-call overrides)
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+ ### Request execution
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+ Both execution tools accept optional runtime parameters:
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+ | Parameter | `execute_request` | `execute_insomnia_request` | Description |
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+ | `requestId` | ✓ | ✓ | ID of the request to run |
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+ | `environmentId` | ✓ | ✓ | Sub-environment ID for variable substitution |
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+ | `overrideVariables` | ✓ | ✓ | Per-call variable overrides (e.g. `{"token": "abc123"}`) |
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+ | `environmentVariables` | ✓ | | Legacy final override layer for MCP collections |
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+ | `timeoutMs` | ✓ | ✓ | Request timeout in ms (default `30000`; set `<= 0` for no timeout — MCP cancellation still applies) |
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+ | `maxResponseBytes` | ✓ | | Max serialized response body size in tool output; exceeded bodies are truncated to a preview |
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  ### Search & Statistics
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  - `search` - Search across all collections, folders, and requests
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  Execute "Get Users" request using the configured environment variables
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+ Execute request req_abc123 with environmentId env_xyz, timeout 15000ms, and override baseUrl to https://staging.api.example.com
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  ### Generate Code Snippet
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- Generate a code snippet for Insomnia request "Get Users" in "javascript"
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+ Generate a code snippet for request req_abc123 in javascript using axios
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  ```
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  ## Data Storage
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  **Scenario A: Creating/Modifying Content**
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  1. **Import/Fetch**: Pull data from Insomnia (`sync_from_insomnia` or `import_from_openapi`)
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  "name": "mcp-insomnia",
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  "description": "MCP server for making HTTP requests and managing API collections",
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  "main": "dist/index.js",
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  "@hono/node-server": "^1.19.13",
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  "minimatch@3.1.5": {
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  "brace-expansion": "^1.1.13"