KeyRunner

KeyRunner is a local-first API platform combining a desktop API client, request monitor, mock server, and secret manager. It is delivered as desktop applications (Windows, macOS Intel, macOS Apple Silicon), a VS Code extension, and a CLI, with all requests and secrets kept inside the developer environment.

KeyRunner publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include API Client, API Testing, Developer Tools, Local-First, and Mock Server.

KeyRunner’s developer surface includes engineering blog and 3 more developer resources.

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18.4/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

AccessFreemium

1 APIs

API ClientAPI TestingDeveloper ToolsLocal-FirstMock ServerSecret Management

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1

Composite quality — 18.4/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.4 / 20

Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

KeyRunner Platform

The KeyRunner platform provides a local-first toolset for testing, monitoring, mocking, and running APIs with secrets kept on-device. Available as desktop apps, a VS Code extens...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Keyrunner Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Keyrunner Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: keyrunner
name: KeyRunner
description: KeyRunner is a local-first API platform combining a desktop API client, request monitor, mock server, and secret
  manager. It is delivered as desktop applications (Windows, macOS Intel, macOS Apple Silicon), a VS Code extension, and a
  CLI, with all requests and secrets kept inside the developer environment.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/keyrunner.png
tags:
- API Client
- API Testing
- Developer Tools
- Local-First
- Mock Server
- Secret Management
created: '2025-01-08'
modified: '2026-04-28'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/keyrunner/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: keyrunner:keyrunner-platform
  name: KeyRunner Platform
  description: The KeyRunner platform provides a local-first toolset for testing, monitoring, mocking, and running APIs with
    secrets kept on-device. Available as desktop apps, a VS Code extension, and a CLI distributed via npm. KeyRunner does
    not currently expose a public HTTP API.
  humanURL: https://keyrunner.app/
  tags:
  - API Client
  - Developer Tools
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keyrunner.app/
  - type: Website
    url: https://keyrunner.app/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/keyrunner-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/launchiam
- type: Website
  url: https://keyrunner.app/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://keyrunner.app/integrations
- type: Blog
  url: https://keyrunner.app/blog
integrations:
- name: Retool
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com