---
title: "Hoppscotch Open Source API Development Ecosystem"
description: "Hoppscotch is a lightweight, open-source API development platform that serves as an alternative to Postman and Insomnia. It supports REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, SSE, MQTT, and Socket.IO protocols with a fast, browser-based interface available as PWA, desktop app, and CLI."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch"
category:
  - "Developer Tools"
framework:
  - "Claude Code"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "hoppscotch/hoppscotch"
  github_stars: 78738
---

# Hoppscotch Open Source API Development Ecosystem

Hoppscotch is a lightweight, open-source API development platform that serves as an alternative to Postman and Insomnia. It supports REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, SSE, MQTT, and Socket.IO protocols with a fast, browser-based interface available as PWA, desktop app, and CLI.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/hoppscotch-api-development-ecosystem/)