I'm building open-source tools for developers AI friendly like API, Database clients and I'm interesting to know does it means I build a startup or is something else?
And if it's not startup should I build it like what? I mean what the strategy should I choose?
I do not have revenue at at least for now.
I built Voleeo, a fast, native API client for testing HTTP, gRPC, WebSocket, and GraphQL as all in one app. It's my take on a lighter, local-first alternative to Postman.
A few things I focused on:
It's still early access and I'm actively working on it, so there are some rough edges feedback is very welcome.
Star the repo ⭐🙏
Repo: https://github.com/voleeo/voleeo-api
Site: https://voleeo.com
I posted Voleeo here a while back and got a lot of really useful feedback, thanks to everyone who tried it. I've been heads-down since and just shipped v0.13.0, so here's what's new.
Quick recap: Voleeo is a fast, native desktop API client for HTTP, gRPC, WebSocket, and GraphQL. It's local-first (no account, no cloud sync, your workspaces are plain files), and it runs an MCP server so an AI agent like Claude Code or Cursor can drive it, create requests, run them, read responses, without ever seeing your secret values.
Repo: github.com/voleeo/voleeo-api
Changelog: https://voleeo.com/changelog/voleeo-api/0.13.0
And honestly, thank you!
The feedback from the last post is what shaped a lot of this release. It really helps me understand what people actually want out of an API client, so please keep it coming.
I posted Voleeo here a while back and got a lot of really useful feedback, thanks to everyone who tried it. I've been heads-down since and just shipped v0.13.0, so here's what's new.
Quick recap: Voleeo is a fast, native desktop API client for HTTP, gRPC, WebSocket, and GraphQL. It's local-first (no account, no cloud sync, your workspaces are plain files), and it runs an MCP server so an AI agent like Claude Code or Cursor can drive it, create requests, run them, read responses, without ever seeing your secret values.
Repo: github.com/voleeo/voleeo-api
Changelog: https://voleeo.com/changelog/voleeo-api/0.13.0
And honestly, thank you!
The feedback from the last post is what shaped a lot of this release. It really helps me understand what people actually want out of an API client, so please keep it coming.
So I've been building an API client called Voleeo (HTTP, gRPC, WebSocket, GraphQL local-first, open source), and at some point the obvious thought hit me: why am I copy-pasting requests into Claude when the agent could just use the thing directly?
So now it ships with a built-in MCP server. Point Claude Code or Cursor at it and the agent can:
{{variables}} for youThe nice part is everything's local. No account, no telemetry, requests run natively (it's Tauri/Rust), so the agent hits the real connection no CORS weirdness, no timeouts, no payload caps.
It's MIT, works on Mac/Windows/Linux.
Very much early access, so the tool set is still small and you'll find rough edges, but that's kind of why I'm posting here.
What would you actually want an API-client MCP server to do?
Genuinely trying to figure out what's worth building next.
Repo: https://github.com/voleeo/voleeo-api
Site: https://voleeo.com
Voleeo is a native, open-source (MIT) API client I built as a local-first alternative to Postman - no account, no cloud sync, zero telemetry. Your workspaces and secrets stay on disk.
Highlights:
It's early access and under active development, so expect some rough edges feedback, issues, and stars are all hugely appreciated. 🙏
Repo: https://github.com/voleeo/voleeo-api
Site: https://voleeo.com
Built with Tauri (Rust backend, React front end), so it's fast and light instead of an Electron memory hog.
The thing I'm most interested in feedback on: it ships with a built-in MCP server, so an AI agent (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) can read your workspace, build requests, and run them directly.
Fair warning - it's early access and still under active development, so you'll probably hit some bugs. That's exactly the kind of feedback I'm after.
It's free and open-source.
If you try it and it's useful, a GitHub star genuinely helps a solo project like this get seen 🙏
Repo + downloads: https://github.com/voleeo/voleeo-api
Happy to answer anything about the Tauri setup or the MCP integration.
Built with Tauri (Rust backend, React front end), so it's fast and light instead of an Electron memory hog.
The thing I'm most interested in feedback on: it ships with a built-in MCP server, so an AI agent (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) can read your workspace, build requests, and run them directly.
Fair warning - it's early access and still under active development, so you'll probably hit some bugs. That's exactly the kind of feedback I'm after.
It's free and open-source.
If you try it and it's useful, a GitHub star genuinely helps a solo project like this get seen 🙏
Repo + downloads: https://github.com/voleeo/voleeo-api
Happy to answer anything about the Tauri setup or the MCP integration.
