# thunderclient/thunder-client-support

Thunder Client is a lightweight Rest API Client Extension for VS Code.

Repository: https://github.com/thunderclient/thunder-client-support
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/thunder-client-support
Homepage: https://www.thunderclient.com
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: restclient, vscode, vscode-extension, httpclient, graphql, api, testing
Last push: 2026-06-25T14:42:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 90, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1989, "days_push": 69, "days_rel": 69, "gap_med": 12, "n_releases_24m": 34}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3719, forks 154 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:15.431114+00:00)

## What it is
Thunder Client is a lightweight REST API client extension for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, offering GUI-based request testing, collections, environment variables, and scriptless testing with fully local storage. It also ships a CLI for running requests, collections, and cURL commands in CI/CD pipelines.

## Use cases
- test REST APIs without leaving VS Code
- replace Postman with a lightweight in-editor API client
- run API collections in CI/CD pipelines
- test API responses with GUI-based assertions without scripting
- store API collections locally and sync via git
- import and run cURL commands
- test GraphQL endpoints

## When to choose
- you want a fast, lightweight Postman alternative inside your editor
- you prefer local storage and git-based collaboration over cloud workspaces
- you need scriptless GUI-based API testing
- you want a CLI for API testing in CI/CD

## When to avoid
- you need WebSocket, SSE, or gRPC support on the free tier
- you require unlimited collection runs without a paid subscription
- you need a fully open-source tool (core is freemium with a custom license)
- you depend on advanced Postman features like complex pre-request scripting ecosystems

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, testing, api-framework, cli
- domain: developer-tools, apis, web-development, testing
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform, cli
- tags: rest-client, vscode-extension, jetbrains-plugin, postman-alternative, api-testing, graphql, local-storage, freemium

## Member repositories
- thunderclient/thunder-client-support (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.431114+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:29:21.265415+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/thunderclient/thunder-client-support (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.431114+00:00, sha 328cb2865a2e)
  - homepage: https://www.thunderclient.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:24:35.229207+00:00, sha 964c84ed6f7a)
  - site_page: https://docs.thunderclient.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:24:35.238712+00:00, sha 398d7be28967)
  - site_page: https://www.thunderclient.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:24:35.243735+00:00, sha d707283177cb)
  - site_page: https://www.thunderclient.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:24:35.241573+00:00, sha 7bb690336526)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.