Verve

Offline-First API Co-Development Platform

HTTP Debugging · SSH Terminal · Document Sharing · Git Version Control

A native desktop app built with Rust + GPUI

Click image above to watch demo video

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✨ Features

🔌 API Management

• Projects → folders → requests tree with multi-level nesting
• Full HTTP debugging: GET POST PUT DELETE PATCH HEAD OPTIONS
• Request body: none / form-data / x-www-form-urlencoded / raw (JSON/XML/Text/HTML/JS)
• {{variable}} placeholder substitution with multi-scope priority (request > folder > environment > global)
• Pre-request & Tests scripts (JavaScript via boa_engine)
• Response panel: status / time / size / headers / body with JSON pretty-print

🔐 SSH Terminal

• Connect to Linux servers with password / private-key / agent authentication
• Multi-tab terminal sessions (switch / close / persist)
• Built-in terminal emulator (alacritty_terminal + GPUI rendering)
• ANSI color support (16 colors + 256-color + truecolor)
• Tab auto-completion · Paste support (Cmd/Ctrl+V)
• Jump host / bastion support (ProxyJump via channel_open_direct_tcpip)
• Auto-reconnect with exponential backoff
• Host card management with secure credential storage (OS keychain + encrypted vault)

📄 Document Sharing

• Generate self-contained HTML documentation from any project / folder / single request
• Modular layout with field display controls
• Color-coded parameter tables with required markers
• QR code sharing + link sharing + HTML export
• Strict access control: expiration + password protection (server-enforced)
• Local HTTP server (verve-server) with cloud deployment support + admin Web UI

🌍 Git Version Control

• Multi-workspace support (each workspace = a git branch)
• Auto-commit + auto-sync every 30 minutes
• Per-workspace workspace.json isolation
• Username / password / token authentication · Branch management UI

🎨 More

• i18n: Simplified Chinese (default) / English
• 22 built-in themes (Catppuccin, Gruvbox, Tokyo Night, etc.)
• Import: Postman v2.1 / OpenAPI 3 / Apipost 7+ (full format compatibility)
• Export: Markdown / JSON / Apipost format (round-trip compatible)
• Configurable home view · Cross-platform packaging (macOS / Linux / Windows)

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🚀 Getting Started

Build & Run

# Requires Rust 1.95.0+
cargo run

First launch auto-creates ~/.verve/ data directory with a demo project.

Package for Distribution

# macOS
./scripts/build.sh macos    # → .app + .dmg

# Linux
./scripts/build.sh linux    # → .deb

# Windows
./scripts/build.sh windows  # → .msi

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🏗️ Tech Stack

Component	Technology
UI Framework	GPUI (same as Zed editor)
SSH Client	russh 0.60 (pure Rust)
Terminal Emulator	alacritty_terminal 0.24
Git Engine	gix 0.69 (gitoxide)
Script Engine	boa_engine (JavaScript)
Encryption	AES-256-GCM + Argon2

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📦 verve-server (Cloud Deployment)

Verve includes a standalone server binary for cloud document hosting:

verve-server --port 8080
# Admin UI: http://your-server:8080/admin

Docker deployment:

docker build -t verve-server .
docker run -d -p 3097:3097 -v verve-data:/data verve-server

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📋 Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Cmd/Ctrl+Enter	Send request
Cmd/Ctrl+S	Save workspace
Cmd/Ctrl+N	New request
Cmd/Ctrl+V	Paste (in terminal)
Tab	Auto-complete (in terminal)

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💰 Official Release

Verve is currently an open-source preview, actively under development.

The official release is offered through a donation-based model:

Donate ¥99+ (CNY) to get the official release license, including:

• All official version updates
• Priority technical support
• Early access to new features

WeChat Donate

After donating, please note your GitHub username or email in WeChat, and I'll send you the official release download link.

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📝 Changelog

v0.1.0 (Current Preview)

• ✅ HTTP debugging (all methods / body types / variable substitution / scripts)
• ✅ SSH terminal (multi-tab / bastion / auto-reconnect / Tab completion)
• ✅ Document sharing (HTML generation / strict access control / verve-server cloud)
• ✅ Git version control (multi-workspace / auto-commit / branch management)
• ✅ i18n (Chinese / English)
• ✅ Import/Export (Postman / OpenAPI / Apipost round-trip compatible)
• ✅ Cross-platform packaging (macOS / Linux / Windows)

Planned

• ⬜ SFTP file browser
• ⬜ Port forwarding management
• ⬜ Automated testing
• ⬜ Terminal color customization

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💬 Feedback & Issues

Found a bug or have a feature request? Please open an issue.

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License

Source code is licensed under MIT, free to use, modify, and distribute.

The official release (pre-compiled binaries + continuous updates + technical support) is provided through the donation model.